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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.
Known For
Grand Hotel
(1932)
Doctor Otternschlag
Queen Christina
(1933)
Oxenstierna
Scaramouche
(1952)
Georges de Valmorin
Mata Hari
(1931)
Andriani
Cytherea
(1924)
Lee Randon
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Treasure Island
(1934)
Captain Smollett
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Any Number Can Play
(1949)
Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Mask of Fu Manchu
(1932)
Nyland Smith
Three Godfathers
(1936)
James 'Doc' Underwood
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1952)
The Cardinal
The Big House
(1930)
Warden James Adams
Full Filmography
Acting
The Havoc
(1916)
Richard Craig
According to the Code
(1916)
Basil Beckenridge
Honor's Altar
(1916)
Warren Woods
Inside the Lines
(1918)
Captain Cavendish
The Man of Bronze
(1918)
John Adams
Man's Desire
(1919)
Tom Denton
The River's End
(1920)
Derwent Conniston/John Keith
Milestones
(1920)
John Rhead
Held by the Enemy
(1920)
Capt. Gordon Haine
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
(1920)
Himself
Nomads of the North
(1920)
Cpl. O'Connor
The Child Thou Gavest Me
(1921)
Edward Berkeley
Don't Neglect Your Wife
(1921)
Langdon Masters
The Northern Trail
(1921)
Jan Ducet
Pilgrims of the Night
(1921)
Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Concert
(1921)
Augustus Martinot
Beau Revel
(1921)
Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
The Golden Snare
(1921)
Sergeant Philip Raine
The White Mouse
(1921)
Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
The Rosary
(1922)
Father Brian Kelly
A Fool There Was
(1922)
John Schuyler
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1922)
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Trifling Women
(1922)
The Marquis Ferroni
The Dangerous Age
(1923)
John Emerson
You Can't Fool Your Wife
(1923)
Garth McBride
Scaramouche
(1923)
The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
The World's Applause
(1923)
John Elliott
Cytherea
(1924)
Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home
(1924)
John Emerson
The Stranger
(1924)
Keith Darrant
Inez from Hollywood
(1924)
Stewart Cuyler
Husbands and Lovers
(1924)
James Livingston
Fine Clothes
(1925)
Earl of Denham
The Lady Who Lied
(1925)
Horace Pierpont
What Fools Men
(1925)
Joseph Greer
The Lost World
(1925)
Sir John Roxton
Confessions of a Queen
(1925)
The King
Cheaper to Marry
(1925)
Jim Knight
The Talker
(1925)
Harry Lennox
Midnight Lovers
(1926)
Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Old Loves and New
(1926)
Gervas Carew
The Blonde Saint
(1926)
Sebastian Maure
The Girl from Montmartre
(1926)
Jerome Hautrive
Too Much Money
(1926)
Robert Broadley
Don Juan's 3 Nights
(1926)
Johann Aradi
The Prince of Headwaiters
(1927)
Pierre
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
(1927)
Menelaus
Lonesome Ladies
(1927)
John Fosdick
The Notorious Lady
(1927)
Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
An Affair of the Follies
(1927)
Hammersley
The Patriot
(1928)
Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion
(1928)
Col. Destin
Freedom of the Press
(1928)
Daniel Steele
A Woman of Affairs
(1928)
Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
Their Own Desire
(1929)
Henry 'Hal' Marlett
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(1929)
Edward West
Wonder of Women
(1929)
Stephen Trombolt
Madame X
(1929)
Louis Floriot
Wild Orchids
(1929)
John Sterling
The Office Wife
(1930)
Larry Fellowes
Romance
(1930)
Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
The Big House
(1930)
Warden James Adams
Passion Flower
(1930)
Antonio Morado
Strictly Unconventional
(1930)
Clive Champion-Cheney
Father's Son
(1931)
William Emory
Strictly Dishonorable
(1931)
Judge Dempsey
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
(1931)
Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris
(1931)
Inspector Costaud
The Secret Six
(1931)
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
The Bargain
(1931)
Maitland White
Mata Hari
(1931)
Andriani
Inspiration
(1931)
Raymond Delval
Always Goodbye
(1931)
John Graham
My Past
(1931)
John Thornley
Letty Lynton
(1932)
District Attorney Haney
The Son-Daughter
(1932)
Dr. Dong Tong
