Lew Ayres
Acting
Born December 28, 1908 — Died December 30, 1996
From Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Lewis Frederick Ayre III
Biography
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Pau...
Filmography
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
20047.0
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Professor Cabel
19946.9
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
19918.0
Cast the First Stone
Martin
19897.0
Under Siege
John Pace
19867.5
Don Camillo
Doc
19845.7
Bruised Celluloid
Himself
1984
Of Mice and Men
Candy
19817.5
Reunion
Bob Hollander
19808.0
Letters from Frank
Dan Miller
19798.0
Suddenly, Love
Mr. Graham
19788.3
The Story of Noah
Noah
19782.0
Battlestar Galactica
President Adar
19786.9
Damien - Omen II
Bill Atherton
19786.4
End of the World
Com. Joseph Beckerman
19773.8
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Allen Dulles
19767.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
19767.0
Heatwave!
Dr. Grayson
19746.1
The Questor Tapes
Vaslovik
19745.9
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Mandemus
19735.7
The Stranger
Prof. Dylan MacAuley
19733.9
The Man
Noah Calvin
19726.5
The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
19726.3
She Waits
Dr. Sam Carpenter
19725.9
Earth II
President Charles Carter Durant
19715.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Dr. Andrew Swanson
196910.0
Cocoon
The Governor
19688.5
The Carpetbaggers
Mac McAllister
19645.9
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The Upper Chamber
1963
Advise & Consent
The Vice President
19627.2
The Family Nobody Wanted
Carl Doss
1956
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One Against Many
Dr. John Mohler
1956
Donovan's Brain
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
19536.2
No Escape
John Howard Tracy
19534.7
New Mexico
Captain Hunt
19513.6
The Capture
Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown
19506.2
Johnny Belinda
Robert Richardson
19486.8
The Unfaithful
Larry Hannaford
19475.9
The Way of Peace
Narrator (voice)
19476.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
19466.0
The Dark Mirror
Scott Elliott
19467.0
Fingers at the Window
Oliver Duffy
19425.7
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. James Kildare
19426.2
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. James Kildare
19416.8
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare
19417.0
Maisie Was a Lady
Bob Rawlston
19417.0
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. James Kildare
19406.7
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
19406.8
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. James Kildare
19406.8
The Golden Fleecing
Henry Twinkle
19405.9
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
19405.8
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
James Kildare
19404.8
Remember?
Sky Ames
19396.0
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
James Kildare
19396.1
These Glamour Girls
Philip S. Griswold III
19395.9
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
19395.0
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare
19396.6
Broadway Serenade
James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour
19396.6
The Ice Follies of 1939
Eddie Burgess
19395.7
Spring Madness
Sam Thatcher
19384.9
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare
19386.7
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Henry Thayer
19386.1
Holiday
Ned Seton
19387.3
King of the Newsboys
Jerry Flynn
19384.8
Scandal Street
Joe McKnight
19388.0
Hold 'Em Navy
Tommy Graham
19374.7
The Last Train from Madrid
Bill Dexter
19374.8
The Crime Nobody Saw
Nick Milburn
19375.5
Murder with Pictures
Kent Murdock
19365.4
Lady Be Careful
Chester aka Dynamite
19365.5
Shakedown
Bob Sanderson
19369.0
Panic on the Air
Jerry
19365.8
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
19367.0
Silk Hat Kid
Eddie Howard
19356.5
Spring Tonic
Caleb Enix
19356.5
The Lottery Lover
Cadet Frank Harrington
19354.3
Servants' Entrance
Erik Landstrom
19348.0
She Learned About Sailors
Larry Wilson
19344.0
Let’s Be Ritzy
Jimmy Sterling
193410.0
Cross Country Cruise
Norman Winthrop
19346.7
My Weakness
Ronnie Gregory
19337.0
Don't Bet on Love
Bill McCaffrey
19338.0
State Fair
Pat Gilbert
19336.3
Okay, America!
Larry Wayne
19325.8
Night World
Michael Rand
19326.8
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Lew Ayres
19327.0
The Impatient Maiden
Dr. Myron Brown
19329.0
Heaven on Earth
States
19315.3
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Edward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian
19317.3
Up for Murder
Robert Marshall
19314.8
Iron Man
Kid Mason
19315.7
Many a Slip
Jerry Brooks
193110.0
East Is West
Billy Benson
19305.3
The Doorway to Hell
Louie Ricarno
19306.5
Common Clay
Hugh Fullerton
193010.0
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Bäumer
19307.8
The Kiss
Pierre
19296.4
Big News
Copyboy (uncredited)
19294.5
The Sophomore
Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
19295.3