Acting · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · Born November 14, 1879
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line: "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens." He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933). In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937). Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on September 12, 1953, aged 73. Lewis Stone was later honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieComplicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAlone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
TVMGM Parade
1955
as self
MovieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Captain Holt
MovieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as The Cardinal
MovieScaramouche
1952
as Georges de Valmorin
MovieTalk About a Stranger
1952
as William J. Wardlaw
MovieJust This Once
1952
as Judge Samuel Coulter
MovieIt's a Big Country
1951
as Church Sexton
MovieThe Unknown Man
1951
as James V. Hulbrook
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1951
as Arnold P. Hapgood
MovieBannerline
1951
as Josh
MovieNight Into Morning
1951
as Dr. Horace Snyder
MovieGrounds for Marriage
1951
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
MovieStars in My Crown
1950
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
MovieKey to the City
1950
as Judge Silas Standish
MovieAny Number Can Play
1949
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
MovieThe Sun Comes Up
1949
as Arthur Norton
MovieState of the Union
1948
as Sam Thorndyke
MovieLove Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Judge Hardy
MovieThree Wise Fools
1946
as Judge James Trumbell
MovieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Father Nolan
MovieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Judge Hardy
MovieTwenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
MovieSome of the Best
1944
as Himself - Commentator
MoviePlan for Destruction
1943
as Commentator
MovieAndy Hardy's Double Life
1942
as Judge Hardy
MovieThe Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Judge Hardy
MovieThe Bugle Sounds
1942
as Col. Jack Lawton
Holiday Greetings 1941
1941
as Himself
MovieLife Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
as Judge Hardy
MovieAndy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Judge Hardy
MovieSporting Blood
1940
as Davis Lockwood
MovieAndy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Judge Hardy
MovieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940
as Judge Hardy
MovieMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
1940
as Himself / Narrator
MovieJudge Hardy and Son
1939
as Judge Hardy
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as The President
MovieAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Judge Hardy
MovieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
MovieThe Hardys Ride High
1939
as Judge Hardy
MovieThe Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939
as Judge James K. Hardy
MovieOut West with the Hardys
1938
as Judge Hardy
MovieThe Chaser
1938
as Delford Prescott
MovieLove Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as James Hardy
MovieYellow Jack
1938
as Maj. Walter Reed
MovieStolen Heaven
1938
as Joseph Langauer
MovieJudge Hardy's Children
1938
as Judge Hardy
MovieAnother Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Jackson Douglas
MovieYou're Only Young Once
1937
as Judge Hardy
MovieThe Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Lawrence Fontaine
MovieThe Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Inspector Marney
MovieOutcast
1937
as Anthony Abbott
MovieDon't Turn 'em Loose
1936
as John Webster
MovieSworn Enemy
1936
as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
MovieSuzy
1936
as Baron
MovieSmall Town Girl
1936
as Dr. Dakin
MovieThe Unguarded Hour
1936
as General Lawrence
MovieThree Godfathers
1936
as James 'Doc' Underwood
MovieShipmates Forever
1935
as Adm. Richard Melville
MovieChina Seas
1935
as Tom Davids
MovieWoman Wanted
1935
as District Attorney
MoviePublic Hero Number 1
1935
as Prison Warden
MovieWest Point of the Air
1935
as Gen. Carter
MovieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Adam Paris
MovieDavid Copperfield
1935
as Mr. Wickfield
MovieTreasure Island
1934
as Captain Smollett
MovieThe Girl from Missouri
1934
as Frank Cousins
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
MovieThe Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Police Superintendent Connor
MovieQueen Christina
1934
as Oxenstierna
MovieYou Can't Buy Everything
1934
as John Burton
MovieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Police Captain Webb
MovieLooking Forward
1933
as Gabriel Service Sr.