Night Court
(1932)
Judge William Osgood
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Roger Chilcote
Divorce In The Family
(1932)
John Parker
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Grand Hotel
(1932)
Doctor Otternschlag
The Mask of Fu Manchu
(1932)
Nyland Smith
Unashamed
(1932)
Henry Trask
New Morals for Old
(1932)
Mr. Thomas
The White Sister
(1933)
Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
(1933)
Edward Seward
Bureau of Missing Persons
(1933)
Police Captain Webb
Queen Christina
(1933)
Oxenstierna
Looking Forward
(1933)
Gabriel Service Sr.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
(1934)
The Mystery of Mr. X
(1934)
Connor
You Can't Buy Everything
(1934)
John Burton
Treasure Island
(1934)
Captain Smollett
The Girl from Missouri
(1934)
Frank Cousins
Vanessa: Her Love Story
(1935)
Adam Paris
West Point of the Air
(1935)
Gen. Carter
David Copperfield
(1935)
Mr. Wickfield
China Seas
(1935)
Tom Davids
Woman Wanted
(1935)
District Attorney
Public Hero Number 1
(1935)
Prison Warden
Shipmates Forever
(1935)
Adm. Richard Melville
Three Godfathers
(1936)
James 'Doc' Underwood
Small Town Girl
(1936)
Dr. Dakin
Suzy
(1936)
Baron
Sworn Enemy
(1936)
Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
The Unguarded Hour
(1936)
General Lawrence
Don't Turn 'em Loose
(1936)
John Webster
Outcast
(1937)
Anthony Abbott
The Bad Man of Brimstone
(1937)
Jackson Douglas
The Man Who Cried Wolf
(1937)
Lawrence Fontaine
The Thirteenth Chair
(1937)
Inspector Marney
You're Only Young Once
(1937)
Judge Hardy
Another Romance of Celluloid
(1938)
Self (uncredited)
Stolen Heaven
(1938)
Joseph Langauer
Yellow Jack
(1938)
Maj. Walter Reed
Judge Hardy's Children
(1938)
Judge Hardy
Out West with the Hardys
(1938)
Judge Hardy
Love Finds Andy Hardy
(1938)
Judge Hardy
The Chaser
(1938)
Delford Prescott
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
The President
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
(1939)
Judge James K. Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939
(1939)
Douglas Tolliver Jr.
The Hardys Ride High
(1939)
Judge Hardy
Judge Hardy and Son
(1939)
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(1939)
Judge Hardy
From the Ends of the Earth
(1939)
Self
Sporting Blood
(1940)
Davis Lockwood
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
(1940)
Judge Hardy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
(1940)
Himself / Narrator
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
(1940)
Judge Hardy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
(1940)
Self
Holiday Greetings 1941
(1941)
Himself
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
(1941)
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
(1941)
Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
(1942)
Col. Jack Lawton
Andy Hardy's Double Life
(1942)
Judge Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
(1942)
Judge Hardy
Plan for Destruction
(1943)
Commentator
Twenty Years After
(1944)
(archive footage)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
(1944)
Judge Hardy
Some of the Best
(1944)
Himself - Commentator
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
(1946)
Judge Hardy
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Judge James Trumbell
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Father Nolan
State of the Union
(1948)
Sam Thorndyke
The Sun Comes Up
(1949)
Arthur Norton
Any Number Can Play
(1949)
Ben Gavery Snelerr
Stars in My Crown
(1950)
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
Key to the City
(1950)
Judge Silas Standish
Night Into Morning
(1951)
Dr. Horace Snyder
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Arnold P. Hapgood
Bannerline
(1951)
Josh
Grounds for Marriage
(1951)
Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
The Unknown Man
(1951)
Judge James V. Hulbrook
It's a Big Country
(1951)
Church Sexton
Scaramouche
(1952)
Georges de Valmorin
Just This Once
(1952)
Judge Samuel Coulter
Talk About a Stranger
(1952)
William J. Wardlaw
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1952)
The Cardinal
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1953)
Captain Holt
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Complicated Women
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Writing