Acting
Lewis Stone
Born Nov 14, 1879 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · Died Sep 12, 1953
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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.
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Acting
Complicated Women
2003
Documentary · TV Movie
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998
Drama · Music
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary · Music
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Comedy · Documentary
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
Adventure
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Adventure
Scaramouche
1952
Adventure · Romance
Talk About a Stranger
1952
Mystery · Drama
Just This Once
1952
Comedy
It's a Big Country
1951
Comedy · Drama
The Unknown Man
1951
Crime · Drama
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Comedy · Drama · Family
Bannerline
1951
Drama
Night Into Morning
1951
Romance · Drama
Grounds for Marriage
1951
Music · Comedy
Stars in My Crown
1950
Western
Key to the City
1950
Comedy · Romance
Any Number Can Play
1949
Drama
The Sun Comes Up
1949
Action · Family · Drama
State of the Union
1948
Comedy · Drama
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
Comedy · Romance
Three Wise Fools
1946
Comedy · Drama
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Drama · Music
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
Comedy · Family · Romance
Twenty Years After
1944
Documentary
Some of the Best
1944
Documentary
Plan for Destruction
1943
Documentary · History
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
Comedy · Family · Romance
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
Comedy
The Bugle Sounds
1942
War · Drama
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
Comedy · Romance
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
Comedy · Romance
Sporting Blood
1940
Drama
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
Comedy · Family · Romance
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Documentary
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
1940
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
Comedy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
Comedy
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
Comedy · Romance · Family
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
Documentary
The Hardys Ride High
1939
Comedy
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
Music · Drama
Out West with the Hardys
1938
Comedy
The Chaser
1938
Drama · Romance
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
Comedy · Romance
Yellow Jack
1938
Drama · History · Mystery
Stolen Heaven
1938
Crime · Drama
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
Comedy
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
Documentary
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Western
You're Only Young Once
1937
Comedy · Romance
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
Crime · Drama
The 13th Chair
1937
Mystery
Outcast
1937
Drama
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
Crime
Sworn Enemy
1936
Romance · Crime · Drama
Suzy
1936
Drama
Small Town Girl
1936
Comedy · Romance
The Unguarded Hour
1936
Crime
Three Godfathers
1936
Action · Drama · Western
Shipmates Forever
1935
Drama · Music
China Seas
1935
Adventure · Action · Drama
Woman Wanted
1935
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Crime · Drama
West Point of the Air
1935
Drama
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
Drama
David Copperfield
1935
Drama · Romance · Adventure
Treasure Island
1934
Adventure · Family
The Girl from Missouri
1934
Comedy · Romance
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
Crime · Mystery
Queen Christina
1934
Romance · History · Drama
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
Drama
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Looking Forward
1933
Drama
The White Sister
1933
Drama · Romance
Men Must Fight
1933
Drama · War · Science Fiction
The Son-Daughter
1932
Drama
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Adventure · Horror · Science Fiction
Grand Hotel
1932
Drama · Romance
Divorce In The Family
1932
Drama
Unashamed
1932
Drama
Red-Headed Woman
1932
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Night Court
1932
Crime · Drama · Thriller
New Morals for Old
1932
Drama · Romance
Letty Lynton
1932
Drama
The Wet Parade
1932
Drama · History · Romance
Mata Hari
1931
Crime · Drama · Romance
Strictly Dishonorable
1931
Drama · Romance · Comedy
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Drama
The Phantom of Paris
1931
Drama · Crime
The Bargain
1931
Always Goodbye
1931
Drama
My Past
1931
Romance · Drama
The Secret Six
1931
Crime · Drama
Father's Son
1931
Drama
Inspiration
1931
Drama · Romance
Passion Flower
1930
Drama
The Office Wife
1930
Drama · Romance
Romance
1930
Drama · Romance
The Big House
1930
Crime · Drama
Strictly Unconventional
1930
Drama
Their Own Desire
1929
Drama · Romance
Madame X
1929
Drama
Wonder of Women
1929
Drama
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
Drama · Crime
Wild Orchids
1929
Romance · Adventure
A Woman of Affairs
1928
Drama · Romance
Freedom of the Press
1928
Mystery · Crime
The Patriot
1928
Drama · History
The Foreign Legion
1928
Action · Drama
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927
Comedy
The Prince of Headwaiters
1927
Drama
Lonesome Ladies
1927
Comedy
The Notorious Lady
1927
Drama
An Affair of the Follies
1927
Drama · Romance
The Blonde Saint
1926
Drama · Romance
Midnight Lovers
1926
War · Comedy · Romance
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926
Drama · Romance
Old Loves and New
1926
Adventure · Drama · Romance
The Girl from Montmartre
1926
Drama · Romance
Too Much Money
1926
Comedy · Romance
What Fools Men
1925
Drama · Romance
Fine Clothes
1925
Comedy
The Lady Who Lied
1925
The Talker
1925
Confessions of a Queen
1925
Drama
Cheaper to Marry
1925
The Lost World
1925
Adventure · Fantasy · Drama
Inez from Hollywood
1924
Drama
Husbands and Lovers
1924
Comedy
Cytherea
1924
Drama
Why Men Leave Home
1924
Drama
The Stranger
1924
Drama
Scaramouche
1923
History · Romance · Adventure
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1923
Drama
The Dangerous Age
1923
Drama
The World's Applause
1923
Drama
Trifling Women
1922
Drama · Romance
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
Adventure · Drama
A Fool There Was
1922
Drama
The Rosary
1922
Drama
The White Mouse
1921
Drama
Pilgrims of the Night
1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
Drama
Don't Neglect Your Wife
1921
Drama · Romance
The Golden Snare
1921
Drama · Action
The Northern Trail
1921
Western
Beau Revel
1921
Drama
The Concert
1921
Held by the Enemy
1920
Drama
Nomads of the North
1920
Thriller · Romance · Drama
Milestones
1920
Drama · History
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
Documentary
The River's End
1920
Drama · Adventure
Man's Desire
1919
Drama
The Man of Bronze
1918
Drama
Inside the Lines
1918
Drama · War
According to the Code
1916
Drama
The Havoc
1916
Drama
Written
Man's Desire
1919
Drama