Wilfred Lucas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 29, 1871
- Died
- December 13, 1940
- Birthplace
- Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith. At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years. In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years. In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance. Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios. Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford. During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.
Filmography
- The Nest
The Nest TBA
as Howard Hardy
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy 1968
as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf 1941
Actor
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Weiner (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters 1940
as Board Member (uncredited)
Triple Justice 1940
as Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
They Drive by Night 1940
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Women in Hiding 1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Brother Orchid 1940
as Brother MacDonald
Waterloo Bridge 1940
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Edison, the Man 1940
as Broker
Tear Gas Squad 1940
as Policeman
Virginia City 1940
as Southerner (uncredited)
Women Without Names 1940
as Roomer
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford 1940
as Dean Williams
Legion of the Lawless 1940
as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Four Wives 1939
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939
as Police Detective Randall
Raffles 1939
as Bobby
The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939
as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Zenobia 1939
as Undetermined Role
Women in the Wind 1939
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Dodge City 1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman 1939
as Dog Show Director
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence 1938
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
Brother Rat 1938
as Ballfield Doctor
A Man to Remember 1938
as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Down on the Farm 1938
as Wheeler
Freshman Year 1938
as Professor Ullrich
Four Daughters 1938
as Doctor (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers 1938
as Councilman
Over the Wall 1938
as Cell Block Keeper
Night Spot 1938
as Police Lieutenant
The Baroness and the Butler 1938
as Member of Parliament
The Daredevil Drivers 1938
as Race Judge
She Loved a Fireman 1937
as Fire Tug Captain
Missing Witnesses 1937
as Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country 1937
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold 1937
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Westland Case 1937
as Gun Dealer
Idol of the Crowds 1937
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hot Water 1937
as Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder 1937
as Nate Temple
Varsity Show 1937
as Police Commissioner (uncredited), as Police Commissioner
Talent Scout 1937
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Empty Holsters 1937
as John Ware
Blazing Sixes 1937
as Sheriff Tom
Marked Woman 1937
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Mile a Minute Love 1937
as Drexel
Land Beyond the Law 1937
as Jim Blake (uncredited)
- The Super Snooper
The Super Snooper 1937
Actor
Black Legion 1937
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer 1937
as Brandon's Assistant
We Who Are About to Die 1937
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy 1936
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Give Me Liberty 1936
as His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders 1936
as Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
California Mail 1936
as Sheriff
High Tension 1936
as Businessman
The Devil-Doll 1936
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
The White Angel 1936
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Human Cargo 1936
as Police Chief
The Country Doctor 1936
as Proprietor (uncredited)
Love on a Bet 1936
as Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936
as Director (Uncredited)
Modern Times 1936
as Juvenile Officer
Chatterbox 1936
as Himself (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy! 1935
as Druggist (uncredited)
Kind Lady 1935
as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Frisco Kid 1935
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Rip Roaring Riley 1935
as Chief Martin
Stormy 1935
as Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Stranded 1935
as Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
The Arizonian 1935
as Townsman with Mayor
Vagabond Lady 1935
as Dock Official (uncredited)
Les Misérables 1935
as Onlooker
Naughty Marietta 1935
as Announcer (uncredited)
Chandu on the Magic Island 1935
as Capt. Walker
Angkor 1935
as Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Shrimps for a Day 1934
as Mr. Wade
Love Time 1934
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Cleopatra 1934
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
The Return of Chandu 1934
as Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Dragon Murder Case 1934
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
One Night of Love 1934
as Metropolitan Operagoer
Upperworld 1934
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Apples to You! 1934
as Chairman of the Board
The Moth 1934
as John Gale
Air Fright 1933
as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
The House on 56th Street 1933
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Advice to the Lovelorn 1933
Actor
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933
as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Midnight Mary 1933
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell 1933
as Bill (uncredited)
Strange People 1933
as John Davis
The Sphinx 1933
as Prosecuting Attorney
I Cover the Waterfront 1933
as Randall
The Devil's Brother 1933
Actor
The Big Cage 1933
as Bob Mills
The Three Musketeers 1933
as El Shaitan
The Intruder 1933
as Mr. Wayne
Phantom Thunderbolt 1933
as Eaton - Railroad President
Racetrack 1933
as Mr. Ryan
Sister to Judas 1932
as Mike O'Flanagan
Lawyer Man 1932
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932
as Pharmacist
You Said a Mouthful 1932
as Official (uncredited)
Lucky Larrigan 1932
as John Larrigan
The Unwritten Law 1932
as Captain Kane, Director
Call Her Savage 1932
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
The Devil Horse 1932
as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Free Wheeling 1932
as The Specialist
Big City Blues 1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep 1932
as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Stranger in Town 1932
as J.P. Walker
Igloo 1932
Writer
What Price Hollywood? 1932
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
The Dark Horse 1932
as Debate Chairman
- Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic” 1932
Actor
The Midnight Patrol 1932
Actor
Careless Lady 1932
as Ship's Purser
Red Noses 1932
as Mr. Lucas
Cross-Examination 1932
as Judge Hollister
The Tabasco Kid 1932
as Sheriff's Deputy
House of Mystery 1931
as Sheriff Franklin
Rich Man's Folly 1931
Actor
The Phantom 1931
as Dist. Atty. John Hampton
Convicted 1931
as Capt. Hammond
The Age for Love 1931
as Undetermined Role
Graft 1931
as Candidate Louis
The Galloping Ghost 1931
as Sportscaster
Big Ears 1931
as Doctor
Pardon Us 1931
as Warden
Homicide Squad 1931
Actor
Young Donovan's Kid 1931
as Duryea
Cracked Nuts 1931
Actor
Dishonored 1931
Actor
Men Call It Love 1931
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Millie 1931
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Just Imagine 1930
as X-10
Looser Than Loose 1930
as Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
- Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor 1930
Actor
Madam Satan 1930
as Roman Senator
Those Who Dance 1930
as Big Ben Benson
Cock o' the Walk 1930
as Señor Vallejo
The Arizona Kid 1930
as Manager
Hello Sister 1930
as Dr. Saltus
Burnt Fingers 1927
as Lord Cumberly
The Sorrows of Satan 1926
as Minister (uncredited)
- Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice 1926
as Edwin Ramsey, Director
Cyclone Cavalier 1925
as Hugh Clayton
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted 1925
as Judge Bledsoe
How Baxter Butted In 1925
as R.S. Falk
The Bad Lands 1925
as Col. Owen
Youth's Gamble 1925
as Harry Blaine
The Snob Buster 1925
as John Pendergast
A Broadway Butterfly 1925
as Stage Manager
Riders of the Purple Sage 1925
as Oldring
As No Man Has Loved 1925
as Maj. Bissell
Lightning Romance 1924
as Richard Wade
Women First 1924
Story
- The Beautiful Sinner
The Beautiful Sinner 1924
Story
The Price She Paid 1924
as James Presbury
The Fatal Mistake 1924
Actor, Story
Racing for Life 1924
as Hudford, Screenplay, Story
Passion's Pathway 1924
as Richard Stanton
The Fighting Sap 1924
as Charles Richmond
Valley of Hate 1924
as Old Jim Darley
The Valley of Hate 1924
as Old Jim Darley
Daughters of Pleasure 1924
as Mark Hadley
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1924
as Earl of Rutland
North of Nevada 1924
as C. Hanaford
The Mask of Lopez 1924
as Richard O'Neil
Trilby 1923
as The Laird
The Greatest Menace 1923
as Charles W. Wright
The Girl of the Golden West 1923
as Ashby
Can a Woman Love Twice? 1923
as Franklyn Chase
Jazzmania 1923
as Julius Furman
Heroes of the Street 1922
Actor
The Kentucky Derby 1922
as Capt. Wolff
Paid Back 1922
as Ship Captain
Flesh and Blood 1922
as The Policeman
Across the Dead-Line 1922
as Aaron Kidder
The Beautiful Liar 1921
as Gaston Allegretti
- The Fighting Breed
The Fighting Breed 1921
as John MacDonald, Director, Writer
One a Minute 1921
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Through the Back Door 1921
as Elton Reeves
The Breaking Point 1921
as Mortimer Davidson
The Jackeroo of Coolabong 1920
as John MacDonald, Director
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge 1920
as Edward Mariott, Director, Story
The Man from Kangaroo 1920
as Red Jack Braggan, Director
Soldiers of Fortune 1919
as President Alvarez
A Woman of Pleasure 1919
as Sir John Thornbull
The Girl from Nowhere 1919
as Diamond Terry, Director, Story
The Westerners 1919
as Jim Buckley
The Hushed Hour 1919
as Robert Appleton Jr.
