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Lewis Stone

Acting 73 (deceased) years old Worcester, Massachusetts, USA ★ 1.0
Born: November 14, 1879
Died: September 12, 1953

Biography

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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 in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933). In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937).

Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on September 12, 1953, aged 73.

Lewis Stone was later honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.

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Known For

Judge Hardy's Children
Judge Hardy's Children Judge Hardy 1938
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers James 'Doc' Underwood 1936
David Copperfield
David Copperfield Mr. Wickfield 1935
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1941
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy Menelaus 1927

Filmography

Acting Credits (166)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self (archive footage) 2004
Complicated Women
Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy Judge Hardy (archive footage) 1998
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage) 1964
MGM Parade
MGM Parade self 1955
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant Captain Holt 1953
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda The Cardinal 1952
Scaramouche
Scaramouche Georges de Valmorin 1952
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger William J. Wardlaw 1952
Just This Once
Just This Once Judge Samuel Coulter 1952
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country Church Sexton 1951
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man James V. Hulbrook 1951
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield Arnold P. Hapgood 1951
Bannerline
Bannerline Josh 1951
Night Into Morning
Night Into Morning Dr. Horace Snyder 1951
Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage Dr. Carleton Radwin Young 1951
Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr. 1950
Key to the City
Key to the City Judge Silas Standish 1950
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play Ben Gavery Snelerr 1949
The Sun Comes Up
The Sun Comes Up Arthur Norton 1949
State of the Union
State of the Union Sam Thorndyke 1948
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1946
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools Judge James Trumbell 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint Father Nolan 1946
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Judge Hardy 1944
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944
Some of the Best
Some of the Best Himself - Commentator 1944
Plan for Destruction
Plan for Destruction Commentator 1943
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Andy Hardy's Double Life Judge Hardy 1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1942
The Bugle Sounds
The Bugle Sounds Col. Jack Lawton 1942
Holiday Greetings 1941
Holiday Greetings 1941 Himself 1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Judge Hardy 1941
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood Davis Lockwood 1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Judge Hardy 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things Judge Hardy 1940
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940 Himself / Narrator 1940
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son Judge Hardy 1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President The President 1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Judge Hardy 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High Judge Hardy 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 Douglas Tolliver Jr. 1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) Judge James K. Hardy 1939
Out West with the Hardys
Out West with the Hardys Judge Hardy 1938
The Chaser
The Chaser Delford Prescott 1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Love Finds Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1938
Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack Maj. Walter Reed 1938
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven Joseph Langauer 1938
Judge Hardy's Children
Judge Hardy's Children Judge Hardy 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone Jackson Douglas 1937
You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once Judge Hardy 1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Man Who Cried Wolf Lawrence Fontaine 1937
The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair Inspector Marney 1937
Outcast
Outcast Anthony Abbott 1937
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Don't Turn 'em Loose John Webster 1936
Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle 1936
Suzy
Suzy Baron 1936
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl Dr. Dakin 1936
The Unguarded Hour
The Unguarded Hour General Lawrence 1936
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers James 'Doc' Underwood 1936
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever Adm. Richard Melville 1935
China Seas
China Seas Tom Davids 1935
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted District Attorney 1935
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1 Prison Warden 1935
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air Gen. Carter 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story Adam Paris 1935
David Copperfield
David Copperfield Mr. Wickfield 1935
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Captain Smollett 1934
