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Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.[1]

Ralph Lewis
Lewis in The Hoodlum (1919)
Born	Ralph Percy Lewis (1872-10-08)October 8, 1872 Englewood, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1937(1937-12-04) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1937
Spouse	Vera Lewis
Children	1

Born in 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, Lewis attended Northwestern University.[2]

Lewis appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. The character actor remains perhaps best remembered for his role as abolitionist U.S. Representative Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the governor in Intolerance (1916). Lewis's film debut came in 1912.[2] He also starred in one of the early Hollywood sound shorts, Gaunt, in 1931.[3] He was married to actress Vera Lewis.[4]

Lewis died in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1937, after being hit on November 25, 1937 by a limousine driven by a chauffeur working for Jack L. Warner.[5]

Filmography

The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part (1914) (film debut)
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
The Escape (1914) - The Senator
The Avenging Conscience (1914) - The Detective (film debut)
The Floor Above (1914, Short) - Jerome
The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
The Wolf Man (1915) - Hilbert Grinde, 'The Wolf Man'
Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915) - Jim Starbuck
Let Katie Do It (1916) - Uncle Dan Standish
Martha's Vindication (1916) - Deacon Hunt
The Flying Torpedo (1916) - Head of the Board
Macbeth (1916) - Banquo
Going Straight (1916) - John Remington
Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916) - Dad Dawson
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) - Jan Van Houck
Intolerance (1916) - The Governor
A Sister of Six (1916) - Caleb Winthrop
The Children Pay (1916) - Theodore Ainsley - the Girls' Father
A Tale of Two Cities (1917) - Roger Cly
Her Temptation (1917) - Ralph Stuart
The Silent Lie (1917) - Hatfield
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917) - Francis' Father
This Is the Life (1917) - Count Herman von Nuttenberg
Cheating the Public (1918) - John Dowling
Revenge (1918) - 'Sudden' Duncan
The Kid Is Clever (1918) - Jazzbando Boullion
Fires of Youth (1918) - John Linforth
The Talk of the Town (1918)
The Dub (1919) - Frederick Blatch
The Long Lane's Turning (1919) - Gov. Eveland
The Mother and the Law (1919) - The Governor
The Valley of the Giants (1919) - Col. Pennington
The Hoodlum (1919) - Alexander Guthrie
Eyes of Youth (1919) - Robert Goring
When the Clouds Roll By (1919) - Curtis Brown
What Women Love (1920) - James King Cotton
813 (1920) - Robert Castleback
Outside the Law (1920) - Silent Madden
Common Sense (1920) - Dan Bowers
Prisoners of Love (1921) - Her Father
Man, Woman & Marriage (1921) - The Father
Sowing the Wind (1921) - Brabazon
Salvage (1921) - Cyrus Ridgeway
A Private Scandal (1921) - Phillip Lawton
The Conquering Power (1921) - Pere Grandet
The $5 Baby (1922) - Ben Shapinsky
In the Name of the Law (1922) - Patrick O'Hara
Flesh and Blood (1922) - Fletcher Burton
The Sin Flood (1922) - Fraser
Broad Daylight (1922) - Peter Fay
Environment (1922) - Diamond Jim Favre
The Third Alarm (1922) - Dan McDowell
The Fog (1923) - Johnathan Forge
The West~Bound Limited (1923) - Bill Buckley
Vengeance of the Deep (1923) - Captain Musgrove
Tea: With a Kick! (1923) - Jim Day
Desire (1923) - De Witt Harlan
Blow Your Own Horn (1923) - Nicholas Small
The Mailman (1923) - Bob Morley
Untamed Youth (1924) - Joe Ardis
The Man Who Came Back (1924) - Thomas Potter
Dante's Inferno (1924) - The Man - Mortimer Judd
In Every Woman's Life (1924) - Captain
East of Broadway (1924) - Commissioner
The Bridge of Sighs (1925) - William Craig
Who Cares (1925) - Grandfather Ludlow
The Million Dollar Handicap (1925) - John Porter
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) - Homer Ward
The Overland Limited (1925) - Ed Barton
Heir-Loons (1925)
One of the Bravest (1925) - John Kelly
The Last Edition (1925) - Tom McDonald
The Lady from Hell (1926) - Earl of Kennet
Shadow of the Law (1926) - Brophy
Fascinating Youth (1926) - John Ward
Bigger Than Barnum's (1926) - Peter Blandin
The Block Signal (1926) - 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
The False Alarm (1926) - Fighting John Casey
The Silent Power (1926) - John Rollins
Held by the Law (1927) - George Travis
The Sunset Derby (1927) - Sam Gibson
The Shield of Honor (1927) - Dan MacDowell
Casey Jones (1927) - Casey Jones
Outcast Souls (1928) - John Turner
Crooks Can't Win (1928) - Dad Gillen
The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929) - John Cosgrove
The Bad One (1930) - Blochet
Abraham Lincoln (1930) - Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
The Fourth Alarm (1930) - Chief Turner
The Lost Squadron (1930) - Joe
American Madness (1932) - Judge (uncredited)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932) - Kennedy
Strange Justice (1932) - Prison Warden (uncredited)
Call Her Savage (1932) - Doctor (uncredited)
The Death Kiss (1932) - Winchell (uncredited)
Sucker Money (1933) - John Walton
Somewhere in Sonora (1933) - Mr. Kelly Burton
Riot Squad (1933) - Judge Nathaniel Moore
Mystery Liner (1934) - Prof. Grimson
Badge of Honor (1934) - Randall Brewster
Fighting Hero (1934) - The Judge
Terror of the Plains (1934) - Dad Lansing
Ready for Love (1934) - Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
When Lightning Strikes (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Outlaw Rule (1935) - John Lathrop
The Lost City (1935, Serial) - Prof. Reynolds [Chs.1-4]
Behind the Green Lights (1935) - Judge #2 / Lawyer
Born to Battle (1935) - Justice Hiram McClump
Sunset Range (1935) - Sheriff
Diamond Jim (1935) - Man at Bar (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates (1935) - Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
Thanks a Million (1935) - Politician (uncredited)
Swifty (1935) - Alec McNiel
Border Flight (1936) - Boat Captain (uncredited)
San Francisco (1936) - Founders' Club Member (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936) - Senator (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) - Business Man (uncredited)
West Bound Limited (1937) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
Behind the Mike (1937) - Townsman (uncredited)
Music for Madame (1937) - Henchman (uncredited)
The Buccaneer (1938) - Prominent Gentleman (uncredited)

References

Hal Erickson (2015). "Ralph Lewis". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015. Link is dead
"Ralph Lewis injured". The New York Times. November 26, 1937. p. 27. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931 1476606846 2005 p453 "Gaunt, with Ralph Lewis, Clarence Geldert, John Beck, George Waggner, Murray Smith and Allison Larkin, Esja, 3 reels, T. Director: Joseph Henry Steele. Screenplay: Joseph Henry Steele (based on the story "The Debt Collector" by Maurice Levin")
Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 443. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
Fleming, E. J. (2015). Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites: Seventeen Driving Tours with Directions and the Full Story, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7864-9644-0. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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Ralph Percy Lewis (* 8. Oktober 1872 in Englewood, Illinois; † 4. Dezember 1937 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der vor allem in der Stummfilmzeit mit seinen Auftritten bei D. W. Griffith erfolgreich war.

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Ralph Lewis (Ralph Percy Lewis: Englewood, de Illinois, 8 de octubre de 1872 – Los Ángeles, de California, 4 de diciembre de 1937) fue un actor estadounidense especialmente prolífico en el cine mudo. Apareció en 160 películas, desde 1912 hasta 1938.

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