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Raymond Forrest Lewis (November 5, 1899 – June 2, 1977) was an American actor of the theater, radio, motion pictures and television.

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Forrest Lewis
Forest Lewis in The Monkees 1967
Born	(1899-11-05)November 5, 1899 Knightstown, Henry County Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 2, 1977(1977-06-02) (aged 77) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1943–1973

Early years

Lewis was born in Knightstown, Indiana,[1] the son of Joseph Saint Lewis and Myla Leota Lewis and attended Indiana University for a year.[2] On August 23, 1917, he married Elsa Grace Cross in Knightstown. They had a son, Forrest Gallion Lewis, and eventually divorced.

Stage

Lewis acted in repertory theater and then on Broadway with Lenore Ulric in Lulu Belle. He also acted in touring productions, including Broken Dishes (1930).[1]

Radio

Lewis's roles on radio programs included those shown in the table below.

Program	Role
The Great Gildersleeve	Peavey[3]: 136-138
I Love a Mystery	Michael[4]
Meet the Meeks	Mortimer Meek[3]: 224-225
Mystery House	Dan Glenn[3]: 250
Scattergood Baines	J. Wellington Keats[3]: 296
The Woman in My House	James Carter[3]

He also was in the supporting cast of Family Skeleton[3]^: 114 and The Roy Rogers Show.[3]^: 292

Television

Lewis played Peavey in the syndicated television version of The Great Gildersleeve (1954-1955)[5] and Mr. Mack, the host on the ABC children's series Sandy Strong (1952).[5]^: 927

In the mid-1950s, he appeared as a deputy in the syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise and its successor series, U.S. Marshal, both starring John Bromfield. He guest starred with Maudie Prickett in the episode "Brief Glory" of the syndicated western series 26 Men, starring Tris Coffin. He appeared on a wide array of programs, ranging from the CBS western series My Friend Flicka, set on a Wyoming ranch, to the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice, with Jackie Cooper, to the ABC's western drama, The Man from Blackhawk, starring Robert Rockwell. He also appeared on the NBC western series, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin, and on the ABC sitcom, Harrigan and Son, starring Pat O'Brien, and the ABC drama series about the Roman Catholic priesthood, Going My Way.^{[citation needed]} In 1957 Lewis appeared as Charlie Miller in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Land Beyond the Law."^{[citation needed]}

Lewis was cast as the recurring character, Colby, in the 1961-1962 CBS sitcom Ichabod and Me with Robert Sterling, George Chandler, Reta Shaw, and Burt Mustin. Lewis also guest starred in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, on the syndicated western Mackenzie's Raiders, starring Richard Carlson, on the CBS hit comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and on the ABC sitcom, The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Forrest Lewis at IMDb
• Forrest Lewis at Find a Grave

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