Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career as a

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contract player encompassed both silent and

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films. Born in 1880, Lewis appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956, although many of the roles in his later films were uncredited. He played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's '' Ben Hur'' in the silent era and Ernest Defarge in ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1935) in the sound era, but his career would diminish to small uncredited roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). His last film was ''

The Fastest Gun Alive ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' is a 1956 MGM Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford directed by Russell Rouse. Plot Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) s ...

'', starring

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and

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, which was released shortly before Lewis' death in 1956. Mitchell also served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Selected filmography

Mitchell Lewis in Jacques of the Silver North

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The Million Dollar Mystery ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' is a 23-chapter film serial released in 1914, directed by Howell Hansel, and starring Florence La Badie and James Cruze. It is presumed lost. Plot A prologue for ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' introduced the cha ...

'' (1914, Serial) - Gang Leader * ''Zudora'' (1914) * ''The Come-Back'' (1916) - Bully Bill * ''

The Flower of No Man's Land ''The Flower of No Man's Land'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast *Viola Dana Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 19 ...

'' (1916) - Kahoma * ''

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'' (1917) - Poleon Doret * '' The Bar Sinister'' (1917) - Ben Swift * ''The Sign Invisible'' (1918) - Lone Deer * '' Nine-Tenths of the Law'' (1918) - Jules Leneau * ''

Life's Greatest Problem ''Life's Greatest Problem'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton. The film exists today, preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Mitchell Lewis as Big Steve Reardon *Rubye De Remer ...

'' (1918) - Big Steve Reardon * ''Code of the Yukon'' (1918) - Jean Dubois * '' Calibre 38'' (1919) - Austin Brandt * ''Children of Banishment'' (1919) - Dick Bream * '' Fool's Gold'' (1919) - Marshall Strong * ''Jacques of the Silver North'' (1919) - Jacques La Rouge * ''The Faith of the Strong'' (1919) - Paul La Rue * ''The Last of His People'' (1919) - Lone Wolf - aka Wolf Briggs * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1920) - John Pike * ''

Burning Daylight ''Burning Daylight'' is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel has been adapted for film. Plot The first part of the novel takes place in ...

'' (1920) - Burning Daylight * ''

At the End of the World ''At the End of the World'' is a 1921 American silent action drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play ''At the End of the World'' by and starred Betty Compson and Milton Sills. C ...

'' (1921) - Donald MacGregor * '' Salomé'' (1922) - Herod, Tetrarch of Judea * '' The Siren Call'' (1922) - Beauregard, a trapper * '' On the High Seas'' (1922) - Joe Polack * '' The Marriage Chance'' (1922) - The Mute * ''

The Woman Conquers ''The Woman Conquers'' is a 1922 American silent drama film written by Violet Clark and directed by Tom Forman. It starred Katherine MacDonald and Bryant Washburn and featured a young Boris Karloff. The film is considered lost. Plot Young so ...

'' (1922) - Lazar *''

Her Accidental Husband ''Her Accidental Husband'' is a 1923 American silent romance film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Miriam Cooper, Forrest Stanley, and Mitchell Lewis.Munden p. 339. It was released by a forerunner of Columbia Pictures. Cast * Mi ...

'' (1923) - Old Blind Goring * ''

The Little Girl Next Door ''The Little Girl Next Door'' is a 1912 American silent short drama directed by Lucius Henderson and written by Philip Lonergan. The film starred William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles. Prints of the film are in the Library of ...

'' (1923) - Tug Wilson *''

Rupert of Hentzau ''Rupert of Hentzau'' is a sequel by Anthony Hope to ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', written in 1895 but not published in book form until 1898. The novel was serialized in '' The Pall Mall Magazine'' and '' McClure's Magazine'' from December 1897 t ...

'' (1923) - Bauer * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) - Marshal Voorhees * '' The Destroying Angel'' (1923) - 'Strangler' Olsen * ''Gold Madness'' (1923) - Soctty McGee * ''

A Prince of a King ''A Prince of a King'' is a 1923 American silent historical adventure film directed by Albert Austin and starring Dean Riesner, Virginia Pearson and Eric Mayne.Connelly p.398 Synopsis In a kingdom in fifteenth century Italy, Duke Roberto overt ...

