Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the

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best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films from 1914 to 1936.

Biography

Sheldon Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married actress Virginia Pearson on April 24, 1911. They were divorced in 1928. An Associated Press news brief about the divorce said that Pearson accused Lewis of "jealousy, ill temper and abuse." However, Pearson's obituary in ''The New York Times'' wrote "throughout the remaining years of their lives, they remained constant companions." The obituary indicated that the divorce was obtained because in that era marriage diminished a female film star's box-office appeal. Lewis died in

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on May 7th, 1958. His interment was at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.

Selected filmography

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The Exploits of Elaine ''The Exploits of Elaine'' is a 1914 American Serial (film), film serial in the damsel in distress genre of ''The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial), The Perils of Pauline'' (1914). ''The Exploits of Elaine'' tells the story of a young woman named ...

'' (1914) * '' An Affair of Three Nations'' (1915) * '' The Menace of the Mute'' (1915) * '' The House of Fear'' (1915) * '' The Iron Claw'' (1916) * '' The Hidden Hand'' (1917) * ''

The Bishop's Emeralds ''The Bishop's Emeralds'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by John B. O'Brien and featuring Virginia Pearson and her real life spouse Sheldon Lewis. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Pathé Exchange Pathé ...

'' (1919) * '' The Silent Barrier'' (1920) * ''

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is an 1886 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series ...

'' (1920) * '' Orphans of the Storm'' (1921) * '' When the Desert Calls'' (1922) * '' Jacqueline'' (1923) * '' The Little Red Schoolhouse'' (1923) * '' The Enemy Sex'' (1924) * '' In Fast Company'' (1924) * '' The Dangerous Flirt'' (1924) * '' Those Who Dare'' (1924) * '' Missing Daughters'' (1924) * '' The Sporting Chance'' (1925) * '' Fighting the Flames'' (1925) * '' Accused'' (1925) * '' The Top of the World'' (1925) * '' Bashful Buccaneer'' (1925) * '' New Lives for Old'' (1925) * '' The Lure of the Track'' (1925) * '' With Kit Carson Over the Great Divide'' (1925) * '' Super Speed'' (1925) * '' The Mysterious Stranger'' (1925) * '' Silent Sanderson'' (1925) * '' Beyond the Trail'' (1926) * '' Exclusive Rights'' (1926) * '' Señor Daredevil'' (1926) * '' The Self Starter'' (1926) * '' The Two-Gun Man'' (1926) * '' With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail'' (1926) * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

'' (1926) * '' A Desperate Moment'' (1926) * ''

Moran of the Mounted ''Moran of the Mounted'' is a 1926 American silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Sheldon Lewis and Virginia Warwick.Connelly p.388 A northern, it was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the fo ...

'' (1926) * '' Life of an Actress'' (1927) * '' Born to Battle'' (1927) * '' The Cruise of the Hellion'' (1927) * ''

Hazardous Valley ''Hazardous Valley'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Alan James Alan James (March 23, 1890 – December 30, 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1916 and 1943. He ...

'' (1927) * '' Driven from Home'' (1927) * '' The Ladybird'' (1927) * '' Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) * '' Top Sergeant Mulligan'' (1928) * '' The Chorus Kid'' (1928) * '' The Little Wild Girl'' (1928) * '' The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928) * '' The River Woman'' (1928) * '' Marlie the Killer'' (1928) * '' Tarzan the Tiger'' (1929) * '' Untamed Justice'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Terry of the Times'' (1930) * '' Firebrand Jordan'' (1930) * '' Riders of the Rio'' (1931) * '' The Monster Walks'' (1932) * '' Tombstone Canyon'' (1932)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Sheldon 1868 births 1958 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors