- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1879
- Place of Birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- September 12, 1953
Lewis Stone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line: "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens." He played a larger role…
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
movieChecking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieAlone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998 · Judge Hardy (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
tvMGM Parade
1955 · self
movieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Captain Holt
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · The Cardinal
movieScaramouche
1952 · Georges de Valmorin
movieTalk About a Stranger
1952 · William J. Wardlaw
movieJust This Once
1952 · Judge Samuel Coulter
movieIt's a Big Country
1951 · Church Sexton
movieThe Unknown Man
1951 · James V. Hulbrook
movieAngels in the Outfield
1951 · Arnold P. Hapgood
movieBannerline
1951 · Josh
movieNight Into Morning
1951 · Dr. Horace Snyder
movieGrounds for Marriage
1951 · Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
movieStars in My Crown
1950 · Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
movieKey to the City
1950 · Judge Silas Standish
movieAny Number Can Play
1949 · Ben Gavery Snelerr
movieThe Sun Comes Up
1949 · Arthur Norton
movieState of the Union
1948 · Sam Thorndyke
movieLove Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946 · Judge Hardy
movieThree Wise Fools
1946 · Judge James Trumbell
movieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Father Nolan
movieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 · Judge Hardy
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieSome of the Best
1944 · Himself - Commentator
moviePlan for Destruction
1943 · Commentator
movieAndy Hardy's Double Life
1942 · Judge Hardy
movieThe Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942 · Judge Hardy
movieThe Bugle Sounds
1942 · Col. Jack Lawton
Holiday Greetings 1941
movieHoliday Greetings 1941
1941 · Himself
movieLife Begins for Andy Hardy
1941 · Judge Hardy
movieAndy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941 · Judge Hardy
movieSporting Blood
1940 · Davis Lockwood
movieAndy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Judge Hardy
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
movieAndy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940 · Judge Hardy
movieMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
1940 · Himself / Narrator
movieJudge Hardy and Son
1939 · Judge Hardy
movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · The President
movieAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939 · Judge Hardy
movieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
movieThe Hardys Ride High
1939 · Judge Hardy
movieThe Ice Follies of 1939
1939 · Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
movieLoews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939 · Judge James K. Hardy
movieOut West with the Hardys
1938 · Judge Hardy
movieThe Chaser
1938 · Delford Prescott
movieLove Finds Andy Hardy
1938 · James Hardy
movieYellow Jack
1938 · Maj. Walter Reed
movieStolen Heaven
1938 · Joseph Langauer
movieJudge Hardy's Children
1938 · Judge Hardy
movieAnother Romance of Celluloid
1938 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 · Jackson Douglas
movieYou're Only Young Once
1937 · Judge Hardy
movieThe Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 · Lawrence Fontaine
movieThe Thirteenth Chair
1937 · Inspector Marney
movieOutcast
1937 · Anthony Abbott
movieDon't Turn 'em Loose
1936 · John Webster
movieSworn Enemy
1936 · Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
movieSuzy
1936 · Baron
movieSmall Town Girl
1936 · Dr. Dakin
movieThe Unguarded Hour
1936 · General Lawrence
movieThree Godfathers
1936 · James 'Doc' Underwood
movieShipmates Forever
1935 · Adm. Richard Melville
movieChina Seas
1935 · Tom Davids
movieWoman Wanted
1935 · District Attorney
moviePublic Hero Number 1
1935 · Prison Warden
movieWest Point of the Air
1935 · Gen. Carter
movieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935 · Adam Paris
movieDavid Copperfield
1935 · Mr. Wickfield
movieTreasure Island
1934 · Captain Smollett
movieThe Girl from Missouri
1934 · Frank Cousins
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
movieThe Mystery of Mr. X
1934 · Police Superintendent Connor
movieQueen Christina
1934 · Oxenstierna
movieYou Can't Buy Everything
1934 · John Burton
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933 · Police Captain Webb
movieLooking Forward
1933 · Gabriel Service Sr.