'' (1923) - Andrea, the giant * '' The Miracle Makers'' (1923) - Bill Bruce * '' Half-A-Dollar-Bill'' (1924) - Papeete Joe * '' Three Weeks'' (1924) - Vassili * ''

The Red Lily ''The Red Lily'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. A print of the film exists. Plot Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) and Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro) are youn ...

'' (1924) - D'Agut * '' The Mine with the Iron Door'' (1924) - Sonora Jack * '' Flaming Love'' (1925) - Osner * ''

The Crimson Runner ''The Crimson Runner'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tom Forman (actor), Tom Forman and starring Priscilla Dean, Bernard Siegel (actor), Bernard Siegel, and Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale. Plot As described in a film m ...

'' (1925) - Conrad (the black) * '' Tracked in the Snow Country'' (1925) - Jules Renault * ''

The Mystic ''The Mystic'' is a 1925 American MGM silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, who later directed MGM's '' Freaks'' (1932). It was co-written by Browning and Waldemar Young, writing a similar storyline to their earlier 1925 hit film ''The U ...

'' (1925) - Zazarack * '' Ben-Hur'' (1925) - Sheik Ilderim * ''

Typhoon Love ''Typhoon Love'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Mitchell Lewis, Ruth Clifford and Katherine Dawn. The plot follows two adventurers working on an opal mine and a captain who schemes against them, ulti ...

'' (1926) * ''

Wild Oats Lane ''Wild Oats Lane'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Viola Dana, Robert Agnew, and John MacSweeney.Miss Nobody'' (1926) - Harmony * '' The Sea Wolf'' (1926) - Johansen, the Mate * '' The Last Frontier'' (1926) - Lige * ''

The Eagle of the Sea ''The Eagle of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Florence Vidor and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited role. Incomplete prints of the film exist. Cast See also * List of American films of ...

'' (1926) - Crackley * '' Old Ironsides'' (1926) - Pirate Chief (uncredited) * '' Tell It to the Marines'' (1926) - Native * '' Hard-Boiled Haggerty'' (1927) - Maj. Cotton * '' Back to God's Country'' (1927) - Jean DeBois * '' Beau Sabreur'' (1928) - Suleman the Strong * '' Tenderloin'' (1928) - The Professor * '' The Hawk's Nest'' (1928) - James Kent * '' The Way of the Strong'' (1928) - Handsome Williams * ''

Out with the Tide ''Out with the Tide'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Dorothy Dwan, Cullen Landis and Crauford Kent.Munden p.579 Cast * Dorothy Dwan as Joan Renshaw * Cullen Landis as John Templeton * Crauford ...

'' (1928) - Captain Lund *'' The Speed Classic'' (1928) - Mr. Thornton * '' The Docks of New York'' (1928) - Andy, the Third Engineer * ''The Devil Bear'' (1929) - Jack Crawford * ''

The Leatherneck ''The Leatherneck'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Prints of the fil ...

'' (1929) - Court-Martial Officer * '' One Stolen Night'' (1929) - Blossom * '' The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' (1929) - Capt. Alvarado * '' Linda'' (1929) - Stillwater * '' The Black Watch'' (1929) - Mohammed Khan * ''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-fiv ...

'' (1929) - Colonel Hanby * ''

Girl of the Port ''Girl of the Port'' is a 1930 pre-Code melodramatic adventure/romance American film directed by Bert Glennon. The screenplay was written by Beulah Marie Dix and Frank Reicher based on the short story "The Fire-walker" by John Russell. The film ...

'' (1930) - McEwen * ''

Beau Bandit ''Beau Bandit'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Lambert Hillyer, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on his short story, "Strictly Business" which appeared in the April 1929 edition of ''Hearst's International-Cosmo ...

'' (1930) - Colosso * '' Mammy'' (1930) - Hank Smith / Tambo * ''The Bad One'' (1930) - Borloff * '' The Cuckoos'' (1930) - Julius * ''

See America Thirst ''See America Thirst'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and directed by William James Craft. Silent comics Harry Langdon and Slim Summerville star along with Bessie Love. Though released late ...