What Every Woman Wants 1919
as Horace Lennon
The Testing of Mildred Vane 1918
Director
A Pair of Pink Pajamas 1918
Director
The Romance of Tarzan 1918
Scenario Writer, Director
The Return of Mary 1918
Director
The Red, Red Heart 1918
Director
Morgan's Raiders 1918
Writer, Director
The Judgment House 1917
as Rudyard Byng
The Co-respondent 1917
as Richard Manning
Sins of Ambition 1917
as Andrew Maxwell
The Food Gamblers 1917
as Henry Havens
- Her Excellency, the Governor
Her Excellency, the Governor 1917
as James Barclay
Souls Triumphant 1917
as Robert Powers
Hands Up! 1917
as John Houston, Writer, Director
A Love Sublime 1917
as Philip, Director, Writer
- Jim Bludso
Jim Bludso 1917
as Jim Bludso, Director
The Microscope Mystery 1916
as Doc Arnold
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Extra (uncredited)
- Hell-to-Pay Austin
Hell-to-Pay Austin 1916
as Hell-to-Pay Austin
A Wild Girl of the Sierras 1916
as Jim Hamilton
Macbeth 1916
as Macduff
- Acquitted
Acquitted 1916
as John Carter
The Wood Nymph 1916
as Fred Arnold
The Lily and the Rose 1915
as Jack Van Norman
- The Spanish Jade
The Spanish Jade 1915
as Osmund Manvers, Director
The Trey o' Hearts 1914
Director
- The Severed Hand
The Severed Hand 1914
Director
Brute Force 1914
as Brute Force
- Gentleman Burglar
Gentleman Burglar 1914
as Baffles
- A Glimpse of Los Angeles
A Glimpse of Los Angeles 1914
Director
- A Misplaced Foot
A Misplaced Foot 1914
Director
- The Milk We Drink
The Milk We Drink 1913
Director
The Speed Kings 1913
Director
- A Quiet Little Wedding
A Quiet Little Wedding 1913
Director
- A Tender-Hearted Crook
A Tender-Hearted Crook 1913
Actor
Fatty's Day Off 1913
Director
- Baby Day
Baby Day 1913
Director
- Pure Gold and Dross
Pure Gold and Dross 1913
Actor
- The Widow and the Widower
The Widow and the Widower 1913
as The Widower
- Pirate Gold
Pirate Gold 1913
Director
The Massacre 1912
as Stephen
A Sailor’s Heart 1912
as The Sailor, Director, Writer
The Chief's Blanket 1912
Writer
Blind Love 1912
Director
A Pueblo Legend 1912
as The Indian Girl's Great Brother
With the Enemy's Help 1912
Director
Man's Genesis 1912
as Bruteforce
A Temporary Truce 1912
as An Indian (uncredited)
Home Folks 1912
as The Blacksmith
- When Kings Were the Law
When Kings Were the Law 1912
as The King of Romanda, Writer
- Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman 1912
as The Wealthy Friend
Fate's Interception 1912
as The American
The Girl and Her Trust 1912
Actor
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch 1912
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Under Burning Skies 1912
as Joe
Billy's Stratagem 1912
as Billy's Father
The Transformation of Mike 1912
as Mike
A Terrible Discovery 1911
as The District Attorney
The Failure 1911
as The Clerk
A Woman Scorned 1911
as The Doctor
The Miser's Heart 1911
as First Crook
- Love in the Hills
Love in the Hills 1911
as The Manley Suitor
The Long Road 1911
as A Policeman
The Making of a Man 1911
as In Second Audience
Swords and Hearts 1911
as Hugh Frazier
The Rose of Kentucky 1911
as The planter
- The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet 1911
as Princess's Father
- The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example 1911
as The Husband
The Indian Brothers 1911
as The Indian Chief's Brother
- The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl 1911
as The Thief
Fighting Blood 1911
Actor
The Primal Call 1911
as The Fisherman
Enoch Arden 1911
as Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden: Part II 1911
as Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden: Part I 1911
Actor
- The New Dress
The New Dress 1911
as Jose
Madame Rex 1911
Actor
- The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross 1911
Actor
- The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy 1911
as Jose
The Lonedale Operator 1911
as The Fireman
His Daughter 1911
Actor
- The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star 1911
as John Wilson
Fisher Folks 1911
as Steve Hardester
What Shall We Do with Our Old? 1911
as Violent Jailbird
- Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago 1911
as The Lover
His Trust Fulfilled 1911
as George
His Trust 1911
as George
When a Man Loves 1911
Actor
The Two Paths 1911
as Nellie's Husband
Winning Back His Love 1910
as Frederick Wallace
Sunshine Sue 1910
Writer
The Rocky Road 1910
Actor
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909
Actor
A Strange Meeting 1909
Actor
The Renunciation 1909
Actor
The Girls and Daddy 1909
Actor
- The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves 1909
Actor
The Taming of the Shrew 1908
Actor
The Girl and the Outlaw 1908
Actor
The Greaser's Gauntlet 1908
as Jose
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