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Lew Ayres

Born 28 Dec 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADied 30 Dec 1996aged 8874 credits

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.

Lewis Frederick Ayres III, conegut com Lew Ayres (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 28 de desembre de 1908 − Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 30 de desembre de 1996), va ser un actor, director, productor, director de fotografia, muntador i guionista estatunidenc.

Lewis „Lew“ Frederick Ayres III (* 28. Dezember 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; † 30. Dezember 1996 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Berühmt wurde er durch seine Hauptrolle als Paul Bäumer im Filmklassiker Im Westen nichts Neues (1930). Es folgte eine profilierte, rund 65 Jahre währende Film- und Fernsehkarriere, in deren Verlauf Ayres unter anderem für den Oscar nominiert sowie mit dem Golden Globe und zwei Sternen auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame ausgezeichnet wurde.

Lewis Frederick Ayres III war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, dessen Film- und Fernsehkarriere sich über 65 Jahre erstreckte. Er ist vor allem für seine Rollen als deutscher Soldat Paul Bäumer in dem Film Im Westen nichts Neues (1930) und als Dr. Kildare in neun Filmen bekannt. Für seine Darstellung in Schweigende Lippen (1948) wurde er für einen Oscar als Bester Hauptdarsteller nominiert.

Acting (66)

The World of Don Camillo
The World of Don Camillo1984 · Doc
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II1978 · Bill Atherton
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica1978 · President Adar
End of the World
End of the World1977 · Beckerman
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)
Altars of the World
Altars of the World1976 · Narrator
Mind Over Mayhem
Mind Over Mayhem1974 · Dr. Howard Nicholson
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973 · Mandemus
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater1972 · Mr. Ames
The Man
The Man1972 · Noah Calvin
The Last Generation
The Last Generation1966 · Archive Footage
Hollywood My Home Town
Hollywood My Home Town1965 · Self
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers1964 · Mac McAllister
Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up1963 · Self
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent1962 · The Vice President
Altars of the East
Altars of the East1955 · Narrator
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain1953 · Dr. Patrick J. Cory
No Escape
No Escape1953 · John Howard Tracy
New Mexico
New Mexico1951 · Capt. Hunt
The Capture
The Capture1950 · Lin Vanner
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda1948 · Robert Richardson
The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful1947 · Larry Hannaford
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror1946 · Dr. Scott Elliott
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window1942 · Oliver Duffy
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Kildare's Victory1942 · Dr. James Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941 · Dr. James Kildare
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady1941 · Bob Rawlston
The People vs. Dr. Kildare
The People vs. Dr. Kildare1941 · Dr. James Kildare
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing1940 · Henry Twinkle
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940 · Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · Dr. James Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940 · Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939 · Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls1939 · Philip S. Griswold
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade1939 · James Geoffrey Seymour
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · Dr. James Kildare
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 19391939 · Eddie Burgess
Remember?
Remember?1939 · Sky Ames
King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys1938 · Jerry Flynn
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl1938 · Henry Thayer
Scandal Street
Scandal Street1938 · Joe McKnight
Spring Madness
Spring Madness1938 · Sam Thatcher
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare1938 · Dr. James Kildare
Holiday
Holiday1938 · Ned Seton
The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw1937 · Nick Milburn
Hold 'Em Navy
Hold 'Em Navy1937 · Tommy Graham
The Last Train from Madrid
The Last Train from Madrid1937 · Bill Dexter
Lady Be Careful
Lady Be Careful1936 · Chester aka Dynamite
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed1936 · Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures1936 · Kent Murdock
Panic on the Air
Panic on the Air1936 · Jerry Franklin
Shakedown
Shakedown1936 · Bob Sanderson
Spring Tonic
Spring Tonic1935 · Caleb Enix
Silk Hat Kid
Silk Hat Kid1935 · Eddie Howard
Lottery Lover
Lottery Lover1935 · Cadet Frank Harrington
Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise1934 · Norman Winthrop
Servants' Entrance
Servants' Entrance1934 · Erik Landstrom
She Learned About Sailors
She Learned About Sailors1934 · Larry Wilson
Let's Be Ritzy
Let's Be Ritzy1934 · Jimmy Sterling
State Fair
State Fair1933 · Pat Gilbert

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