'' (1930) - Screwy O'Toole * '' Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1931) - Captain Larrieau * '' Son of India'' (1931) - Hamid * '' The Squaw Man'' (1931) - Tabywana * '' Business and Pleasure'' (1932) - Hadj Ali (uncredited) * '' The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' (1932) - Sukhanov * ''

New Morals for Old ''New Morals for Old'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romance-drama film produced and distributed by MGM. It is based on the 1931 Broadway play '' After All'', in which Humphrey Bogart had a significant role. Bogart's stage role is portrayed by Da ...

'' (1932) - Bodvin * '' McKenna of the Mounted'' (1932) - Pierre - Henchman * '' Kongo'' (1932) - Hogan * ''

The Secret of Madame Blanche ''The Secret of Madame Blanche'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The film stars Irene Dunne, Lionel Atwill, Phillips Holmes, Una Merkel and Douglas Walton. The ...

'' (1933) - M. Duval * '' Ann Vickers'' (1933) - Captain Waldo * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. L ...

'' (1934) - Vampa * '' Marie Galante'' (1934) - Yermack - Steamship Crew Member (uncredited) * ''

Red Morning ''Red Morning'' is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Wallace Fox from a screenplay by John Twist and Wallace Fox, based on a story by Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Steffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond Hatton, and Mitchell Lewis. Ca ...

'' (1934) - Captain Perava * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1935) - Joe Martini (uncredited) * '' Oil for the Lamps of China'' (1935) - Skipper of Ship (uncredited) * ''

The Farmer Takes a Wife ''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' is a 1934 play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly based on the 1929 novel '' Rome Haul'' by Walter D. Edmonds. It was well-received upon its opening night on Broadway on October 30, 1934, at the 46th Street Theatre ...

'' (1935) - Boatman in Office (uncredited) * ''

'' (1935) - Ernest Defarge * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is "I Dreamt I D ...

'' (1936) - Salinas * '' Sutter's Gold'' (1936) - King Kamehameha * '' Fatal Lady'' (1936) - Magistrate (uncredited) * '' Dancing Pirate'' (1936) - Pirate Chief * ''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Herve ...

'' (1936) - White Man Whipping Slave (uncredited) * ''

Mummy's Boys ''Mummy's Boys'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and written by Jack Townley, Philip G. Epstein and Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Barbara Pepper, Moroni Olsen, Frank M. Thomas and Will ...

'' (1936) - Haroun Pasha * ''

Espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tang ...

'' (1937) - Sondheim * '' Waikiki Wedding'' (1937) - Koalani * ''

The Emperor's Candlesticks ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' is an 1899 historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure. As in the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ...

'' (1937) - Plainclothesman (uncredited) * '' Big City'' (1937) - Detective Haley (uncredited) * ''

Conquest Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, ...

'' (1937) - Beppo (uncredited) * '' The Bad Man of Brimstone'' (1937) - Jake Mulligan (uncredited) * ''

Arsène Lupin Returns ''Arsène Lupin Returns'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Harmon Coxe. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Hal ...

'' (1938) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Boris (uncredited) * ''

Rich Man, Poor Girl ''Rich Man, Poor Girl'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres. The film is a remake of the 1929 film '' The Idle Rich''. This was Lana Turner's second appearance as an M ...

'' (1938) - Man Who Yells (voice, uncredited) * ''

Mysterious Mr. Moto ''Mysterious Mr. Moto'', produced in 1938 by Twentieth Century Fox, is the fifth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is based on the character of Mr. Moto created by John P. Marquand, from an original screenpla ...

'' (1938) - Nola * '' Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) - Cheating Gambler (uncredited) * '' Idiot's Delight'' (1939) - Chief Wahoo (uncredited) * '' Let Freedom Ring'' (1939) - Joe (uncredited) * ''

Sergeant Madden ''Sergeant Madden'' is a 1939 film noir forerunner directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Wallace Beery. The supporting cast in this dark police crime drama, noted for its imaginative and evocative cinematography, includes Tom Brown, Larain ...

'' (1939) - Officer Minetti (uncredited) * '' Bridal Suite'' (1939) - Hotel Runner at Train Station (uncredited) * ''

6,000 Enemies ''6,000 Enemies'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Walter Pidgeon as a successful District Attorney who is framed on charge of bribery. Although innocent, he is sent to prison where he fights to clear his n ...

