Lewis Stone

Also Known As: Lewis Shepard Stone, Lewis S. Stone, Mr. Lewis Stone

Biography: 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 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Birthday: November 14, 1879

Deathday: September 12, 1953

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Lost World
Wild Orchids
Inspiration
Queen Christina
Grand Hotel
State of the Union
The Secret Six
Mata Hari
The Prisoner of Zenda
A Woman of Affairs
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Treasure Island
Love Finds Andy Hardy
David Copperfield
Madame X
The Big House
The Unknown Man
Suzy
China Seas
Bureau of Missing Persons
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
It's a Big Country
The Hoodlum Saint
The Patriot
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Phantom of Paris
Romance
Talk About a Stranger
The Office Wife
Red-Headed Woman
Scaramouche
The Bugle Sounds
Plan for Destruction
Out West with the Hardys
Judge Hardy and Son
Any Number Can Play
Their Own Desire
Small Town Girl
The Trial of Mary Dugan
West Point of the Air
Judge Hardy's Children
Key to the City
Stars in My Crown
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Sun Comes Up
Divorce In The Family
The Hardys Ride High
You're Only Young Once
The Wet Parade
Night Court
Letty Lynton
The Mystery of Mr. X
Yellow Jack
Three Godfathers
Strictly Dishonorable
The White Sister
Men Must Fight
The Thirteenth Chair
Stolen Heaven
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Wonder of Women
You Can't Buy Everything
Passion Flower
Nomads of the North
Beau Revel
The Notorious Lady
The Ice Follies of 1939
Shipmates Forever
The Unguarded Hour
The Son-Daughter
My Past
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Sworn Enemy
Bannerline
Three Wise Fools
Woman Wanted
The Man Who Cried Wolf
New Morals for Old
Unashamed
Andy Hardy's Double Life
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Strictly Unconventional
The World's Applause
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Holiday Greetings 1941
Grounds for Marriage
Looking Forward
Always Goodbye
Don't Neglect Your Wife
Cytherea
The Girl from Missouri
Just This Once
Scaramouche
Public Hero Number 1
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Sporting Blood
Confessions of a Queen
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Night Into Morning
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Angels in the Outfield
The Prince of Headwaiters
Father's Son
Lonesome Ladies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
Midnight Lovers
The River's End
The Dangerous Age
Outcast
Why Men Leave Home
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Complicated Women
That's Entertainment, Part II
From the Ends of the Earth
Twenty Years After
The Stranger
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Trifling Women
The Chaser
Husbands and Lovers
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Another Romance of Celluloid
The Big Parade of Comedy
Some of the Best
What Fools Men
The Girl from Montmartre
Old Loves and New
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
You Can't Fool Your Wife
A Fool There Was
The Rosary
The White Mouse
Pilgrims of the Night
The Golden Snare
The Northern Trail
The Concert
Held by the Enemy
Milestones
Man's Desire
The Man of Bronze
Inside the Lines
According to the Code
The Havoc
Honor's Altar
Freedom of the Press
The Foreign Legion
An Affair of the Follies
The Blonde Saint
Too Much Money
Fine Clothes
The Lady Who Lied
The Talker
Cheaper to Marry
Inez from Hollywood
The Bargain