Lew Ayres
Gender: Male
Born: 28th December 1908
Died: 30th December 1996
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Hawaii Five-O, Frontier Justice, Lime Street, MGM: When the Lion Roars, The Stranger, Salem's Lot
Movies: The Dark Mirror, The Unfaithful, Young Dr. Kildare, All Quiet on the Western Front, Night World, Holiday, These Glamour Girls, State Fair, Johnny Belinda, Donovan's Brain, Servants' Entrance, The Ice Follies of 1939, The Capture, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, She Learned About Sailors, Iron Man, Advise and Consent, King of the Newsboys, The Kiss, Maisie Was a Lady, Common Clay, The Secret of Dr. Kildare, Damien: Omen II, The Man, Salem's Lot, The Biscuit Eater, End of the World, The Leathernecks Have Landed, Dr. Kildare's Victory, The Doorway to Hell, The Golden Fleecing, The People vs. Dr. Kildare, Fingers at the Window, Spring Madness, Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day, Dr. Kildare Goes Home, Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Lew Ayres (born Lewis Frederick Ayres III; December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in several movies, which was apt since originally he had studied medicine at the University of Arizona.
Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and reared in San Diego, California. Ayres began acting in bit player roles in films in 1927. He was discovered that year playing banjo in the Henry Halstead Orchestra as Halstead was recording one of the earliest Vitaphone movie shorts called Carnival Night in Paris (Warner Brothers, 1927). Ayres wrote, "I was a member of Henry Halstead's orchestra in 1927 at the Mission Beach Ballroom in San Diego, California for the summer. My instruments were tenor banjo, long-neck banjo and guitar. After a hiatus, I rejoined Mr. Halstead with a new group, including Phil Harris, on New Year's Eve the same year for the opening night of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a memorable occasion."
Ayres played opposite Greta Garbo in 1929's The Kiss, but it was his leading role in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. Ayres was Janet Gaynor's
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