Lewis Stone
Known For
Acting
Born
1879-11-14 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1953-09-12
Biography
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.
Most Known For
MGM Parade
as self
Scaramouche
as Georges de Valmorin
Treasure Island
as Captain Smollett
Mata Hari
as Andriani
Outcast
as Anthony Abbott
Bannerline
as Josh
Passion Flower
as Antonio Morado
Grand Hotel
as Doctor Otternschlag
Romance
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
The Patriot
as Count Pahlen
The Lost World
as Sir John Roxton
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Judge Hardy
Milestones
as John Rhead
Angels in the Outfield
as Arnold P. Hapgood
Stolen Heaven
as Joseph Langauer
The Blonde Saint
as Sebastian Maure
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
State of the Union
as Sam Thorndyke
Queen Christina
as Oxenstierna
China Seas
as Tom Davids