Lewis Stone
Acting
🎂 1879-11-14
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.
Cast credits(165)
Louis Floriot
1929
Sir John Roxton
1925
The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
1923
Doctor Otternschlag
1932
Baron
1936
Oxenstierna
1933
Georges de Valmorin
1952
Judge Hardy
1946
Mr. Wickfield
1935
Arnold P. Hapgood
1951
Captain Smollett
1934
(archive footage)
1976
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
1932
The Cardinal
1952
Church Sexton
1951
Father Nolan
1946
William J. Wardlaw
1952
Captain Holt
1953
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
1950
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
1931
Andriani
1931
Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
1930
Frank Cousins
1934
Warden James Adams
1930
Tom Davids
1935
Nyland Smith
1932
Arthur Norton
1949
Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
1964
Self (archive footage)
2003
Carlo Boretti
1931
Sam Thorndyke
1948
Henry 'Hal' Marlett
1929
District Attorney Haney
1932
John Parker
1932
Dr. Dakin
1936
District Attorney
1935
Judge Hardy
1944
The President
1939
Judge James V. Hulbrook
1951
Anthony Abbott
1937
Judge William Osgood
1932
Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
1936
Judge Hardy
1942
Judge Hardy
1938
Judge Silas Standish
1950
Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
1928
Stewart Cuyler
1924
Adam Paris
1935
Ben Gavery Snelerr
1949
Judge Hardy
1939
Judge Hardy
1940
Douglas Tolliver Jr.
1939
Judge Hardy
1937
Prince Guido Chiaromonte
1933
Raymond Delval
1931
Self (archive footage)
2004
Delford Prescott
1938
James 'Doc' Underwood
1936
Hammersley
1927
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
1922
Gervas Carew
1926
(archive footage)
1944
General Lawrence
1936
Josh
1951
Judge Hardy
1938
Clive Champion-Cheney
1930
Lee Randon
1924
John Elliott
1923
Judge Hardy
1939
Joseph Langauer
1938
Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
1921
Dr. Horace Snyder
1951
Edward Seward
1933
Adm. Richard Melville
1935
Col. Destin
1928
Prison Warden
1935
Count Pahlen
1928
Gabriel Service Sr.
1933
Roger Chilcote
1932
Inspector Marney
1937
John Sterling
1929
Menelaus
1927
Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
1921
Judge James Trumbell
1946
Jim Knight
1925
Edward West
1929
Derwent Conniston/John Keith
1920
Self
1940
Judge Hardy
1939
The King
1925
Inspector Costaud
1931
John Webster
1936
Judge Hardy
1941
John Rhead
1920
Judge Samuel Coulter
1952
Police Captain Webb
1933
Robert Broadley
1926
Judge Hardy
1941
1934
Davis Lockwood
1940
Judge Hardy
1942
Joseph Greer
1925
Larry Fellowes
1930
James Livingston
1924
Jackson Douglas
1937
John Fosdick
1927
Harry Lennox
1925
Self (uncredited)
1938
Henry Trask
1932
Maj. Walter Reed
1938
Commentator
1943
Father Brian Kelly
1922
Cpl. O'Connor
1920
Sebastian Maure
1926
Jerome Hautrive
1926
John Emerson
1924
Dr. Dong Tong
1932
Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
1921
Antonio Morado
1930
Self
1939
Pierre
1927
Judge Dempsey
1931
William Emory
1931
Edward Berkeley
1921
Judge Hardy (archive footage)
1998
Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
1927
Horace Pierpont
1925
Richard Craig
1916
Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
1951
John Burton
1934
Keith Darrant
1924
Gen. Carter
1935
Himself
1920
Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
1926
Maitland White
1931
Judge Hardy
1938
Col. Jack Lawton
1942
Judge James K. Hardy
1939
Stephen Trombolt
1929
Johann Aradi
1926
John Emerson
1923
Basil Beckenridge
1916
Augustus Martinot
1921
Langdon Masters
1921
John Schuyler
1922
John Graham
1931
Lawrence Fontaine
1937
Capt. Gordon Haine
1920
Garth McBride
1923
John Adams
1918
John Thornley
1931
Connor
1934
Warren Woods
1916
Mr. Thomas
1932
Judge Hardy
1940
Daniel Steele
1928
Tom Denton
1919
Earl of Denham
1925
Himself / Narrator
1940
Jan Ducet
1921
Sergeant Philip Raine
1921
Captain Cavendish
1918
Himself - Commentator
1944
The Marquis Ferroni
1922
Himself
1941