Lew Ayres

Darsteller, Regie

28. Dezember 1908 — 30. Dezember 1996 (88 Jahre)
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare (1938) and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was outraged, and theaters vowed never to show his films again, but quietly he achieved the Medical Corps status he had requested, serving as a medic under fire in the South Pacific and as a chaplain's aid in New Guinea and the Phillipines. His return to film after the war was undistinguished until Johnny Belinda (1948) - his role as the sympathetic physician treating the deaf-mute Jane Wyman won him an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. Subsequent movie roles were scarce; an opportunity to play Dr. Kildare in television was aborted when the network refused to honor his request for no cigarette sponsorship. He continued to act, but in the 1970s put his long experience into a project to bring to the west the philosophy of the East - the resulting film, Altars of the World (1976), while not a box-office success, won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award. Lew Ayres died in Los Angeles, California on December 30, 1996, just two days after his 88th birthday.

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Der schwarze Spiegel
    Der schwarze Spiegel1946
  • Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens
    Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens14 Staffeln
  • Route 66
    Route 664 Staffeln
  • Das Ende der Welt
    Das Ende der Welt1977
  • The Capture
    The Capture1950
  • Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide
    Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide1940
  • Dr. Kildare – Das Geheimnis
    Dr. Kildare – Das Geheimnis1939
  • Hearts in Bondage
    Hearts in Bondage1936
  • Der Todesfelsen von Colorado
    Der Todesfelsen von Colorado1951

Bekannt aus

  • Im Westen nichts Neues
    Im Westen nichts Neues1930
  • Damien - Omen II
    Damien - Omen II1978
  • Brennen muss Salem
    Brennen muss Salem2 Folgen
  • Die Schwester der Braut
    Die Schwester der Braut1938
  • Die Schlacht um den Planet der Affen
    Die Schlacht um den Planet der Affen1973
  • Schweigende Lippen
    Schweigende Lippen1948
  • Der schwarze Spiegel
    Der schwarze Spiegel1946
  • Donovans Hirn
    Donovans Hirn1953
  • The Doorway to Hell
    The Doorway to Hell1930
  • Schatten am Fenster
    Schatten am Fenster1942
  • Sturm über Washington
    Sturm über Washington1962
  • Ehebruch
    Ehebruch1947
  • The Capture
    The Capture1950
  • Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide
    Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide1940
  • Dr. Kildare – Unter Verdacht
    Dr. Kildare – Unter Verdacht1939
  • Kampfstern Galactica
    Kampfstern Galactica1978
  • These Glamour Girls
    These Glamour Girls1939
  • Dr. Kildare – Das Geheimnis
    Dr. Kildare – Das Geheimnis1939
  • Dr. Kildare – Die Heimkehr
    Dr. Kildare – Die Heimkehr1940
  • Keiner haut wie Don Camillo
    Keiner haut wie Don Camillo1984

