Ralph Lewis (actor)

Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
	Lewis in The Hoodlum (1919)
Born	Ralph Percy Lewis; October 8, 1872; Englewood, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1937 (aged 65); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1937
Spouse(s)	Vera Lewis; (m. 19??; ? 19??)
Children	1

Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.[1]

Born in 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, Lewis appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. The character actor remains perhaps best-remembered for his role as abolitionist U.S. Representative Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the governor in Intolerance (1916). Lewis also starred in one of the early Hollywood sound shorts, Gaunt, in 1931.[2] He was married to actress Vera Lewis.

He died in Los Angeles, California after being hit by a limousine driven by a chauffeur working for Jack L. Warner.

Filmography

The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part (1914) (film debut)
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
The Escape (1914) - The Senator
The Avenging Conscience (1914) - The Detective (film debut)
The Floor Above (1914, Short) - Jerome
The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
The Wolf Man (1915) - Hilbert Grinde, 'The Wolf Man'
Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915) - Jim Starbuck
Let Katie Do It (1916) - Uncle Dan Standish
Martha's Vindication (1916) - Deacon Hunt
The Flying Torpedo (1916) - Head of the Board
Macbeth (1916) - Banquo
Going Straight (1916) - John Remington
Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916) - Dad Dawson
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) - Jan Van Houck
Intolerance (1916) - The Governor
A Sister of Six (1916) - Caleb Winthrop
The Children Pay (1916) - Theodore Ainsley - the Girls' Father
A Tale of Two Cities (1917) - Roger Cly
Her Temptation (1917) - Ralph Stuart
The Silent Lie (1917) - Hatfield
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917) - Francis' Father
This Is the Life (1917) - Count Herman von Nuttenberg
Cheating the Public (1918) - John Dowling
Revenge (1918) - 'Sudden' Duncan
The Kid Is Clever (1918) - Jazzbando Boullion
Fires of Youth (1918) - John Linforth
The Talk of the Town (1918)
The Dub (1919) - Frederick Blatch
The Long Lane's Turning (1919) - Gov. Eveland
The Mother and the Law (1919) - The Governor
The Valley of the Giants (1919) - Col. Pennington
The Hoodlum (1919) - Alexander Guthrie
Eyes of Youth (1919) - Robert Goring
When the Clouds Roll By (1919) - Curtis Brown
What Women Love (1920) - James King Cotton
813 (1920) - Robert Castleback
Outside the Law (1920) - Silent Madden
Common Sense (1920) - Dan Bowers
Prisoners of Love (1921) - Her Father
Man, Woman & Marriage (1921) - The Father
Sowing the Wind (1921) - Brabazon
Salvage (1921) - Cyrus Ridgeway
A Private Scandal (1921) - Phillip Lawton
The Conquering Power (1921) - Pere Grandet
The $5 Baby (1922) - Ben Shapinsky
In the Name of the Law (1922) - Patrick O'Hara
Flesh and Blood (1922) - Fletcher Burton
The Sin Flood (1922) - Fraser
Broad Daylight (1922) - Peter Fay
Environment (1922) - Diamond Jim Favre
The Third Alarm (1922) - Dan McDowell
The Fog (1923) - Johnathan Forge
The West~Bound Limited (1923) - Bill Buckley
Vengeance of the Deep (1923) - Captain Musgrove
Tea: With a Kick! (1923) - Jim Day
Desire (1923) - De Witt Harlan
Blow Your Own Horn (1923) - Nicholas Small
The Mailman (1923) - Bob Morley
Untamed Youth (1924) - Joe Ardis
The Man Who Came Back (1924) - Thomas Potter
Dante's Inferno (1924) - The Man - Mortimer Judd
In Every Woman's Life (1924) - Captain
East of Broadway (1924) - Commissioner
The Bridge of Sighs (1925) - William Craig
Who Cares (1925) - Grandfather Ludlow
The Million Dollar Handicap (1925) - John Porter
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) - Homer Ward
The Overland Limited (1925) - Ed Barton
Heir-Loons (1925)
One of the Bravest (1925) - John Kelly
The Last Edition (1925) - Tom McDonald
The Lady from Hell (1926) - Earl of Kennet
Shadow of the Law (1926) - Brophy
Fascinating Youth (1926) - John Ward
Bigger Than Barnum's (1926) - Peter Blandin
The Block Signal (1926) - 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
The False Alarm (1926) - Fighting John Casey
The Silent Power (1926) - John Rollins
Held by the Law (1927) - George Travis
The Sunset Derby (1927) - Sam Gibson
The Shield of Honor (1927) - Dan MacDowell
Casey Jones (1927) - Casey Jones
Outcast Souls (1928) - John Turner
Crooks Can't Win (1928) - Dad Gillen
The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929) - John Cosgrove
The Bad One (1930) - Blochet
Abraham Lincoln (1930) - Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
The Fourth Alarm (1930) - Chief Turner
The Lost Squadron (1930) - Joe
American Madness (1932) - Judge (uncredited)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932) - Kennedy
Strange Justice (1932) - Prison Warden (uncredited)
Call Her Savage (1932) - Doctor (uncredited)
The Death Kiss (1932) - Winchell (uncredited)
Sucker Money (1933) - John Walton
Somewhere in Sonora (1933) - Mr. Kelly Burton
Riot Squad (1933) - Judge Nathaniel Moore
Mystery Liner (1934) - Prof. Grimson
Badge of Honor (1934) - Randall Brewster
Fighting Hero (1934) - The Judge
Terror of the Plains (1934) - Dad Lansing
Ready for Love (1934) - Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
When Lightning Strikes (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Outlaw Rule (1935) - John Lathrop
The Lost City (1935, Serial) - Prof. Reynolds [Chs.1-4]
Behind the Green Lights (1935) - Judge #2 / Lawyer
Born to Battle (1935) - Justice Hiram McClump
Sunset Range (1935) - Sheriff
Diamond Jim (1935) - Man at Bar (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates (1935) - Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
Thanks a Million (1935) - Politician (uncredited)
Swifty (1935) - Alec McNiel
Border Flight (1936) - Boat Captain (uncredited)
San Francisco (1936) - Founders' Club Member (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936) - Senator (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) - Business Man (uncredited)
West Bound Limited (1937) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
Behind the Mike (1937) - Townsman (uncredited)
Music for Madame (1937) - Henchman (uncredited)
The Buccaneer (1938) - Prominent Gentleman (uncredited)

References

"Ralph Lewis". NY Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931 1476606846 2005 p453 "Gaunt, with Ralph Lewis, Clarence Geldert, John Beck, George Waggner, Murray Smith and Allison Larkin, Esja, 3 reels, T. Director: Joseph Henry Steele. Screenplay: Joseph Henry Steele (based on story "The Debt Collector" by Maurice Levin")

External links

Ralph Lewis on IMDb
Ralph Lewis at Find a Grave

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[bio-1] "Ralph Lewis". NY Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

[2] Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931 1476606846 2005 p453 "Gaunt, with Ralph Lewis, Clarence Geldert, John Beck, George Waggner, Murray Smith and Allison Larkin, Esja, 3 reels, T. Director: Joseph Henry Steele. Screenplay: Joseph Henry Steele (based on story "The Debt Collector" by Maurice Levin")