movieThe White Sister
1933 · Prince Guido Chiaromonte
movieMen Must Fight
1933 · Edward Seward
movieThe Son-Daughter
1932 · Dr. Dong Tong
movieThe Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · Nyland Smith
movieGrand Hotel
1932 · Doctor Otternschlag
movieDivorce In The Family
1932 · John Parker
movieUnashamed
1932 · Henry Trask
movieRed-Headed Woman
1932 · William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
movieNight Court
1932 · Judge William Osgood
movieNew Morals for Old
1932 · Mr. Thomas
movieLetty Lynton
1932 · District Attorney Haney
movieThe Wet Parade
1932 · Roger Chilcote
movieMata Hari
1931 · Andriani
movieStrictly Dishonorable
1931 · Judge Dempsey
movieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Carlo Boretti
movieThe Phantom of Paris
1931 · Inspector Costaud
movieThe Bargain
1931 · Maitland White
movieAlways Goodbye
1931 · John Graham
movieMy Past
1931 · John Thornley
movieThe Secret Six
1931 · Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
movieFather's Son
1931 · William Emory
movieInspiration
1931 · Raymond Delval
moviePassion Flower
1930 · Antonio Morado
movieThe Office Wife
1930 · Larry Fellowes
movieRomance
1930 · Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
movieThe Big House
1930 · Warden James Adams
movieStrictly Unconventional
1930 · Clive Champion-Cheney
movieTheir Own Desire
1929 · Henry 'Hal' Marlett
movieMadame X
1929 · Louis Floriot
movieWonder of Women
1929 · Stephen Tromholt
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1929 · Edward West
movieWild Orchids
1929 · John Sterling
movieA Woman of Affairs
1928 · Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
movieFreedom of the Press
1928 · Daniel Steele
movieThe Patriot
1928 · Count Pahlen
movieThe Foreign Legion
1928 · Col. Destin
movieThe Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927 · Menelaus
movieThe Prince of Headwaiters
1927 · Pierre
movieLonesome Ladies
1927 · John Fosdick
movieThe Notorious Lady
1927 · Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
movieAn Affair of the Follies
1927 · Hammersley
movieThe Blonde Saint
1926 · Sebastian Maure
movieMidnight Lovers
1926 · Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
movieDon Juan's 3 Nights
1926 · Johann Aradi
movieOld Loves and New
1926 · Gervas Carew
movieThe Girl from Montmartre
1926 · Jerome Hautrive
movieToo Much Money
1926 · Robert Broadley
movieWhat Fools Men
1925 · Joseph Greer
movieFine Clothes
1925 · Earl of Denham
movieThe Lady Who Lied
1925 · Horace Pierpont
movieThe Talker
1925 · Harry Lennox
movieConfessions of a Queen
1925 · The King
movieCheaper to Marry
1925 · Jim Knight
movieThe Lost World
1925 · Sir John Roxton
movieInez from Hollywood
1924 · Stewart Cuyler
movieHusbands and Lovers
1924 · James Livingston
movieCytherea
1924 · Lee Randon
movieWhy Men Leave Home
1924 · John Emerson
movieThe Stranger
1924 · Keith Darrant
movieScaramouche
1923 · The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
movieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1923 · Garth McBride
movieThe Dangerous Age
1923 · John Emerson
movieThe World's Applause
1923 · John Elliott
movieTrifling Women
1922 · The Marquis Ferroni
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1922 · Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
movieA Fool There Was
1922 · John Schuyler
movieThe Rosary
1922 · Father Brian Kelly
movieThe White Mouse
1921 · Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
moviePilgrims of the Night
1921 · Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
movieThe Child Thou Gavest Me
1921 · Edward Berkeley
movieDon't Neglect Your Wife
1921 · Langdon Masters
movieThe Golden Snare
1921 · Sergeant Philip Raine
movieThe Northern Trail
1921 · Jan Ducet
movieBeau Revel
1921 · Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
movieThe Concert
1921 · Augustus Martinot
movieHeld by the Enemy
1920 · Capt. Gordon Haine
movieNomads of the North
1920 · Cpl. O'Connor
movieMilestones
1920 · John Rhead
movieA Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920 · Himself
movieThe River's End
1920 · Derwent Conniston/John Keith
movieMan's Desire
1919 · Tom Denton, Writer
movieThe Man of Bronze
1918 · John Adams
movieInside the Lines
1918 · Captain Cavendish
movieAccording to the Code
1916 · Basil Beckenridge
movieThe Havoc
1916 · Richard Craig
Honor's Altar
movieHonor's Altar
1916 · Warren Woods