Walter P. Lewis (June 10, 1866 – January 30, 1932) was an American actor of the

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. He appeared in 55 films between 1912 and 1931. He was born in

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Partial filmography

* '' My Hero'' (1912) * '' Brutality'' (1912) * '' My Baby'' (1912) * ''

Gold and Glitter ''Gold and Glitter'' is a 1912 American silent drama film co-directed by D. W. Griffith and Frank Powell. Lillian Gish, in the leading female role, was praised for its variety of emotion, in comparison to her previous roles. Cast * Elmer Boo ...

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The Musketeers of Pig Alley ''The Musketeers of Pig Alley'' is a 1912 American short drama and a gangster film. It is directed by D. W. Griffith and written by Griffith and Anita Loos. It is also credited for its early use of follow focus, a fundamental tool in cinemat ...

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The New York Hat ''The New York Hat'' is a silent short film which was released in 1912, directed by D. W. Griffith from a screenplay by Anita Loos, and starring Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Production ''The New York Hat'' is one of the m ...

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The Painted Lady ''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Plot The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads: Cast See also * Harry Carey film ...

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The Chief's Blanket ''The Chief's Blanket'' is a 1912 American short film, short silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Blanche Sweet and Lionel Barrymore. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as The Young Man * Blanche Sweet as ...

'' (1912) * '' Blind Love'' (1912) * ''

Love in an Apartment Hotel ''Love in an Apartment Hotel'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman * Adolph Lestina - The Young Woman's Father * Henry B. Walthall - The Young Woman's Fian ...

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A Misappropriated Turkey ''A Misappropriated Turkey'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Charles West as The Striker * Claire McDowell as Mrs. Fallon * Edna Foster as The Striker's Son * Harry Carey as The Bartender * John T. Dillon a ...

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The Telephone Girl and the Lady ''The Telephone Girl and the Lady'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot A telephone operator is walking out with a handsome police sergeant; her father insists that the husband for her is a plump, comfortabl ...

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The Tender Hearted Boy ''The Tender Hearted Boy'' is a 1913 American silent black and white drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, written by Lionel Barrymore and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce and Mae Marsh. Cast * Robert Harron as The Tender-Hearted Boy * Kate B ...

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The Eternal Sapho ''The Eternal Sapho'' (also known as ''A Modern Sapho'' and ''The Eternal Sappho'') is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Theda Bara. The film was loosely based on the 1881 French novel ''Sapho'', by Alp ...

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The Seven Pearls ''The Seven Pearls'' is a 1917 American silent action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie. Fragments are held by the Library of Congress. Cast * Mollie King as Ilma Bay * Creighton Hale as Harry Drake * Léon Bary as Pe ...

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The Avenging Trail ''The Avenging Trail'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Francis Ford and starring Harold Lockwood, Sally Crute, and Joseph Dailey. It was released on December 31, 1917. Plot Gaston Olaf returns home from college and finds out t ...

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To Hell with the Kaiser! ''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' is a lost 1918 American silent Great War propaganda comedy film produced by Screen Classics Productions and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George Irving and starred Lawrence Grant as the Kaiser. Mad ...

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Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...

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Out of a Clear Sky ''Out of a Clear Sky'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Marshall Neilan. Based upon a novel by Maria Thompson Daviess, Famous Players-Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distrib ...

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The White Moll ''The White Moll'' is a lost 1920 American silent feature length crime drama film directed by Harry Millarde and starring Pearl White. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.The Birth of a Soul ''The Birth of a Soul'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by Arthur Edwin Krows. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Jean Paige, and Charles Eldridge. Cast list Plot Charles Drayton, an attorney from ...

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The Ghost in the Garret ''The Ghost in the Garret'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and written by Fred Chaston and Wells Hastings. The film stars Dorothy Gish, Downing Clarke, Mrs. David Landau, William Parke Jr., Ray Grey, Walte ...

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Tol'able David ''Tol'able David'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violenc ...

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The Family Closet ''The Family Closet'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Holmes Herbert, Alice Mann and Kempton Greene.Goble p.362 Cast * Holmes Herbert as Alfred Dinsmore * Alice Mann as Louise Dinsmore * Kempton ...

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Lonesome Corners ''Lonesome Corners'' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Jones, Edna May Sperl, Henry Van Bousen and Lillian Lorraine. Plot Henry Warburon (portrayed by Henry Van Bousen) is a wilderness dweller; ...

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The Steadfast Heart ''The Steadfast Heart'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sheridan Hall and produced by George Arliss (Distinctive Pictures). Based upon the novel of the same name by Clarence Budington Kelland, the film was released by Goldwyn Pic ...

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Three Miles Out ''Three Miles Out'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Madge Kennedy, Harrison Ford, and Marc McDermott. The title of the film refers to the three-mile limit which formerly defined the territorial waters o ...

'' (1924) * '' The Green Archer'' (1925) * ''

Down Upon the Suwanee River ''Down Upon the Suwanee River'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lem F. Kennedy and starring Charles Emmett Mack, Mary Thurman and Arthur Donaldson.Hunter p.252 The spelling of the film's titled varied with uses of both ''Swanee'' ...

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The Crimson Flash ''The Crimson Flash'' is a 1927 American action film serial directed by Arch Heath. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Cullen Landis * Eugenia Gilbert * Thomas Holding (as Tom Holding) * J. Barney Sherry * Walter P. Lewis * Ivan Li ...

'' (1927) * '' On Guard'' (1927) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1928) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1928)

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* 1866 births 1932 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub