Biography
Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.Born in 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, Lewis attended Northwestern University.Lewis appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. The character actor remains perhaps best remembered for his role as abolitionist U.S. Representative Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the governor in Intolerance (1916). Lewis's film debut came in 1912. He also starred in one of the early Hollywood sound shorts, Gaunt, in 1931. He was married to actress Vera Lewis.Lewis died in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1937, after being hit on November 25, 1937, by a limousine driven by a chauffeur working for Jack L. Warner.
Filmography
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Self / Austin Stoneman
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' (1993)
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Henchman Cheyenne Kent
The Utah Kid (1944)
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Henchman (Uncredited)
Music for Madame (1937)
Movie
Townsman
Behind the Mike (1937)
Movie
Business Man (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Movie
4.25
Boat Captain
Border Flight (1936)
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Alec McNiel
Swifty (1935)
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Bookstore Proprietor
Dr. Socrates (1935)
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Man at Bar
Diamond Jim (1935)
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Sheriff
Sunset Range (1935)
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Justice Hiram McClump
Born to Battle (1935)
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Prof. Reynolds
The Lost City (1935)
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John Lathrop
Outlaw Rule (1935)
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Dr. Reynolds
The Lost City (1935)
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Dad Lansing
Terror of the Plains (1934)
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Randall Brewster
Badge of Honor (1934)
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Prof. Grimson
Mystery Liner (1934)
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Judge Moore
Riot Squad (1933)
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Mr. Kelly Burton
Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
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John Walton
Sucker Money (1933)
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Winchell
The Death Kiss (1932)
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Doctor (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage (1932)
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Judge (uncredited)
American Madness (1932)
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Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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Blochet
The Bad One (1930)
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John Cosgrove
The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929)
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Dan MacDowell
The Shield of Honor (1927)
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Sam Gibson
The Sunset Derby (1927)
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John Rollins
The Silent Power (1926)
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'Jovial Joe' Ryan
The Block Signal (1926)
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John Ward
Fascinating Youth (1926)
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Tom McDonald
The Last Edition (1925)
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Ed Barton
The Overland Limited (1925)
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John Porter
The Million Dollar Handicap (1925)
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William Craig
The Bridge of Sighs (1925)
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Ralph Lewis
Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
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The Man - Mortimer Judd
Dante's Inferno (1924)
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Thomas Potter
The Man Who Came Back (1924)
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Nicholas Small
Blow Your Own Horn (1923)
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Bill Buckley
The West~Bound Limited (1923)
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Johnathan Forge
The Fog (1923)
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Dan McDowell
The Third Alarm (1922)
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Peter Fay
Broad Daylight (1922)
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Fletcher Burton
Flesh and Blood (1922)
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Pere Grandet
The Conquering Power (1921)
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Phillip Lawton
A Private Scandal (1921)
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Brabazon
Sowing the Wind (1921)
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Victoria's Father
Man-Woman-Marriage (1921)
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Her Father
Prisoners of Love (1921)
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Silent Madden
Outside the Law (1921)
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Robert Castleback
813 (1920)
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Dan Bowers
Common Sense (1920)
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Curtis Brown
When the Clouds Roll By (1919)
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Robert Goring
Eyes of Youth (1919)
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Alexander Guthrie
The Hoodlum (1919)
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Col. Pennington
The Valley of the Giants (1919)
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Gov. Eveland
The Long Lane's Turning (1919)
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Frederick Blatch
The Dub (1919)
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John Linforth
Fires of Youth (1918)
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'Sudden' Duncan
Revenge (1918)
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Francis' Father
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
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Roger Cly
A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
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Theodore Ainsley - The Girls' Father
The Children Pay (1916)
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Caleb Winthrop
A Sister of Six (1916)
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Jan Van Houck
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
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Dad Dawson
Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916)
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John Remington
Going Straight (1916)
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Head of the Board
The Flying Torpedo (1916)
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Deacon Hunt
Martha's Vindication (1916)
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Banquo
Macbeth (1916)
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Jim Starbuck
Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915)
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Hilbert Grinde, 'The Wolf Man'
The Wolf-Man (1915)
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The Side Show Manager
Victorine (1915)
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Old Hemlock - Hattie's Father
The Little Catamount (1915)
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Old Lloyd - the Girl's Grandfather
The Mountain Girl (1915)
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Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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Phelan
The Exposure (1914)
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Sikes - the Revenue Officer
The Hop Smugglers (1914)
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Dr. John
Her Awakening (1914)
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The Detective
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
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The Senator
The Escape (1914)
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The Outlaw
The Different Man (1914)
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Spike Golden - a Rival Gangster
The Gangsters of New York (1914)
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Peter Blandin
Bigger Than Barnum's
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Austin Stoneman
I Am Not a Racist
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1872-10-08
Deathday1937-12-04 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceEnglewood, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRalph Percy Lewis
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