Lewis Stone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1879
- Died
- September 12, 1953
- Birthplace
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy 1998
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953
as Captain Holt
The Prisoner of Zenda 1952
as The Cardinal
Scaramouche 1952
as Georges de Valmorin
Talk About a Stranger 1952
as William J. Wardlaw
Just This Once 1952
as Judge Samuel Coulter
It's a Big Country 1951
as Church Sexton
The Unknown Man 1951
as James V. Hulbrook
Angels in the Outfield 1951
as Arnold P. Hapgood
Bannerline 1951
as Josh
Night Into Morning 1951
as Dr. Horace Snyder
Grounds for Marriage 1951
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
Stars in My Crown 1950
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
Key to the City 1950
as Judge Silas Standish
Any Number Can Play 1949
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Sun Comes Up 1949
as Arthur Norton
State of the Union 1948
as Sam Thorndyke
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946
as Judge Hardy
Three Wise Fools 1946
as Judge James Trumbell
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Father Nolan
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
as Judge Hardy
Some of the Best 1944
as Himself - Commentator
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Plan for Destruction 1943
as Commentator
Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942
as Judge Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942
as Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds 1942
as Col. Jack Lawton
- Holiday Greetings 1941
Holiday Greetings 1941 1941
as Himself
Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941
as Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941
as Judge Hardy
Sporting Blood 1940
as Davis Lockwood
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940
as Judge Hardy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940 1940
as Himself / Narrator
- Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things 1940
as Judge Hardy
Judge Hardy and Son 1939
as Judge Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939
as The President
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939
as Judge Hardy
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
The Hardys Ride High 1939
as Judge Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939 1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
- Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) 1939
as Judge James K. Hardy
Out West with the Hardys 1938
as Judge Hardy
The Chaser 1938
as Delford Prescott
Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938
as James Hardy
Yellow Jack 1938
as Maj. Walter Reed
Stolen Heaven 1938
as Joseph Langauer
Judge Hardy's Children 1938
as Judge Hardy
Another Romance of Celluloid 1938
as Self (uncredited)
The Bad Man of Brimstone 1937
as Jackson Douglas
You're Only Young Once 1937
as Judge Hardy
The Man Who Cried Wolf 1937
as Lawrence Fontaine
The 13th Chair 1937
as Inspector Marney
Outcast 1937
as Anthony Abbott
Don't Turn 'em Loose 1936
as John Webster
Sworn Enemy 1936
as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
Suzy 1936
as Baron
The Unguarded Hour 1936
as General Lawrence
Small Town Girl 1936
as Dr. Dakin
Three Godfathers 1936
as James 'Doc' Underwood
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Adm. Richard Melville
China Seas 1935
as Tom Davids
Woman Wanted 1935
as District Attorney
Public Hero Number 1 1935
as Prison Warden
West Point of the Air 1935
as Gen. Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story 1935
as Adam Paris
David Copperfield 1935
as Mr. Wickfield
Treasure Island 1934
as Captain Smollett
The Girl from Missouri 1934
as Frank Cousins
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
Actor
The Mystery of Mr. X 1934
as Police Superintendent Connor
Queen Christina 1934
as Oxenstierna
You Can't Buy Everything 1934
as John Burton
Bureau of Missing Persons 1933
as Police Captain Webb
Looking Forward 1933
as Gabriel Service Sr.
The White Sister 1933
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight 1933
as Edward Seward
The Son-Daughter 1932
as Dr. Dong Tong
The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932
as Nyland Smith
Grand Hotel 1932
as Doctor Otternschlag
Divorce In The Family 1932
as John Parker
Unashamed 1932
as Henry Trask
Red-Headed Woman 1932
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
New Morals for Old 1932
as Mr. Thomas
Night Court 1932
as Judge William Osgood
Letty Lynton 1932
as District Attorney Haney
The Wet Parade 1932
as Roger Chilcote
Mata Hari 1931
as Andriani
Strictly Dishonorable 1931
as Judge Dempsey
The Sin of Madelon Claudet 1931
as Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris 1931
as Inspector Costaud
The Bargain 1931
as Maitland White
Always Goodbye 1931
as John Graham
My Past 1931
as John Thornley
The Secret Six 1931
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Father's Son 1931
as William Emory
Inspiration 1931
as Raymond Delval
Passion Flower 1930
as Antonio Morado
The Office Wife 1930
as Larry Fellowes
Romance 1930
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
The Big House 1930
as Warden James Adams
Strictly Unconventional 1930
as Clive Champion-Cheney
Their Own Desire 1929
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
Madame X 1929
as Louis Floriot
Wonder of Women 1929
as Stephen Tromholt
The Trial of Mary Dugan 1929
as Edward West
Wild Orchids 1929
as John Sterling
A Woman of Affairs 1928
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
Freedom of the Press 1928
as Daniel Steele
The Patriot 1928
as Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion 1928
as Col. Destin
The Private Life of Helen of Troy 1927
as Menelaus
The Prince of Headwaiters 1927
as Pierre
Lonesome Ladies 1927
as John Fosdick
The Notorious Lady 1927
as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
An Affair of the Follies 1927
as Hammersley
The Blonde Saint 1926
as Sebastian Maure
Midnight Lovers 1926
as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Don Juan's 3 Nights 1926
as Johann Aradi
Old Loves and New 1926
as Gervas Carew
The Girl from Montmartre 1926
as Jerome Hautrive
Too Much Money 1926
as Robert Broadley
What Fools Men 1925
as Joseph Greer
Fine Clothes 1925
as Earl of Denham
The Lady Who Lied 1925
as Horace Pierpont
The Talker 1925
as Harry Lennox
Confessions of a Queen 1925
as The King
Cheaper to Marry 1925
as Jim Knight
The Lost World 1925
as Sir John Roxton
Inez from Hollywood 1924
as Stewart Cuyler
Husbands and Lovers 1924
as James Livingston
Cytherea 1924
as Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home 1924
as John Emerson
The Stranger 1924
as Keith Darrant
Scaramouche 1923
as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1923
as Garth McBride
The Dangerous Age 1923
as John Emerson
The World's Applause 1923
as John Elliott
Trifling Women 1922
as The Marquis Ferroni
The Prisoner of Zenda 1922
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
A Fool There Was 1922
as John Schuyler
The Rosary 1922
as Father Brian Kelly
The White Mouse 1921
as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
Pilgrims of the Night 1921
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Child Thou Gavest Me 1921
as Edward Berkeley
Don't Neglect Your Wife 1921
as Langdon Masters
The Golden Snare 1921
as Sergeant Philip Raine
The Northern Trail 1921
as Jan Ducet
Beau Revel 1921
as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
The Concert 1921
as Augustus Martinot
Held by the Enemy 1920
as Capt. Gordon Haine
Nomads of the North 1920
as Cpl. O'Connor
Milestones 1920
as John Rhead
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios 1920
as Himself
The River's End 1920
as Derwent Conniston/John Keith
Man's Desire 1919
as Tom Denton, Writer
The Man of Bronze 1918
as John Adams
Inside the Lines 1918
as Captain Cavendish
According to the Code 1916
as Basil Beckenridge
The Havoc 1916
as Richard Craig
- Honor's Altar
Honor's Altar 1916
as Warren Woods
Credits from TMDB.