Lewis Stone
Acting
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.
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Age 42 (now 73)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Age 124 (now 73)
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
Age 118 (now 73)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 96 (now 73)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
Age 84 (now 73)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Judge Hardy
Age 61 (now 73)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Age 60 (now 73)Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
as Judge Hardy
Age 60 (now 73)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
as Himself / Narrator
Age 60 (now 73)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as The President
Age 60 (now 73)
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Judge James K. Hardy
Age 59 (now 73)
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
Age 58 (now 73)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
as Menelaus
Age 48 (now 73)
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Age 42 (now 73)
Pilgrims of the Night
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
Age 41 (now 73)
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
as Himself
Age 40 (now 73)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Lewis Shepard Stone, Lewis S. Stone, Mr. Lewis Stone
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