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