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Lew Ayres

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Overview

Date of Death:
30 December 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA (complications from a coma) more
Mini Biography:
Born in Minneapolis he was raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout... more
Trivia:
As a child, wanted to be a doctor. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Actress Jane Wyman Dies at 93 (From IMDb News. 10 September 2007)
Alternate Names:
Lewis Ayres

Filmography

Actor:
  1. Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994) (TV) .... Prof. Cabel

  2. Cast the First Stone (1989) (TV) .... Martin
    ... aka Cast the First Stone: The Diane Martin Story
  3. "Highway to Heaven" .... Frank Worton / ... (3 episodes, 1985-1989)
        - Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka (1989) TV episode .... Ivan Zelenka
        - Sail Away (1986) TV episode .... Frank Worton
        - The Right Thing (1985) TV episode .... Harry Haynes
  4. "L.A. Law" .... Lorimar Henderson (1 episode, 1989)
        - Leave It to Geezer (1989) TV episode .... Lorimar Henderson
  5. "Cagney & Lacey" .... Conrad Minton (1 episode, 1988)
        - Old Flames (1988) TV episode .... Conrad Minton
  6. "Outlaws" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Madril (1987) TV episode
  7. "Lime Street" .... Henry Wade Culver (7 episodes, 1985-1987)
        - Swiss Watch and Wait (1987) TV episode .... Henry Wade Culver
        - Treasure Hunt (1987) TV episode .... Henry Wade Culver
        - Old Pilots Never Die (1985) TV episode .... Henry Wade Culver
        - Diamonds Aren't Forever (1985) TV episode .... Henry Wade Culver
        - The Wayward Train (1985) TV episode .... Henry Wade Culver
          (2 more)
  8. "The A-Team" .... Bernie Greene (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Grey Team (1986) TV episode .... Bernie Greene
  9. "Simon & Simon" .... Justin Carter (1 episode, 1986)
        - Treasure (1986) TV episode .... Justin Carter
  10. Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... John Pace
  11. "Finder of Lost Loves" .... Oliver Hawthorne (1 episode, 1984)
        - Goodbye, Sara (1984) TV episode .... Oliver Hawthorne
  12. "Hotel" (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Trials (1984) TV episode
  13. "Fame" .... Bert Kline (1 episode, 1984)
        - A Way of Winning (1984) TV episode .... Bert Kline
  14. Savage in the Orient (1983) (TV)
  15. "Fantasy Island" .... J.D. Pettigrew / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1983)
        - Midnight Waltz/Let Them Eat Cake (1983) TV episode .... John Cook
        - Yesterday's Love/Fountain of Youth (1979) TV episode .... J.D. Pettigrew
  16. "Quincy M.E." .... Prof. Henry Lester Hillman (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - The Law Is a Fool (1983) TV episode .... Prof. Henry Lester Hillman
  17. Don Camillo (1983) .... Doc
    ... aka The World of Don Camillo (USA)
  18. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Lem McCary (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - Welcome to Olesonville (1982) TV episode .... Lem McCary
  19. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Dr. Chambers (1 episode, 1982)
        - Don't Rain on My Charade (1982) TV episode .... Dr. Chambers
  20. "Knots Landing" .... Andrew Douglas (1 episode, 1982)
        - Silver Shadows (1982) TV episode .... Andrew Douglas
  21. Of Mice and Men (1981) (TV) .... Candy
  22. "Magnum, P.I." .... Sidney Dollinger (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club (1981) TV episode .... Sidney Dollinger
  23. "The Love Boat" .... Carl Hooper (1 episode, 1981)
        - Frugal Pair, The/Doc's Dismissal/The Girl Next Door (1981) TV episode .... Carl Hooper
  24. Reunion (1980) (TV) .... Bob Hollander

