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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.
Acted in 153
1990s
- 1998
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy (archive footage)
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
1950s
- 1953
- 1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Cardinal
Talk About a Stranger
William J. Wardlaw
Just This Once
Judge Samuel Coulter
- 1951
It's a Big Country
Church Sexton
The Unknown Man
James V. Hulbrook
Bannerline
Josh
Night Into Morning
Dr. Horace Snyder
Grounds for Marriage
Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
- 1950
Key to the City
Judge Silas Standish
1940s
- 1949
Any Number Can Play
Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Sun Comes Up
Arthur Norton
- 1948
- 1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy
Three Wise Fools
Judge James Trumbell
The Hoodlum Saint
Father Nolan
- 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Judge Hardy
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
- 1943
Plan for Destruction
Commentator
- 1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
Col. Jack Lawton
- 1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Judge Hardy
- 1940
Sporting Blood
Davis Lockwood
1930s
- 1939
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
The President
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Judge Hardy
The Hardys Ride High
Judge Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939
Douglas Tolliver Jr.
- 1938
Out West with the Hardys
Judge Hardy
The Chaser
Delford Prescott
Yellow Jack
Maj. Walter Reed
Stolen Heaven
Joseph Langauer
Judge Hardy's Children
Judge Hardy
- 1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Jackson Douglas
You're Only Young Once
Judge Hardy
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Lawrence Fontaine
The 13th Chair
Inspector Marney
Outcast
Anthony Abbott
- 1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose
John Webster
Sworn Enemy
Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
Suzy
Baron
Small Town Girl
Dr. Dakin
The Unguarded Hour
General Lawrence
Three Godfathers
James 'Doc' Underwood
- 1935
Shipmates Forever
Adm. Richard Melville
Woman Wanted
District Attorney
Public Hero Number 1
Prison Warden
West Point of the Air
Gen. Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Adam Paris
David Copperfield
Mr. Wickfield
- 1934
The Girl from Missouri
Frank Cousins
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
The Mystery of Mr. X
Police Superintendent Connor
Queen Christina
Oxenstierna
You Can't Buy Everything
John Burton
- 1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
Police Captain Webb
Looking Forward
Gabriel Service Sr.
The White Sister
Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
Edward Seward
- 1932
The Son-Daughter
Dr. Dong Tong
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Nyland Smith
Divorce In The Family
John Parker
Unashamed
Henry Trask
Red-Headed Woman
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Night Court
Judge William Osgood
New Morals for Old
Mr. Thomas
Letty Lynton
District Attorney Haney
The Wet Parade
Roger Chilcote
- 1931
Strictly Dishonorable
Judge Dempsey
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris
Inspector Costaud
The Bargain
Maitland White
Always Goodbye
John Graham
My Past
John Thornley
The Secret Six
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Father's Son
William Emory
Inspiration
Raymond Delval
- 1930
The Big House
Warden James Adams
Strictly Unconventional
Clive Champion-Cheney
1920s
- 1929
Their Own Desire
Henry 'Hal' Marlett
Wonder of Women
Stephen Tromholt
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Edward West
Wild Orchids
John Sterling
- 1928
Freedom of the Press
Daniel Steele
The Patriot
Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion
Col. Destin
- 1927
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Menelaus
The Prince of Headwaiters
Pierre
Lonesome Ladies
John Fosdick
The Notorious Lady
Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
An Affair of the Follies
Hammersley
- 1926
The Blonde Saint
Sebastian Maure
Midnight Lovers
Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Johann Aradi
Old Loves and New
Gervas Carew
The Girl from Montmartre
Jerome Hautrive
Too Much Money
Robert Broadley
- 1925
What Fools Men
Joseph Greer
Fine Clothes
Earl of Denham
The Lady Who Lied
Horace Pierpont
The Talker
Harry Lennox
Confessions of a Queen
The King
Cheaper to Marry
Jim Knight
- 1924
Inez from Hollywood
Stewart Cuyler
Husbands and Lovers
James Livingston
Cytherea
Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home
John Emerson
The Stranger
Keith Darrant
- 1923
Scaramouche
The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Garth McBride
The Dangerous Age
John Emerson
The World's Applause
John Elliott
- 1922
Trifling Women
The Marquis Ferroni
The Prisoner of Zenda
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
A Fool There Was
John Schuyler
The Rosary
Father Brian Kelly
- 1921
The White Mouse
Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
Pilgrims of the Night
Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Edward Berkeley
Don't Neglect Your Wife
Langdon Masters
The Golden Snare
Sergeant Philip Raine
The Northern Trail
Jan Ducet
Beau Revel
Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
The Concert
Augustus Martinot
- 1920
Held by the Enemy
Capt. Gordon Haine
Nomads of the North
Cpl. O'Connor
Milestones
John Rhead
The River's End
Derwent Conniston/John Keith
1910s
- 1919
Man's Desire
Tom Denton
- 1918
The Man of Bronze
John Adams
Inside the Lines
Captain Cavendish
- 1916
According to the Code
Basil Beckenridge
The Havoc
Richard Craig
Wrote 1
1910s
- 1919
Man's Desire
Writer
Appearances8
2000s
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1955
1940s
- 1944
Some of the Best
Himself - Commentator
- 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
Himself / Narrator
1930s
- 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1920s
- 1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Himself