Lewis Stone
Gender: Male
Born: 15th November 1879
Died: 12th September 1953
Nationality: United States of America
Movies: Grand Hotel, The Secret Six, The Bad Man of Brimstone, The Bugle Sounds, The Patriot, Treasure Island, Yellow Jack, The Private Life of Helen of Troy, The Big House, The Office Wife, Love Finds Andy Hardy, Father's Son, Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, China Seas, Romance, West Point of the Air, The Lost World, Letty Lynton, The Ice Follies of 1939, You're Only Young Once, Madame X, The Sin of Madelon Claudet, The Mask of Fu Manchu, Bureau of Missing Persons, The Prisoner of Zenda, Three Godfathers, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy, Nomads of the North, Strictly Dishonorable, Their Own Desire, The Trial of Mary Dugan, Inspiration, Cheaper to Marry, Wild Orchids, A Woman of Affairs, Confessions of a Queen, Scaramouche, Life Begins for Andy Hardy, Three Wise Fools, Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble, Looking Forward, The Mystery of Mr. X, Cytherea, Scaramouche, State of the Union, Angels in the Outfield, Mata Hari, Queen Christina, Red-Headed Woman, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, Why Men Leave Home, Judge Hardy and Son, New Morals for Old, The Phantom of Paris, Unashamed, Men Must Fight, The Son-Daughter, Vanessa: Her Love Story, Divorce in the Family, Woman Wanted, Sporting Blood, The Thirteenth Chair, The Chaser, Andy Hardy's Double Life, The Hoodlum Saint, Bannerline, Just This Once, The Courtship of Andy Hardy, Don't Turn 'em Loose, Any Number Can Play, Fine Clothes, Passion Flower, Wonder of Women, Strictly Unconventional
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, son of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. In 1912 Stone found great success in the popular play Bird of Paradise which starred Laurette Taylor. The play was later filmed in 1932 and 1951. Stone's career was interrupted by World War I. By then he had a white-haired, distinguished appearance and began appearing in roles which matched his demeanor. He showed up in First National's 1920 Nomads of the North (a wonderfully preserved silent film) to good effect playing a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. He portrayed the title role in the 1922 silent film version of The Prisoner of Zenda, as well as Rudolf Rassendyll.
Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in movies with Greta Garbo, seven in all, spanning both the silent and sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which, completely unaware of all the high
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