  25. Letters from Frank (1979) (TV) .... Dan Miller
  26. Salem's Lot (1979) (TV) .... Jason Berk
    ... aka Blood Thirst
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Miniseries
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Movie (USA: cable TV title (cut version))
  27. Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) .... Mr. Graham
  28. "Flying High" (1 episode, 1978)
        - High Rollers (1978) TV episode
  29. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" .... Noah (2 episodes, 1978)
        - Noah and the Deluge: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Noah
        - Noah and the Deluge: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Noah
  30. "Battlestar Galactica" .... President Adar (1 episode, 1978)
        - Saga of a Star World (1978) TV episode .... President Adar
  31. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) .... President Adar
  32. Damien: Omen II (1978) .... Bill Atherton
    ... aka Omen II
    ... aka Omen II: Damien (reissue title)
  33. "Wonder Woman" .... Dr. Theodore Wilson (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
    ... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
        - The Man Who Could Move the World (1977) TV episode .... Dr. Theodore Wilson
  34. End of the World (1977) .... Cmdr. Joseph Beckerman
  35. "The Fantastic Journey" .... Rayat (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Innocent Prey (1977) TV episode .... Rayat
  36. "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Doug Booth (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - Mary and the Sexagenarian (1977) TV episode .... Doug Booth
  37. "The Bionic Woman" .... Dr. Elijah Cooper (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Dr. Elijah Cooper
        - Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... Dr. Elijah Cooper
  38. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976) (TV) .... Allen Dulles
  39. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Commander Reginald Blackwell / ... (3 episodes, 1969-1976)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Legacy of Terror (1976) TV episode .... Commander Reginald Blackwell
        - Anybody Can Build a Bomb (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Elias Haig
        - Cocoon: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Governor of Hawaii
  40. "McMillan & Wife" .... Mr. Sinclair (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - Requiem for a Bride (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Sinclair
  41. "Kung Fu" .... Beaumont (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Vanishing Image (1974) TV episode .... Beaumont
  42. "The Magician" (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Illusion of the Evil Spikes (1974) TV episode
  43. Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Howard Nicholson
  44. Heat Wave! (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Grayson
    ... aka Heatwave (Europe: English title)
  45. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Vaslovik
  46. "Hawkins" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Blood Feud (1973) TV episode
  47. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) .... Mandemus
    ... aka Colonization of the Planet of the Apes
  48. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Harlan Edgerton (1 episode, 1973)
        - The House on Hyde Street (1973) TV episode .... Harlan Edgerton
  49. The Stranger (1973) (TV) .... Prof. Dylan MacAuley
    ... aka Stranded in Space
  50. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Hour of Judgment (1972) TV episode
  51. The Man (1972) .... Noah Calvin
  52. The Biscuit Eater (1972) .... Mr. Ames
  53. She Waits (1972) (TV) .... Dr. Sam Carpenter
  54. Earth II (1971) (TV) .... President Charles Carter Durant
  55. "The Interns" .... Dr. Holt (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Guardian (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Holt
  56. "San Francisco International Airport" .... Jess Murray (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka SFX (USA)
        - Supersonic Transport (1970) TV episode .... Jess Murray
  57. "The Virginian" .... Judge Markham (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Price of the Hanging (1970) TV episode .... Judge Markham
  58. "My Three Sons" .... Professor Harper (1 episode, 1970)
        - Mister X (1970) TV episode .... Professor Harper

  59. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Andrew Swanson
    ... aka A Matter of Humanities (USA: new syndication title)
  60. "Here Come the Brides" .... Muncey (1 episode, 1969)
        - One Good Lie Deserves Another (1969) TV episode .... Muncey
  61. "The Big Valley" .... Jason Fleet / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Presumed Dead (1968) TV episode .... Jason Fleet
        - The Disappearance (1967) TV episode .... Sheriff Roy Kingston
  62. Hawaii Five-O: Cocoon (1968) (TV) .... Governor of Hawaii
    ... aka Hawaii Five-O (USA)
  63. "Gunsmoke" .... Jonathan Cole (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Prodigal (1967) TV episode .... Jonathan Cole
  64. "ABC Stage 67" .... Arthur (1 episode, 1966)
        - The People Trap (1966) TV episode .... Arthur
  65. "The F.B.I." .... Marshall Winslow (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Tormentors (1966) TV episode .... Marshall Winslow
  66. "I Spy" .... Dr. Owen McLean (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Tiger (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Owen McLean
  67. "Slattery's People" .... Spencer Champion Carlisle (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Last Commuter (1965) TV episode .... Spencer Champion Carlisle
  68. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Dr. Thomas Clay (1 episode, 1965)
        - Kill No More (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Thomas Clay
  69. "Ben Casey" .... Thomas W. Hardin (1 episode, 1964)
        - For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964) TV episode .... Thomas W. Hardin
  70. The Carpetbaggers (1964) .... 'Mac' McAllister
  71. "Laramie" .... Dr. Samuel Mudd (1 episode, 1962)
        - Time of the Traitor (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Samuel Mudd
  72. "Saints and Sinners" .... Judge Victor Llewelyn (1 episode, 1962)
        - Judgement in Jazz Alley (1962) TV episode .... Judge Victor Llewelyn
  73. Advise & Consent (1962) .... Vice President Harley Hudson
  74. "Bus Stop" .... John Benson (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Opposite Virtues (1962) TV episode .... John Benson
  75. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Dr. Paul Harris (1 episode, 1961)
        - Adventure on Happiness Street (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Harris
  76. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Clint Howard / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scar (1961) TV episode .... Jesse Martin
        - A Man to Look Up To (1957) TV episode .... Jed Lester
        - The Unrelenting Sky (1956) TV episode .... Clint Howard
  77. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Howard Moon (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - A Thief or Two (1960) TV episode .... Howard Moon
  78. "Route 66" .... Bartlett (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) TV episode .... Bartlett

