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Wilfred Lucas
Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born January 29, 1871Died December 13, 1940 (69 years)
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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.
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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Filmography
| 1994 | The Our Gang Story · as Mr. Wade |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy · as Mr. Vance |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Warden |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as Marshal Andy |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy · as The Warden (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Back Street · as Congratulator At Race |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Weiner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters · as Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Triple Justice · as Constable Herb At Tule Mesa |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as Chaplain #2 |
| 1940 | Pony Express Days · as St. Louis Mayor Jeff Thompson |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid · as Brother Macdonald |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge · as Elderly Huntsman At Estate Dance (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Broker |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Southerner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Eye Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford · as Dean Williams |
| 1940 | Legion of the Lawless · as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Stationmaster (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective · as Police Detective Randall |
| 1939 | |
| 1939 | The Marshal of Mesa City · as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Pompous Man (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept · as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies · as Deputy |
| 1939 | Racketeers of the Range · as Steve - Cattle Rancher |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Undetermined Role |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind · as Burbank Offical (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dodge City · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman · as Dog Show Director |
| 1939 | Arizona Legion · as Mr. Fisher |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces · as Police Sergeant |
| 1938 | Brother Rat · as Ballfield Doctor |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember · as Man At Hospital Dedication (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Four Daughters · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Rascals · as Cafe Proprietor |
| 1938 | Accidents Will Happen · as Bailiff |
| 1938 | This Marriage Business · as Mr. Brown |
| 1938 | Over the Wall · as Cell Block Keeper |
| 1938 | Night Spot · as Police Lieutenant |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler · as Member Of Parliament |
| 1938 | The Daredevil Drivers · as Race Judge |
| 1938 | Sergeant Murphy · as Mule Boat Captain |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman · as Fire Tug Captain |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses · as Judge In Wagner Case (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Checkers · as Race Judge |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold · as Ship's Captain (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Westland Case · as Gun Dealer |
| 1937 | Conquest · as Major Domo |
| 1937 | Life Begins with Love · as School Board Director |
| 1937 | Idol of the Crowds · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Prairie Thunder · as Nate Temple |
| 1937 | Varsity Show · as Police Commissioner (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Talent Scout · as Director Of Screen Test (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Empty Holsters · as John Ware |
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love · as Announcer Introducing Jimmy |
| 1937 | Blazing Sixes · as Sheriff Tom |
| 1937 | I Promise to Pay · as Police Sergeant |
| 1937 | Marked Woman · as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Land Beyond the Law · as Jim Blake (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife · as Albert - Prison Guard |
| 1937 | Circus Girl · as Doctor |
| 1937 | Dick Tracy · as Mr. Vance |
| 1937 | Sea Devils · as Coast Guard Officer |
| 1937 | Black Legion · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer · as Brandon's Assistant |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die · as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | California Mail · as Sheriff |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Captain |
| 1936 | Dimples · as Creditor |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland · as Lexington |
| 1936 | High Tension · as Businessman |
| 1936 | The Devil-Doll · as Off-Screen Voice (voice / Uncredited) |
| 1936 | The White Angel · as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Footman Announcing Guests |
| 1936 | Human Cargo · as Police Chief |
| 1936 | The King Steps Out · as Driver, Von Kempen Carriage |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor · as Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Love on a Bet · as Man At Hutchinson's Meeting |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island · as Testifying Colonel |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery · as Director (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur · as Reporter |
| 1936 | Modern Times · as Juvenile Officer |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents · as Dr. Rand |
| 1935 | Another Face · as Mr. Jerome - Screenwriter |
| 1935 | Kind Lady · as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! · as Druggist (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as First Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Found Stella Parish · as Customs Official |
