Lewis Stone [29259] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.2533 Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Birthday: 1879-11-14 Deathday: 1953-09-12 Age: 73 years Movies: 165 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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 Hot2004-02-03 Complicated Women2003-05-06 Alone. Life Wastes Andy1998-10-01 That's Entertainment, P1976-05-16 The Big Parade of Comed1964-09-02 All the Brothers Were V1953-11-13 The Prisoner of Zenda1952-11-04 Scaramouche1952-05-08 Talk About a Stranger1952-04-18 Just This Once1952-02-27 It's a Big Country1951-11-20 The Unknown Man1951-11-09 Bannerline1951-10-12 Angels in the Outfield1951-10-19 Night Into Morning1951-06-08 Grounds for Marriage1951-01-12 Stars in My Crown1950-05-11 Key to the City1950-02-02 Any Number Can Play1949-07-15 The Sun Comes Up1949-05-12 State of the Union1948-04-30 Love Laughs at Andy Har1946-12-25 Three Wise Fools1946-09-26 The Hoodlum Saint1946-04-04 Andy Hardy's Blonde Tro1944-05-04 Some of the Best1944-01-01 Twenty Years After1944-01-01 Plan for Destruction1943-04-22 Andy Hardy's Double Lif1942-12-01 The Courtship of Andy H1942-03-03 The Bugle Sounds1942-01-30 Holiday Greetings 19411941-12-25 Life Begins for Andy Ha1941-08-15 Andy Hardy's Private Se1941-02-21 Sporting Blood1940-07-11 Andy Hardy Meets Debuta1940-07-05 Hollywood: Style Center1940-05-29 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's B1940-01-01 Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A1940-01-01 Judge Hardy and Son1939-12-22 Joe and Ethel Turp Call1939-12-01 Andy Hardy Gets Spring 1939-07-21 From the Ends of the Ea1939-05-28 The Hardys Ride High1939-04-21 The Ice Follies of 19391939-03-10 Loews Christmas Greetin1939-01-09 Out West with the Hardy1938-11-25 The Chaser1938-07-29 Love Finds Andy Hardy1938-07-22 Yellow Jack1938-05-19 Stolen Heaven1938-05-11 Judge Hardy's Children1938-03-26 Another Romance of Cell1938-02-05 The Bad Man of Brimston1937-12-31 You're Only Young Once1937-12-10 The Man Who Cried Wolf1937-08-29 The Thirteenth Chair1937-05-07 Outcast1937-02-05 Don't Turn 'em Loose1936-09-18 Sworn Enemy1936-09-11 Suzy1936-07-20 Small Town Girl1936-04-10 The Unguarded Hour1936-04-10 Three Godfathers1936-03-06 Shipmates Forever1935-10-12 China Seas1935-08-09 Woman Wanted1935-08-02 Public Hero Number 11935-05-31 West Point of the Air1935-03-23 Vanessa: Her Love Story1935-03-01 David Copperfield1935-01-18 Treasure Island1934-08-17 The Girl from Missouri1934-08-03 Hollywood on Parade No.1934-03-02 The Mystery of Mr. X1934-02-23 You Can't Buy Everythin1934-01-26 Queen Christina1933-12-26 Bureau of Missing Perso1933-09-16 Looking Forward1933-04-28 The White Sister1933-03-17 Men Must Fight1933-02-17 The Son-Daughter1932-12-23 The Mask of Fu Manchu1932-11-05 Divorce In The Family1932-08-27 Unashamed1932-07-02 Red-Headed Woman1932-06-25 New Morals for Old1932-06-04 Letty Lynton1932-04-30 Night Court1932-06-04 Grand Hotel1932-05-25 The Wet Parade1932-03-26 Mata Hari1931-12-26 Strictly Dishonorable1931-12-01 The Sin of Madelon Clau1931-10-23 The Phantom of Paris1931-09-12 The Bargain1931-07-23 Always Goodbye1931-05-24 My Past1931-05-03 The Secret Six1931-04-18 Father's Son1931-03-07 Inspiration1931-01-31 Passion Flower1930-12-06 The Office Wife1930-08-23 Romance1930-08-20 The Big House1930-06-14 Strictly Unconventional1930-05-03 Their Own Desire1929-12-27 Madame X1929-08-17 Wonder of Women1929-07-13 The Trial of Mary Dugan1929-06-08 Wild Orchids1929-02-23 A Woman of Affairs1928-12-15 Freedom of the Press1928-10-28 The Patriot1928-09-01 The Foreign Legion1928-06-23 The Private Life of Hel1927-12-09 The Prince of Headwaite1927-07-09 Lonesome Ladies1927-07-03 The Notorious Lady1927-03-26 An Affair of the Follie1927-02-13 The Blonde Saint1926-11-20 Midnight Lovers1926-10-25 Don Juan's 3 Nights1926-09-04 Old Loves and New1926-04-11 The Girl from Montmartr1926-01-31 Too Much Money1926-01-03 What Fools Men1925-09-13 Fine Clothes1925-08-09 The Lady Who Lied1925-07-12 The Talker1925-05-24 Confessions of a Queen1925-03-30 Cheaper to Marry1925-02-09 The Lost World1925-02-02 Inez from Hollywood1924-12-14 Husbands and Lovers1924-11-02 Cytherea1924-05-04 Why Men Leave Home1924-03-03 The Stranger1924-02-04 Scaramouche1923-09-15 You Can't Fool Your Wif1923-04-29 The Dangerous Age1923-02-04 The World's Applause1923-01-29 Trifling Women1922-11-06 The Prisoner of Zenda1922-09-11 A Fool There Was1922-06-18 The Rosary1922-01-16 The White Mouse1921-11-06 Pilgrims of the Night1921-09-26 The Child Thou Gavest M1921-08-20 Don't Neglect Your Wife1921-07-31 The Golden Snare1921-07-10 The Northern Trail1921-07-03 Beau Revel1921-03-19 The Concert1921-02-20 Held by the Enemy1920-10-24 Nomads of the North1920-09-25 Milestones1920-09-09 A Trip Through the Worl1920-08-15 The River's End1920-02-22 Man's Desire1919-07-20 The Man of Bronze1918-12-09 Inside the Lines1918-08-26 According to the Code1916-07-10 The Havoc1916-03-20 Honor's Altar1916-02-14