Filmografie

2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Paul (clip From All Quiet On The Western Front (1930))
2005
Garbo · as Pierre Lassalle
1994
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart · as Professor Cabel
1992
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Actor 'advise And 'consent' (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1989
1986
1986
L.A. Law · as Lorimar Henderson
1986
Under Siege · as John Pace
1985
Lime Street · as Henry Wade Culver
1984
Finder of Lost Loves · as Oliver Hawthorne
1984
1984
1983
1983
The A-Team · as Bernie Greene
1982
The Devlin Connection · as Wedemeyer
1982
1981
Of Mice and Men · as Candy
1981
1981
1980
Magnum, P.I. · as Sidney Dollinger
1980
Reunion · as Bob Hollander
1979
Knots Landing · as Andrew Douglasauf plex.tv
1979
Letters from Frank · as Dan Miller
1979
Salem's Lot · as Jason Burke
1979
1978
Suddenly, Love · as Mr. Graham
1978
1978
Battlestar Galactica · as President Adar
1978
1978
Battlestar Galactica · as President Adar
1978
Damien: Omen II · as Bill Atherton
1977
End of the World · as Com. Joseph Beckermanauf plex.tv
1977
The Love Boat · as Carl Hooper
1977
1977
Fantasy Island · as J.d. Pettigrew
1976
1976
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage)
1976
1975
Wonder Woman · as Dr. Kenneth Wilson
1974
1974
Heatwave! · as Dr. Grayson
1974
The Questor Tapes · as Vaslovik
1973
1973
The Magician · as Max Braden
1973
Hawkins · as Gus Bitterman
1973
The Stranger · as Prof. Dylan Macauley
1972
1972
The Man · as Noah Calvin
1972
The Biscuit Eater · as Mr. Ames
1972
Kung Fu · as Beaumont
1972
She Waits · as Dr. Sam Carpenter
1971
Earth II · as President Charles Carter Durant
1971
1971
Columbo · as Howard Nicholson
1971
1970
1970
1970
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Dr. Andrew Swanson
1968
1968
The Doris Day Show · as William Tyler
1968
Hawaii Five-O · as The Governor
1966
1966
ABC Stage 67 · as Arthur
1965
The F.B.I. · as Marshall Winslow
1965
The Big Valley · as Sheriff Roy Kingston
1965
I Spy · as Dr. Owen Maclean
1964
The Carpetbaggers · as Mac Mcallister
1964
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre · as Dr. Thomas Clay
1963
Channing · as Joshua Tillett
1962
The Virginian · as Judge John Markham
1962
1962
Advise & Consent · as The Vice President
1961
1961
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Kildare
1960
Route 66auf plex.tv
1960
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show · as Dr. Paul Harris
1959
The June Allyson Show · as Howard Moon
1959
1958
Pursuit · as John Conrad
1958
1957
Alcoa Theatre · as Jed Risk
1956
Zane Grey Theatre · as Clint Howard
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Carl Doss
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse · as Dr. John Mohler
1955
Gunsmoke · as Jonathan Cole
1954
Climax! · as Bob Kilgore
1953
Donovan's Brain · as Dr. Patrick J. Cory
1953
No Escape · as John Howard Tracy
1952
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Father John Gerald
1952
Cavalcade of America · as Matt Needham
1951
1951
New Mexico · as Capt. Huntauf plex.tv
1950
The Capture · as Lin Vanner / Lindley Brownauf plex.tv
1948
Johnny Belinda · as Dr. Robert Richardson
1947
The Unfaithful · as Larry Hannaford
1946
The Dark Mirror · as Dr. Scott Elliottauf plex.tv
1942
Fingers at the Window · as Oliver Duffy
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory · as Dr. James Kildare
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day · as Dr. James Kildare
1941
The People vs. Dr. Kildare · as Dr. James Kildare
1941
Maisie Was a Lady · as Bob Rawlston
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis · as Dr. James Kildare
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home · as Dr. James Kildare
1940
The Golden Fleecing · as Henry Twinkle
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case · as Dr. James Kildareauf plex.tv
1939
Remember? · as Sky Ames
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare · as Dr. James Kildareauf plex.tv
1939
These Glamour Girls · as Philip S. Griswold Iii
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare · as Dr. James Kildare
1939
Broadway Serenade · as James Geoffrey 'jimmy' Seymour
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 · as Eddie Burgess
1938
Spring Madness · as Sam Thatcher
1938
Young Dr. Kildare · as Dr. James Kildare
1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl · as Henry Thayer
1938
Holiday · as Ned Seton
1938
King of the Newsboys · as Jerry Flynn
1937
The Last Train from Madrid · as Bill Dexter
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw · as Nick Milburn
1936
Murder with Pictures · as Kent Murdock
1936
Panic on the Air · as Jerry Franklin
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed · as Woodruff 'woody' Davis
1935
Silk Hat Kid · as Eddie Howard
1935
Spring Tonic · as Caleb Enix
1934
Servants' Entrance · as Erik Landstrom
1934
She Learned About Sailors · as Larry Wilson
1934
Cross Country Cruise · as Norman Winthrop
1933
Don't Bet on Love · as Bill Mccaffrey
1933
State Fair · as Pat Gilbert
1932
Okay America! · as Larry Wayne
1932
Night World · as Michael Rand
1932
The Impatient Maiden · as Dr. Myron Brown
1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame · as Edward Aloysius "bucky" O'brian
1931
Up for Murder · as Robert Marshall
1931
The Iron Man · as Kid Mason
1930
East Is West · as Billy Benson
1930
The Doorway to Hell · as Louie Ricarno
1930
Common Clay · as Hugh Fullerton
1930
1929
The Kiss · as Pierre Lassalle
1929
Big News · as Copyboy (uncredited)
1929
The Sophomore · as Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)