  79. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Jed Risk / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Corporal Hardy (1959) TV episode .... Nathan Hardy
        - Johnny Risk (1958) TV episode .... Jed Risk
  80. "Pursuit" .... John Conrad (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Silent Night (1958) TV episode .... John Conrad
  81. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Case for Dr. Mudd (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
  82. "Frontier Justice" .... Host (11 episodes, 1958)
        - Wire (1958) TV episode .... Host
        - The Fearfull Courage (1958) TV episode .... Host
        - A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo (1958) TV episode .... Host
        - Decision at Wilson's Creek (1958) TV episode .... Host
        - There Were Four (1958) TV episode .... Host
          (6 more)
  83. "Climax!" .... Bob Kilgore (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - The Thief with the Big Blue Eyes (1958) TV episode .... Bob Kilgore
  84. "Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Man Who Asked No Favors (1957) TV episode
  85. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - A Light in the Desert (1956) TV episode
  86. "Playhouse 90" .... Carl Doss (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Family Nobody Wanted (1956) TV episode .... Carl Doss
  87. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Father John Gerald (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Measure of Faith (1956) TV episode .... Father John Gerald
  88. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Dr. John Mohler (1 episode, 1956)
        - One Against Many (1956) TV episode .... Dr. John Mohler
  89. "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nothing So Monstrous (1954) TV episode
  90. Donovan's Brain (1953) .... Dr. Patrick J. Cory
  91. No Escape (1953) .... John Howard Tracy
    ... aka City on a Hunt (USA: reissue title)
  92. New Mexico (1951) .... Captain Hunt
  93. The Capture (1950) .... Lin Vanner aka Lindley Brown

  94. Johnny Belinda (1948) .... Dr. Robert Richardson
  95. The Unfaithful (1947) .... Larry Hannaford
  96. The Dark Mirror (1946) .... Dr. Scott Elliott
  97. Fingers at the Window (1942) .... Oliver Duffy
  98. Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
    ... aka The Doctor and the Debutante (UK)
  99. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
    ... aka Mary Names the Day (UK)
  100. The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) .... Dr. James Kildare
    ... aka My Life Is Yours (UK)
  101. Maisie Was a Lady (1941) .... Robert 'Bob'/'Bobby' Rawlston
  102. Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
  103. Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
  104. The Golden Fleecing (1940) .... Henry Twinkle
  105. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare

