Acting
Lew Ayres
Born Dec 28, 1908 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Died Dec 30, 1996
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare (1938) and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was outraged, and theaters vowed never to show his films again, but quietly he achieved the Medical Corps status he had requested, serving as a medic under fire in the South Pacific and as a chaplain's aid in New Guinea and the Phillipines. His return to film after the war was undistinguished until Johnny Belinda (1948) - his role as the sympathetic physician treating the deaf-mute Jane Wyman won him an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. Subsequent movie roles were scarce; an opportunity to play Dr. Kildare in television was aborted when the network refused to honor his request for no cigarette sponsorship. He continued to act, but in the 1970s put his long experience into a project to bring to the west the philosophy of the East - the resulting film, Altars of the World (1976), while not a box-office success, won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award. Lew Ayres died in Los Angeles, California on December 30, 1996, just two days after his 88th birthday.
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Acting
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
1994
Adventure · Crime · Mystery
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Documentary
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Documentary
Cast the First Stone
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Outlaws
1986
Western · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Under Siege
1986
Thriller
Lime Street
1985
Drama · Action & Adventure
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
Drama
Highway to Heaven
1984
Family · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Don Camillo
1984
Comedy
Bruised Celluloid
1984
Documentary
The A-Team
1983
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Hotel
1982
Drama · Soap
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Crime · Drama
Fame
1982
Drama
Of Mice and Men
1981
Drama · TV Movie
Simon & Simon
1981
Drama
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Reunion
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Knots Landing
1979
Drama · Soap
Letters from Frank
1979
Drama · TV Movie
Salem's Lot
1979
Mystery
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Drama
Suddenly, Love
1978
Drama · TV Movie
The Story of Noah
1978
Battlestar Galactica
1978
Science Fiction · Adventure
Flying High
1978
Drama · Comedy
Battlestar Galactica
1978
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Damien - Omen II
1978
Horror · Thriller
The Love Boat
1977
Drama · Comedy
End of the World
1977
Fantasy · Thriller · Science Fiction
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
Drama · TV Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary · Music
The Bionic Woman
1976
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Western · Drama · Family
Heatwave!
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Questor Tapes
1974
Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Magician
1973
Drama · Action & Adventure
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Action · Science Fiction
Hawkins
1973
Mystery
The Stranger
1973
TV Movie · Science Fiction · Drama
Kung Fu
1972
Action & Adventure · Drama · Western
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Man
1972
Drama
The Biscuit Eater
1972
Drama · Family
She Waits
1972
Horror · TV Movie
Earth II
1971
TV Movie · Science Fiction
McMillan & Wife
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Drama
Columbo
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
San Francisco International Airport
1970
Drama
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Comedy
The Interns
1970
Drama
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
Drama · TV Movie
Here Come the Brides
1968
Western · Comedy
Cocoon
1968
Crime · Drama · Mystery
ABC Stage 67
1966
Drama · Documentary
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Big Valley
1965
Western · Drama
Slattery's People
1964
Drama
The Carpetbaggers
1964
Drama
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mystery · Drama
The Virginian
1962
Western · Drama
Saints and Sinners
1962
Drama
Advise & Consent
1962
Drama
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
Bus Stop
1961
Drama
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
My Three Sons
1960
Comedy · Family
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Drama
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Drama
Laramie
1959
Western · Drama
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Drama
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956
Drama · TV Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Western · Drama
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Comedy · Drama
Gunsmoke
1955
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Climax!
1954
Drama · Mystery
Donovan's Brain
1953
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
No Escape
1953
Crime · Drama · Romance
Omnibus
1952
Talk
Cavalcade of America
1952
Drama
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
New Mexico
1951
Western
The Capture
1950
Drama · Western · Crime
Johnny Belinda
1948
Drama
The Unfaithful
1947
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
The Way of Peace
1947
Animation · Drama · War
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
Documentary · Comedy
The Dark Mirror
1946
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Fingers at the Window
1942
Mystery · Thriller
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
Drama · Crime
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Drama
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
Drama
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
Comedy · Drama
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
Drama
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Documentary
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Drama
The Golden Fleecing
1940
Crime · Comedy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Documentary
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
Drama
Remember?
1939
Comedy · Romance
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Drama
These Glamour Girls
1939
Comedy · Drama · Romance
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
Documentary
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
Drama
Broadway Serenade
1939
Romance · Drama · Music
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
Music · Drama
Spring Madness
1938
Romance · Comedy
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Drama
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
Comedy · Drama
Holiday
1938
Comedy · Romance · Drama
King of the Newsboys
1938
Drama · Romance
Scandal Street
1938
Drama
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
Drama
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Action · Adventure · Drama
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
Mystery
Murder with Pictures
1936
Crime · Mystery
Lady Be Careful
1936
Comedy · Music · Romance
Shakedown
1936
Action · Drama · Crime
Panic on the Air
1936
Comedy · Crime
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
Adventure
Silk Hat Kid
1935
Crime
Spring Tonic
1935
Comedy
The Lottery Lover
1935
Romance · Comedy
Servants' Entrance
1934
Comedy · Music · Romance
She Learned About Sailors
1934
Comedy · Drama
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934
Romance · Comedy
Cross Country Cruise
1934
Comedy · Crime · Adventure
My Weakness
1933
Music
Don't Bet on Love
1933
Drama · Comedy
State Fair
1933
Comedy · Drama
Okay, America!
1932
Drama
Night World
1932
Drama
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
Comedy · Romance
The Impatient Maiden
1932
Romance · Drama
Heaven on Earth
1931
Drama
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931
Drama
Up for Murder
1931
Drama
Iron Man
1931
Drama
Many a Slip
1931
Comedy
East Is West
1930
Crime · Drama
The Doorway to Hell
1930
Crime · Drama
Common Clay
1930
Drama
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Drama · War
The Kiss
1929
Drama · Romance
Big News
1929
Mystery · Comedy · Crime
The Sophomore
1929
Comedy
