Ralph Lewis (actor)

Ralph Lewis
Lewis in The Hoodlum (1919)
Born	Ralph Percy Lewis October 8, 1872 Englewood, Illinois, United States
Died	December 4, 1937 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1937

Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.^[1] He appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. He was married to actress Vera Lewis. He was born in Englewood, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California after being hit by a limousine driven by a chauffeur working for Jack L. Warner. Lewis also starred in one of the early Hollywood sound shorts, Gaunt, in 1931.^[2]

Partial filmography

• The Avenging Conscience (1914)
• The Floor Above (1914)
• Home, Sweet Home (1914)
• The Escape (1914)
• The Birth of a Nation (1915)
• Let Katie Do It (1916)
• The Flying Torpedo (1916)
• Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
• A Sister of Six (1916)
• The Children Pay (1916)
• Intolerance (1916)
• Going Straight (1916)
• The Silent Lie (1917)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
• Revenge (1918)
• The Hoodlum (1919)
• The Valley of the Giants (1919)
• When the Clouds Roll By (1919)
• Eyes of Youth (1919)
• Outside the Law (1920)
• Prisoners of Love (1921)
• Salvage (1921)
• The Conquering Power (1921)
• The Third Alarm (1922)
• Vengeance of the Deep (1923)
• Dante's Inferno (1924)
• Who Cares (1925)
• The Last Edition (1925)
• Shadow of the Law (1926)
• The Block Signal (1926)
• Bigger Than Barnum's (1926)
• The Bad One (1930)
• McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
• Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
• Mystery Liner (1934)
• Behind the Green Lights (1935)

References

1. "Ralph Lewis". NY Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
2. Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931 1476606846 2005 p453 "Gaunt, with Ralph Lewis, Clarence Geldert, John Beck, George Waggner, Murray Smith and Allison Larkin, Esja, 3 reels, T. Director: Joseph Henry Steele. Screenplay: Joseph Henry Steele (based on story “The Debt Collector” by Maurice Levin"

External links

• Ralph Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
• Ralph Lewis at Find a Grave