Acting
Lewis Stone
EN cinema · 165 credits
Born
14 November 1879
Died
12 September 1953 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Lewis Shepard Stone · Lewis S. Stone · Mr. Lewis Stone
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.
Known for
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Captain Holt
The Prisoner of Zenda
as The Cardinal
Talk About a Stranger
as William J. Wardlaw
Just This Once
as Judge Samuel Coulter
Scaramouche
as Georges de Valmorin
The Unknown Man
as James V. Hulbrook
It's a Big Country
as Church Sexton
Bannerline
as Josh
Grounds for Marriage
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
Night Into Morning
as Dr. Horace Snyder
Angels in the Outfield
as Arnold P. Hapgood
Key to the City
as Judge Silas Standish
Stars in My Crown
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
Any Number Can Play
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Sun Comes Up
as Arthur Norton
State of the Union
as Sam Thorndyke
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
The Hoodlum Saint
as Father Nolan
Three Wise Fools
as Judge James Trumbell
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Judge Hardy
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Some of the Best
as Himself - Commentator
Plan for Destruction
as Commentator
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
as Col. Jack Lawton
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Judge Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Judge Hardy
Sporting Blood
as Davis Lockwood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
as Himself / Narrator
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Judge Hardy
Judge Hardy and Son
as Judge Hardy
The Hardys Ride High
as Judge Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Judge James K. Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as The President
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as James Hardy
Out West with the Hardys
as Judge Hardy
Judge Hardy's Children
as Judge Hardy
Yellow Jack
as Maj. Walter Reed
Stolen Heaven
as Joseph Langauer
The Chaser
as Delford Prescott
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
as Judge Hardy
The 13th Chair
as Inspector Marney
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Lawrence Fontaine
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Jackson Douglas
Outcast
as Anthony Abbott
Suzy
as Baron
Small Town Girl
as Dr. Dakin
Three Godfathers
as James 'Doc' Underwood
The Unguarded Hour
as General Lawrence
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as John Webster
Sworn Enemy
as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
David Copperfield
as Mr. Wickfield
China Seas
as Tom Davids
West Point of the Air
as Gen. Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Adam Paris
Shipmates Forever
as Adm. Richard Melville
Woman Wanted
as District Attorney
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Warden
Queen Christina
as Oxenstierna
Treasure Island
as Captain Smollett
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Police Superintendent Connor
You Can't Buy Everything
as John Burton
The Girl from Missouri
as Frank Cousins
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Police Captain Webb
The White Sister
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
as Edward Seward
Looking Forward
as Gabriel Service Sr.
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Nyland Smith
Grand Hotel
as Doctor Otternschlag
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Divorce In The Family
as John Parker
The Wet Parade
as Roger Chilcote
Night Court
as Judge William Osgood
Letty Lynton
as District Attorney Haney
The Son-Daughter
as Dr. Dong Tong
New Morals for Old
as Mr. Thomas
Unashamed
as Henry Trask
Inspiration
as Raymond Delval
The Secret Six
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Mata Hari
as Andriani
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris
as Inspector Costaud
Strictly Dishonorable
as Judge Dempsey
My Past
as John Thornley
Always Goodbye
as John Graham
Father's Son
as William Emory
The Bargain
as Maitland White
The Big House
as Warden James Adams
Romance
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
The Office Wife
as Larry Fellowes
Passion Flower
as Antonio Morado
Strictly Unconventional
as Clive Champion-Cheney
Wild Orchids
as John Sterling
Madame X
as Louis Floriot
Their Own Desire
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Edward West
Wonder of Women
as Stephen Tromholt
A Woman of Affairs
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
The Patriot
as Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion
as Col. Destin
Freedom of the Press
as Daniel Steele
The Notorious Lady
as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
Lonesome Ladies
as John Fosdick
An Affair of the Follies
as Hammersley
Midnight Lovers
as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Johann Aradi
The Girl from Montmartre
as Jerome Hautrive
Old Loves and New
as Gervas Carew
Too Much Money
as Robert Broadley
The Blonde Saint
as Sebastian Maure
The Lost World
as Sir John Roxton
Confessions of a Queen
as The King
What Fools Men
as Joseph Greer
The Lady Who Lied
as Horace Pierpont
The Talker
as Harry Lennox
Cheaper to Marry
as Jim Knight
Fine Clothes
as Earl of Denham
Cytherea
as Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home
as John Emerson
The Stranger
as Keith Darrant
Husbands and Lovers
as James Livingston
Inez from Hollywood
as Stewart Cuyler
Scaramouche
as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
The World's Applause
as John Elliott
The Dangerous Age
as John Emerson
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Garth McBride
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Trifling Women
as The Marquis Ferroni
A Fool There Was
as John Schuyler
The Rosary
as Father Brian Kelly
Beau Revel
as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
Don't Neglect Your Wife
as Langdon Masters
The Child Thou Gavest Me
as Edward Berkeley
The White Mouse
as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
Pilgrims of the Night
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Golden Snare
as Sergeant Philip Raine
The Northern Trail
as Jan Ducet
The Concert
as Augustus Martinot
Nomads of the North
as Cpl. O'Connor
The River's End
as Derwent Conniston/John Keith
Held by the Enemy
as Capt. Gordon Haine
Milestones
as John Rhead
Man's Desire
as Tom Denton, Writer
The Man of Bronze
as John Adams
Inside the Lines
as Captain Cavendish
According to the Code
as Basil Beckenridge
The Havoc
as Richard Craig
Honor's Altar
1916
Honor's Altar
as Warren Woods