'' (1939) - Prisoner Milky (uncredited) * '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939) - the Captain of the Winkie Guards (uncredited) * ''

Blackmail Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to fa ...

'' (1939) - Workman (scenes deleted) * '' Bad Little Angel'' (1939) - Fireman Telling Wilks Tommy Went Into Fire (uncredited) * ''

The Secret of Dr. Kildare ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first. Plot summary Dr. Leonard G ...

'' (1939) - Adam - Nora's Gardener (uncredited) * ''

Henry Goes Arizona ''Henry Goes Arizona'' is a 1939 American Western film starring Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for hi ...

'' (1939) - Rancher Bull Carson (uncredited) * '' Young Tom Edison'' (1940) - McGuire - Train Engineer (uncredited) * '' Strange Cargo'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * '' 20 Mule Team'' (1940) - Barfly at Bar (uncredited) * '' Florian'' (1940) - Horse Dealer (uncredited) * '' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) - William Howard Taft Miggs (uncredited) * ''

I Love You Again ''I Love You Again'' is an MGM comedy released in 1940. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy, all three of whom were prominently involved in the '' Thin Man'' film series. Plot In 1940, while on a cruise, st ...

'' (1940) - Sailor Yelling 'Man Overboard' (uncredited) * ''

Boom Town A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although ...

'' (1940) - Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited) * '' Gallant Sons'' (1940) - Newspaper Buyer (uncredited) * '' Go West'' (1940) - Halfbreed Indian Pete (uncredited) * ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) - Bennett * '' I'll Wait for You'' (1941) - Alfred 'Al' * ''

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

'' (1941) - Bart Hodges * '' The Big Store'' (1941) - Indian Father (uncredited) * ''

Honky Tonk A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...

'' (1941) - Man #1 Agreeing with Candy (uncredited) * '' Kid Glove Killer'' (1942) - Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Rio Rita'' (1942) - Julio aka Pete * '' I Married an Angel'' (1942) - Hotel Porter (uncredited) * ''

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...

'' (1942) - Ludwig * '' Apache Trail'' (1942) - Bolt Saunders (uncredited) * '' Du Barry Was a Lady'' (1943) - Rebel Opening Door (uncredited) * ''

I Dood It ''I Dood It'' (UK title ''By Hook or by Crook'') is a 1943 American musical-comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, directed by Vincente Minnelli, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig a ...

'' (1943) - Greek Taffy Man (scenes deleted) * '' The Cross of Lorraine'' (1943) - French Villager (uncredited) * '' Whistling in Brooklyn'' (1943) - Bearded Baseball Spectator (uncredited) * ''

The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came ...

'' (1944) - Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited) * '' Kismet'' (1944) - Sheik (uncredited) * ''

An American Romance ''An American Romance'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is ...

'' (1944) - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited) * '' Lost in a Harem'' (1944) - Slave (uncredited) * ''

The Thin Man Goes Home ''The Thin Man Goes Home'' is a 1945 comedy- mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth of the six '' Thin Man'' films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his ...

'' (1944) - Third Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited) * '' Main Street After Dark'' (1945) - Plainclothesman (uncredited) * ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian G ...

'' (1945) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Harvey Girls'' (1946) - Sandy (uncredited) * '' The Green Years'' (1946) - Smithy (uncredited) * ''

Courage of Lassie ''Courage of Lassie'' is a 1946 Technicolor MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie following a v ...

'' (1946) - Gil Elson * ''

The Mighty McGurk ''The Mighty McGurk'' is a 1947 American sports, drama, action, adventure, melodrama film starring Wallace Beery as a boozing ex-boxer brawling as a bouncer in a Bowery saloon. Plot Roy "Slag" McGurk (Wallace Beery), the former heavyweight boxing ...

'' (1947) - Bartender (uncredited) * '' It Happened in Brooklyn'' (1947) - Printer (uncredited) * ''

The Romance of Rosy Ridge ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film de ...

'' (1947) - Southerner (uncredited) * '' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) - Jailkeeper (uncredited) * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1947) - Set Guard (uncredited) * ''

Desire Me ''Desire Me'' is a 1947 American drama film starring Robert Mitchum and Greer Garson. It had a troubled production that included numerous directors and rewrites, and was ultimately released without a credited director. Plot In Paris, Marise Aube ...