  106. Remember? (1939) .... Schuyler 'Sky' Ames
  107. The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
  108. These Glamour Girls (1939) .... Philip S. 'Phil' Griswold III
  109. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Dr, James 'Jimmy' Kildare
  110. Broadway Serenade (1939) .... James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour
    ... aka Serenade
  111. The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) .... Eddie Burgess
  112. Spring Madness (1938) .... Sam 'Sammy' Thatcher
  113. Young Dr. Kildare (1938) .... Dr. James Kildare
  114. Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) .... Henry Thayer
  115. Holiday (1938) .... Edward 'Ned' Seton
    ... aka Free to Live (UK)
    ... aka Unconventional Linda (UK: reissue title)
  116. King of the Newsboys (1938) .... Jerry Flynn
  117. Scandal Street (1938) .... Joe McKnight
  118. Hold 'Em Navy (1937) .... Tommy Graham
    ... aka That Navy Spirit (UK)
  119. The Last Train from Madrid (1937) .... Bill Dexter
  120. The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) .... Nick Milburn
  121. Murder with Pictures (1936) .... Kent Murdock
  122. Lady Be Careful (1936) .... Dynamite
  123. Shakedown (1936) .... Bob Sanderson
  124. Panic on the Air (1936) .... Jerry
    ... aka Trapped by the Wireless (UK)
  125. The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) .... Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
    ... aka The Marines Have Landed (UK)
  126. Silk Hat Kid (1935) .... Eddie Howard
  127. Spring Tonic (1935) .... Caleb Enix
  128. The Lottery Lover (1935) .... Cadet Frank Harrington
  129. Servants' Entrance (1934) .... Erik Landstrom
  130. She Learned About Sailors (1934) .... Larry Wilson
  131. Let's Be Ritzy (1934) .... Jimmy Sterling
    ... aka Millionaire for a Day (UK)
  132. Cross Country Cruise (1934) .... Norman
  133. My Weakness (1933) .... Ronnie Gregory
  134. Don't Bet on Love (1933) .... Bill McCaffery
  135. State Fair (1933) .... Pat Gilbert
  136. Okay, America! (1932) .... Larry Wayne
    ... aka The Penalty of Fame (UK)
  137. Night World (1932) .... Michael Rand
  138. Impatient Maiden (1932) .... Dr. Myron Brown
  139. Heaven on Earth (1931) .... States
    ... aka Mississippi
  140. The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931) .... Bucky O'Brien
    ... aka Vigour of Youth (UK)
  141. Up for Murder (1931) .... Robert Marshall
    ... aka Fires of Youth
  142. Iron Man (1931) .... Kid Mason
  143. Many a Slip (1931) .... Jerry Brooks
  144. East Is West (1930) .... Billy Benson
  145. The Doorway to Hell (1930) .... Louie Ricarno
    ... aka A Handful of Clouds (UK)
  146. Common Clay (1930) .... Hugh Fullerton
  147. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (as Lewis Ayres) .... Paul Bäumer

  148. The Kiss (1929) .... Pierre Lassalle
  149. Big News (1929) .... Copyboy
  150. The Sophomore (1929) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
    ... aka Compromised (UK)
Soundtrack:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "For Ev'ry Lonely Heart")

  2. Fingers at the Window (1942) ("Over the Rainbow" (1939))

  3. Remember? (1939) ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850))
  4. Broadway Serenade (1939) (performer: "Musical Contract") ("For Ev'ry Lonely Heart" (1939), "Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay" (1908), "What You Goin' to Do When the Rent Comes 'Round? (Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown)" (1905), "Hearts Win, You Lose", "Love's Old Sweet Song (Just a Song at Twilight)", "Auld Lang Syne", "The Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314" (1867), "A-Tisket A-Tasket" (1938), "(Here We Go 'Round) The Mulberry Bush", "None But the Lonely Heart (Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt)" (1880), "One Look at You" (1939))
    ... aka Serenade
  5. The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929))
  6. Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) ("There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)")
  7. Holiday (1938) (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850)) ("Bei mir bist du Schön", "The Oceana Roll" (1911), "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850), "The Sailor's Hornpipe")
    ... aka Free to Live (UK)
    ... aka Unconventional Linda (UK: reissue title)
Producer:
  1. Altars of the World (1976) (producer)

  2. Altars of the East (1955) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Altars of the East (1955) (writer)
Self:
  1. "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) TV mini-series .... Himself

  2. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Ford Show
        - Episode #2.14 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - In Pursuit of Happiness (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Lew Ayres (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Altars of the East (1955) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. "The Ken Murray Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 15 September 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself

  7. The Miracle of Sound (1940)
    ... aka A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (USA: series title)

  8. The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) .... Himself
  9. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Garbo (2005) (uncredited) .... Pierre Lassalle
  2. "Disneyland"
        - The Biscuit Eater: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Mr. Ames
        - The Biscuit Eater: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Mr. Ames
  3. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Broadway Serenade'
  4. The Last Generation (1971)
  5. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  6. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
(1963): Actor in a TV drama about the trial after the murder of President Lincoln in 1865. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Western | Crime more
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