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri Frank Cousins 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
The Mystery of Mr. X
The Mystery of Mr. X Police Superintendent Connor 1934
Queen Christina
Queen Christina Oxenstierna 1934
You Can't Buy Everything
You Can't Buy Everything John Burton 1934
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons Police Captain Webb 1933
Looking Forward
Looking Forward Gabriel Service Sr. 1933
The White Sister
The White Sister Prince Guido Chiaromonte 1933
Men Must Fight
Men Must Fight Edward Seward 1933
The Son-Daughter
The Son-Daughter Dr. Dong Tong 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu Nyland Smith 1932
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel Doctor Otternschlag 1932
Divorce In The Family
Divorce In The Family John Parker 1932
Unashamed
Unashamed Henry Trask 1932
Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman William 'Will' Legendre Sr. 1932
Night Court
Night Court Judge William Osgood 1932
New Morals for Old
New Morals for Old Mr. Thomas 1932
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton District Attorney Haney 1932
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade Roger Chilcote 1932
Mata Hari
Mata Hari Andriani 1931
Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable Judge Dempsey 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet Carlo Boretti 1931
The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris Inspector Costaud 1931
The Bargain
The Bargain Maitland White 1931
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye John Graham 1931
My Past
My Past John Thornley 1931
The Secret Six
The Secret Six Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law 1931
Father's Son
Father's Son William Emory 1931
Inspiration
Inspiration Raymond Delval 1931
Passion Flower
Passion Flower Antonio Morado 1930
The Office Wife
The Office Wife Larry Fellowes 1930
Romance
Romance Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl 1930
The Big House
The Big House Warden James Adams 1930
Strictly Unconventional
Strictly Unconventional Clive Champion-Cheney 1930
Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire Henry 'Hal' Marlett 1929
Madame X
Madame X Louis Floriot 1929
Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women Stephen Tromholt 1929
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan Edward West 1929
Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids John Sterling 1929
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs Dr. Hugh Trevelyan 1928
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press Daniel Steele 1928
The Patriot
The Patriot Count Pahlen 1928
The Foreign Legion
The Foreign Legion Col. Destin 1928
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy Menelaus 1927
The Prince of Headwaiters
The Prince of Headwaiters Pierre 1927
Lonesome Ladies
Lonesome Ladies John Fosdick 1927
The Notorious Lady
The Notorious Lady Patrick Marlowe / John Carew 1927
An Affair of the Follies
An Affair of the Follies Hammersley 1927
The Blonde Saint
The Blonde Saint Sebastian Maure 1926
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC 1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Don Juan's 3 Nights Johann Aradi 1926
Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New Gervas Carew 1926
The Girl from Montmartre
The Girl from Montmartre Jerome Hautrive 1926
Too Much Money
Too Much Money Robert Broadley 1926
What Fools Men
What Fools Men Joseph Greer 1925
Fine Clothes
Fine Clothes Earl of Denham 1925
The Lady Who Lied
The Lady Who Lied Horace Pierpont 1925
The Talker
The Talker Harry Lennox 1925
Confessions of a Queen
Confessions of a Queen The King 1925
Cheaper to Marry
Cheaper to Marry Jim Knight 1925
The Lost World
The Lost World Sir John Roxton 1925
Inez from Hollywood
Inez from Hollywood Stewart Cuyler 1924
Husbands and Lovers
Husbands and Lovers James Livingston 1924
Cytherea
Cytherea Lee Randon 1924
Why Men Leave Home
Why Men Leave Home John Emerson 1924
The Stranger
The Stranger Keith Darrant 1924
Scaramouche
Scaramouche The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr 1923
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife Garth McBride 1923
The Dangerous Age
The Dangerous Age John Emerson 1923
The World's Applause
The World's Applause John Elliott 1923
Trifling Women
Trifling Women The Marquis Ferroni 1922
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf 1922
A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was John Schuyler 1922
The Rosary
The Rosary Father Brian Kelly 1922
The White Mouse
The White Mouse Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P. 1921
Pilgrims of the Night
Pilgrims of the Night Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
The Child Thou Gavest Me Edward Berkeley 1921
Don't Neglect Your Wife
Don't Neglect Your Wife Langdon Masters 1921
The Golden Snare
The Golden Snare Sergeant Philip Raine 1921
The Northern Trail
The Northern Trail Jan Ducet 1921
Beau Revel
Beau Revel Lawrence 'Beau' Revel 1921
The Concert
The Concert Augustus Martinot 1921
Held by the Enemy
Held by the Enemy Capt. Gordon Haine 1920
Nomads of the North
Nomads of the North Cpl. O'Connor 1920
Milestones
Milestones John Rhead 1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios Himself 1920
The River's End
The River's End Derwent Conniston/John Keith 1920
Man's Desire
Man's Desire Tom Denton 1919
The Man of Bronze
The Man of Bronze John Adams 1918
Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines Captain Cavendish 1918
According to the Code
According to the Code Basil Beckenridge 1916
The Havoc
The Havoc Richard Craig 1916
Honor's Altar
Honor's Altar Warren Woods 1916

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