| 1935 | Rip Roaring Riley · as Chief Martin |
| 1935 | The Public Menace · as Gazette Editor |
| 1935 | Navy Wife · as Pedestrian |
| 1935 | Angkor · as Wilfred Lucas, Game Hunter |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty · as Frank Hammond [ch. 5] |
| 1935 | Stranded · as Pat, A Welfare Worker (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Arizonian · as Townsman With Mayor |
| 1935 | Love Me Forever · as Minor Role |
| 1935 | Alibi Ike · as Umpire |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady · as Dock Official (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Les Misérables · as Onlooker |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta · as Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris · as Doorman |
| 1935 | Chandu on the Magic Island · as Capt. Walker |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride · as Bailiff |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid · as Policeman |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round · as Policeman At Dock |
| 1934 | Peck's Bad Boy · as Cast |
| 1934 | Madame Du Barry · as Servant On Lawn Keeping Score |
| 1934 | Cleopatra · as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Return of Chandu · as Capt. Wilson [chs. 4-12] |
| 1934 | One Night of Love · as Metropolitan Operagoer |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Detective |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder Case · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car · as Conductor Thrown From Train |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as Judge |
| 1934 | Upperworld · as Boat Captain |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild · as Page |
| 1934 | Apples to You! · as Chairman Of The Board |
| 1934 | The Lost Jungle · as Circus Ring Announcer [ch. 1] |
| 1933 | The House on 56th Street · as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Air Fright · as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent |
| 1933 | Gallant Lady · as Phelps - The Butler |
| 1933 | Advice to the Forlorn · as Reporter |
| 1933 | Blood Money · as Prison Guard |
| 1933 | From Headquarters · as Intake Offcer |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning · as Guard |
| 1933 | Turn Back the Clock · as 1921 Spokesman |
| 1933 | Notorious But Nice · as Judge |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. · as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary · as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell · as Bill (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Strange People · as John Davis |
| 1933 | The Sphinx · as Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront · as Randall |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | The Big Cage · as Bob Mills |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeers · as El Shaitan |
| 1933 | The Intruder · as Mr. Wayne |
| 1933 | Phantom Thunderbolt · as Eaton - Railroad President |
| 1932 | Stranger in Town · as J.p. Walker |
| 1932 | Silver Dollar · as Political Crony |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man · as Second Jury Foreman |
| 1932 | The Secrets of Wu Sin · as Pharmacist |
| 1932 | You Said a Mouthful · as Official (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Lucky Larrigan · as John Larrigan |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross · as Cast |
| 1932 | Call Her Savage · as Child Welfare Official (uncredited) |
| 1932 | No More Orchids · as Banker |
| 1932 | The Tenderfoot · as Patterson |
| 1932 | The Devil Horse · as Whitney [ch. 1] (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Free Wheeling · as The Specialist |
| 1932 | Big City Blues · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Two Against the World · as Jury Foreman |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep · as Court Martial Judge |
| 1932 | The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge · as Wedding Guest |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? · as Bill The Replacement Director (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriage · as Mr. Jackson |
| 1932 | The Dark Horse · as Debate Chairman |
| 1932 | |
| 1932 | Careless Lady · as Ship's Purser |
| 1932 | Cross-Examination · as Judge Hollister |
| 1931 | His Woman · as Cast |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Convicted · as Capt. Hammond |
| 1931 | The Phantom · as Dist. Atty. John Hampton |
| 1931 | Graft · as Candidate Louis |
| 1931 | The Galloping Ghost · as Sportscaster |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Pardon Us · as Warden |
| 1931 | Politics · as Edgar - A Husband |
| 1931 | Cracked Nuts · as Minister |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Men Call It Love · as Sam Ellery (uncredited) |
| 1931 | |
| 1930 | Just Imagine · as X-10 |
| 1930 | Madam Satan · as Roman Senator |
| 1930 | The Arizona Kid · as Manager |
| 1930 | Those Who Dance · as Big Ben Benson |
| 1926 | |
| 1925 | Riders of the Purple Sage · as Oldring |
| 1924 | Girls Men Forget · as Michael Shayne |
| 1924 | Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall · as Earl Of Rutland |
| 1922 | Flesh and Blood · as The Policeman |
| 1921 | Through the Back Door · as Elton Reeves |
| 1919 | The Fall of Babylon · as Extra |
| 1916 | The Microscope Mystery · as Doc Arnold |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1915 | The Lily and the Rose · as Jack Van Norman |
| 1913 | Billy Dodges Bills · as Billy |
| 1913 | Cohen's Outing · as Kelly |
| 1913 | The Honor of the Regiment · as The Colonel |
| 1913 | Bred in the Bone · as Cast |
| 1913 | Fiddler Pete · as Fiddler Pete |
| 1913 | At Midnight · as The Father |
| 1912 | |
| 1911 | As in a Looking Glass · as The Husband |
| 1911 | The Making of a Man · as In Second Audience |
| 1911 | The Rose of Kentucky · as The Planter |
| 1911 | Enoch Arden · as Enoch Arden |
| 1911 | The Lonedale Operator · as The Fireman |
| 1911 | Conscience · as Cast |
| 1911 |