MovieThe White Sister
1933
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
MovieMen Must Fight
1933
as Edward Seward
MovieThe Son-Daughter
1932
as Dr. Dong Tong
MovieThe Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Nyland Smith
MovieGrand Hotel
1932
as Doctor Otternschlag
MovieDivorce In The Family
1932
as John Parker
MovieUnashamed
1932
as Henry Trask
MovieRed-Headed Woman
1932
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
MovieNight Court
1932
as Judge William Osgood
MovieNew Morals for Old
1932
as Mr. Thomas
MovieLetty Lynton
1932
as District Attorney Haney
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Roger Chilcote
MovieMata Hari
1931
as Andriani
MovieStrictly Dishonorable
1931
as Judge Dempsey
MovieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Carlo Boretti
MovieThe Phantom of Paris
1931
as Inspector Costaud
MovieThe Bargain
1931
as Maitland White
MovieAlways Goodbye
1931
as John Graham
MovieMy Past
1931
as John Thornley
MovieThe Secret Six
1931
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
MovieFather's Son
1931
as William Emory
MovieInspiration
1931
as Raymond Delval
MoviePassion Flower
1930
as Antonio Morado
MovieThe Office Wife
1930
as Larry Fellowes
MovieRomance
1930
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
MovieThe Big House
1930
as Warden James Adams
MovieStrictly Unconventional
1930
as Clive Champion-Cheney
MovieTheir Own Desire
1929
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
MovieMadame X
1929
as Louis Floriot
MovieWonder of Women
1929
as Stephen Tromholt
MovieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
as Edward West
MovieWild Orchids
1929
as John Sterling
MovieA Woman of Affairs
1928
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
MovieFreedom of the Press
1928
as Daniel Steele
MovieThe Patriot
1928
as Count Pahlen
MovieThe Foreign Legion
1928
as Col. Destin
MovieThe Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927
as Menelaus
MovieThe Prince of Headwaiters
1927
as Pierre
MovieLonesome Ladies
1927
as John Fosdick
MovieThe Notorious Lady
1927
as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
MovieAn Affair of the Follies
1927
as Hammersley
MovieThe Blonde Saint
1926
as Sebastian Maure
MovieMidnight Lovers
1926
as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
MovieDon Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Johann Aradi
MovieOld Loves and New
1926
as Gervas Carew
MovieThe Girl from Montmartre
1926
as Jerome Hautrive
MovieToo Much Money
1926
as Robert Broadley
MovieWhat Fools Men
1925
as Joseph Greer
MovieFine Clothes
1925
as Earl of Denham
MovieThe Lady Who Lied
1925
as Horace Pierpont
MovieThe Talker
1925
as Harry Lennox
MovieConfessions of a Queen
1925
as The King
MovieCheaper to Marry
1925
as Jim Knight
MovieThe Lost World
1925
as Sir John Roxton
MovieInez from Hollywood
1924
as Stewart Cuyler
MovieHusbands and Lovers
1924
as James Livingston
MovieCytherea
1924
as Lee Randon
MovieWhy Men Leave Home
1924
as John Emerson
MovieThe Stranger
1924
as Keith Darrant
MovieScaramouche
1923
as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
MovieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1923
as Garth McBride
MovieThe Dangerous Age
1923
as John Emerson
MovieThe World's Applause
1923
as John Elliott
MovieTrifling Women
1922
as The Marquis Ferroni
MovieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1922
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
MovieA Fool There Was
1922
as John Schuyler
MovieThe Rosary
1922
as Father Brian Kelly
MovieThe White Mouse
1921
as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
MoviePilgrims of the Night
1921
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
MovieThe Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
as Edward Berkeley
MovieDon't Neglect Your Wife
1921
as Langdon Masters
MovieThe Golden Snare
1921
as Sergeant Philip Raine
MovieThe Northern Trail
1921
as Jan Ducet
MovieBeau Revel
1921
as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
MovieThe Concert
1921
as Augustus Martinot
MovieHeld by the Enemy
1920
as Capt. Gordon Haine
MovieNomads of the North
1920
as Cpl. O'Connor
MovieMilestones
1920
as John Rhead
MovieA Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
as Himself
MovieThe River's End
1920
as Derwent Conniston/John Keith
MovieMan's Desire
1919
as Tom Denton
MovieThe Man of Bronze
1918
as John Adams
MovieInside the Lines
1918
as Captain Cavendish
MovieAccording to the Code
1916
as Basil Beckenridge
MovieThe Havoc
1916
as Richard Craig
Honor's Altar
1916
as Warren Woods
