Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone feels like a living archive of early Hollywood. Twenty-nine years as a contract player at MGM and his beloved turn as Judge Hardy in the Andy Hardy films speak to a rare durability, and surviving the seismic shift from silents to talkies took real adaptability. His 1928 Best Actor nomination proves the talent was no accident. To me he was never a flashy star but a load-bearing pillar, the steadying presence that lends a picture its gravity. The older the film, the more his calm, lived-in acting quietly pays off, and that Walk of Fame star is well deserved.

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Name (English)

Lewis Stone

Name (Japanese)

ルイス・ストーン

Reading

るいす・すとーん

Born

November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953

Origin

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%20Stone
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457220

Tags

• Massachusetts
• stage actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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