Acting
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.
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Film · 2004
Complicated Women
Film · 2003
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Film · 1998
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
Film · 1964
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Film · 1953
The Prisoner of Zenda
Film · 1952
Talk About a Stranger
Film · 1952
Just This Once
Film · 1952
Scaramouche
Film · 1952
The Unknown Man
Film · 1951
It's a Big Country
Film · 1951
Bannerline
Film · 1951
Grounds for Marriage
Film · 1951
Night Into Morning
Film · 1951
Angels in the Outfield
Film · 1951
Key to the City
Film · 1950
Stars in My Crown
Film · 1950
Any Number Can Play
Film · 1949
The Sun Comes Up
Film · 1949
State of the Union
Film · 1948
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Film · 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Film · 1946
Three Wise Fools
Film · 1946
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Film · 1944
Twenty Years After
Film · 1944
Some of the Best
Film · 1944
Plan for Destruction
Film · 1943
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Film · 1942
The Bugle Sounds
Film · 1942
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Film · 1942
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Film · 1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Film · 1941
Holiday Greetings 1941
Film · 1941
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Film · 1940
Sporting Blood
Film · 1940
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Film · 1940
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
Film · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Film · 1940
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Film · 1939
Judge Hardy and Son
Film · 1939
The Hardys Ride High
Film · 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
Film · 1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Film · 1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Film · 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1939
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Film · 1938
Out West with the Hardys
Film · 1938
Judge Hardy's Children
Film · 1938
Yellow Jack
Film · 1938
Stolen Heaven
Film · 1938
The Chaser
Film · 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1938
You're Only Young Once
Film · 1937
The Thirteenth Chair
Film · 1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Film · 1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Film · 1937
Outcast
Film · 1937
Suzy
Film · 1936
Small Town Girl
Film · 1936
Three Godfathers
Film · 1936
The Unguarded Hour
Film · 1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Film · 1936
Sworn Enemy
Film · 1936
David Copperfield
Film · 1935
China Seas
Film · 1935
West Point of the Air
Film · 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Film · 1935
Shipmates Forever
Film · 1935
Woman Wanted
Film · 1935
Public Hero Number 1
Film · 1935
Queen Christina
Film · 1934
Treasure Island
Film · 1934
The Mystery of Mr. X
Film · 1934
You Can't Buy Everything
Film · 1934
The Girl from Missouri
Film · 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Film · 1934
Bureau of Missing Persons
Film · 1933
The White Sister
Film · 1933
Men Must Fight
Film · 1933
Looking Forward
Film · 1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Film · 1932
Grand Hotel
Film · 1932
Red-Headed Woman
Film · 1932
Divorce In The Family
Film · 1932
The Wet Parade
Film · 1932
Night Court
Film · 1932
Letty Lynton
Film · 1932
The Son-Daughter
Film · 1932
New Morals for Old
Film · 1932
Unashamed
Film · 1932
Inspiration
Film · 1931
The Secret Six
Film · 1931
Mata Hari
Film · 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Film · 1931
The Phantom of Paris
Film · 1931
Strictly Dishonorable
Film · 1931
My Past
Film · 1931
Always Goodbye
Film · 1931
Father's Son
Film · 1931
The Bargain
Film · 1931
The Big House
Film · 1930
Romance
Film · 1930
The Office Wife
Film · 1930
Passion Flower
Film · 1930
Strictly Unconventional
Film · 1930
Wild Orchids
Film · 1929
Madame X
Film · 1929
Their Own Desire
Film · 1929
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Film · 1929
Wonder of Women
Film · 1929
A Woman of Affairs
Film · 1928
The Patriot
Film · 1928
Freedom of the Press
Film · 1928
The Foreign Legion
Film · 1928
The Notorious Lady
Film · 1927
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Film · 1927
The Prince of Headwaiters
Film · 1927
Lonesome Ladies
Film · 1927
An Affair of the Follies
Film · 1927
Midnight Lovers
Film · 1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Film · 1926
The Girl from Montmartre
Film · 1926
Old Loves and New
Film · 1926
Too Much Money
Film · 1926
The Blonde Saint
Film · 1926
The Lost World
Film · 1925
Confessions of a Queen
Film · 1925
What Fools Men
Film · 1925
The Lady Who Lied
Film · 1925
Cheaper to Marry
Film · 1925
Fine Clothes
Film · 1925
The Talker
Film · 1925
Cytherea
Film · 1924
Why Men Leave Home
Film · 1924
The Stranger
Film · 1924
Husbands and Lovers
Film · 1924
Inez from Hollywood
Film · 1924
Scaramouche
Film · 1923
The World's Applause
Film · 1923
The Dangerous Age
Film · 1923
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Film · 1923
The Prisoner of Zenda
Film · 1922
Trifling Women
Film · 1922
A Fool There Was
Film · 1922
The Rosary
Film · 1922
Beau Revel
Film · 1921
Don't Neglect Your Wife
Film · 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Film · 1921
The White Mouse
Film · 1921
The Northern Trail
Film · 1921
The Golden Snare
Film · 1921
Pilgrims of the Night
Film · 1921
The Concert
Film · 1921
Nomads of the North
Film · 1920
The River's End
Film · 1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Film · 1920
Held by the Enemy
Film · 1920
Milestones
Film · 1920
Man's Desire
Film · 1919
Inside the Lines
Film · 1918
The Man of Bronze
Film · 1918
The Havoc
Film · 1916
Honor's Altar
Film · 1916
According to the Code
Film · 1916