'' (1947) - Old Man (uncredited) * ''

Tenth Avenue Angel ''Tenth Avenue Angel'' is a 1948 American film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury, and George Murphy. It chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills (Margaret O'Brien) in the late 1930s. Filming took place 1 ...

'' (1948) - Vendor's Bystander (uncredited) * '' Julia Misbehaves'' (1948) - Railroad Manager (uncredited) * '' The Kissing Bandit'' (1948) - Fernando (uncredited) * ''

Take Me Out to the Ball Game "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song ...

'' (1949) - Fisherman (uncredited) * ''

The Stratton Story ''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three ...

'' (1949) - Conductor (uncredited) * '' Border Incident'' (1949) - Older Bracero (uncredited) * '' The Toast of New Orleans'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Dial 1119'' (1950) - (uncredited) * '' Two Weeks with Love'' (1950) - Mr. Schimpf (uncredited) * '' Kim'' (1950) - Farmer Going to Ambala (uncredited) * '' Inside Straight'' (1951) - Immigrant (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Imperium ''Mr. Imperium'' (UK title: ''You Belong to My Heart'') is a 1951 romantic musical drama Technicolor film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Lana Turner and singer Ezio Pinza. It was directed by Don Hartman, who cowrote the screenplay ...

'' (1951) - Old Watchman (uncredited) * '' The Painted Hills'' (1951) - Mark Miller (uncredited) * '' The Tall Target'' (1951) - Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Callaway Went Thataway ''Callaway Went Thataway'' is a 1951 American comedy western film starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. It was written, directed, and produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. Also known as ''The Star Said No'', it is a sp ...

'' (1951) - Studio Guard (uncredited) * ''

The Man with a Cloak ''The Man with a Cloak'' is a 1951 American film noir crime- thriller-drama directed by Fletcher Markle and starring Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, and Leslie Caron, and based on "The Gentleman from Paris", a short story by John ...

'' (1951) - Waiter * '' Lone Star'' (1952) - Senator (uncredited) * '' Talk About a Stranger'' (1952) - Orchard Owner (uncredited) * ''

Scaramouche Scaramouche () or Scaramouch (; from Italian Scaramuccia , literally "little skirmisher") is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte (comic theatrical arts of Italian literature). The role combined characteristics of the ...

'' (1952) - Majordomo (uncredited) * ''

Washington Story ''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Robert Pirosh and starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. The screenplay concerns a reporter in search of government corruption who falls for a congressman. Plot On her first trip to ...

'' (1952) - Spectator (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

'' (1952) - The King's Page with pistol (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Mermaid'' (1952) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) - Garage Owner (uncredited) * '' Lili'' (1953) - Concessionaire (uncredited) * '' The Sun Shines Bright'' (1953) - Sheriff Andy Redcliffe * '' I Love Melvin'' (1953) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

A Slight Case of Larceny ''A Slight Case of Larceny'' is a 1953 comedy film directed by Don Weis, written by Jerry Davis, and starring Mickey Rooney, Eddie Bracken, Elaine Stewart, Marilyn Erskine, Douglas Fowley and Robert Burton. It was released on June 5, 1953, by Met ...

'' (1953) - Court Clerk (uncredited) * '' Torch Song'' (1953) - Bill the Doorman (uncredited) * '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1953) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

All the Brothers Were Valiant ''All the Brothers Were Valiant'' is a 1953 Technicolor adventure drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Richard Thorpe. The film's screenplay was written by Harry Brown and based on the 1919 novel '' All the Brothers Were Va ...

'' (1953) - Cook * '' Gypsy Colt'' (1954) - Ed (uncredited) * '' The Student Prince'' (1954) - Chess Partner (uncredited) * ''

Trial In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribun ...

'' (1955) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1956) - Tucker Eddy (uncredited)

Notes

Although uncredited in ''The Wizard of Oz'', he had several lines towards the end of the film, including: "She's dead. You killed her." "Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!" and, in response to Dorothy's request for the late witch's broomstick, "Please! And take it with you!".

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Mitchell 1880 births 1956 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Syracuse, New York 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)