Wilfred Lucas
- Schauspiel
- 29. Januar 1871 · Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
- 13. Dezember 1940
Biografie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith. At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years. In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years. In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance. Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios. Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford. During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.
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Filmografie
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy · The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Der Seewolf
- Land der Gottlosen · Weiner (uncredited)
- Ein Mann mit Phantasie · Board Member (uncredited)
- Triple Justice · Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
- Nachts unterwegs · Bailiff (uncredited)
- Women in Hiding · Policeman (uncredited)
- Orchid, der Gangsterbruder · Brother MacDonald
- Ihr erster Mann · Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
- Der große Edison · Broker
- Tear Gas Squad · Policeman
- Goldschmuggel nach Virginia · Southerner (uncredited)
- Women Without Names · Roomer
- The Fighting 69th · Eye Doctor (uncredited)
- Dick und Doof in Oxford · Dean Williams
- Legion of the Lawless · East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
- Four Wives · Stationmaster (uncredited)
- Nick Carter, Master Detective · Police Detective Randall
- Raffles · Bobby
- The Marshal Of Mesa City · Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith geht nach Washington · Pompous Man (uncredited)
- The Day the Bookies Wept · Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
- Todesangst bei jeder Dämmerung · Bailiff (uncredited)
- Zenobia, der Jahrmarktselefant · Undetermined Role
- Women in the Wind · Burbank Offical (uncredited)
- Herr des wilden Westens · Bartender (uncredited)
- Almost a Gentleman · Dog Show Director
- Breakdowns of 1938 · Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Declaration of Independence · John Dickinson (uncredited)
- Brother Rat · Ballfield Doctor
- A Man to Remember · Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
- Down on the Farm · Wheeler
- Freshman Year · Professor Ullrich
- Vater dirigiert · Doctor (uncredited)
- Safety in Numbers · Councilman
- Over the Wall · Cell Block Keeper
- Night Spot · Police Lieutenant
- The Baroness and the Butler · Member of Parliament
- The Daredevil Drivers · Race Judge
- She Loved a Fireman · Fire Tug Captain
- Missing Witnesses · Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
- The Man Without a Country · Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
- Seekadetten · Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- The Westland Case · Gun Dealer
- Idol of the Crowds · Doctor (uncredited)
- Hot Water · Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
- Prairie Thunder · Nate Temple
- Varsity Show · Police Commissioner (uncredited), Police Commissioner
- Talent Scout · Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
- Empty Holsters · John Ware
- Blazing Sixes · Sheriff Tom
- Mord im Nachtclub · Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
- Mile a Minute Love · Drexel
- Land Beyond the Law · Jim Blake (uncredited)
- The Super Snooper
- Geheimbund Schwarze Legion · Bailiff (uncredited)
- Criminal Lawyer · Brandon's Assistant
- We Who Are About to Die · Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
- Beloved Enemy · Doctor (Uncredited)
- Give Me Liberty · His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
- Midnight Blunders · Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
- California Mail · Sheriff
- Die Teufelspuppe · Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
- High Tension · Businessman
- The White Angel · Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Gefährliche Fracht · Police Chief
- The Country Doctor · Proprietor (uncredited)
- Love on a Bet · Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
- The Preview Murder Mystery · Director (Uncredited)
- Der Gefangene der Haifischinsel · Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
- Moderne Zeiten · Juvenile Officer
- Chatterbox · Selbst
- Kind Lady · First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
- Show Them No Mercy! · Druggist (uncredited)
- Frisco, die Stadt ohne Gesetz · First Policeman (uncredited)
- Rip Roaring Riley · Chief Martin
- Stormy · Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
- Stranded · Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
- The Arizonian · Townsman with Mayor
- Vagabond Lady · Dock Official (uncredited)