Lewis Dayton (born Henry Wallenstein Ryan Lewis; 3 February 1888 – January 1963) was a British actor who appeared in a number of films during the silent and early sound eras, largely in

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo a ...

s but occasionally in the male lead.

Selected filmography

* '' A Daughter of Uncle Sam'' (1918) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) * '' A Rank Outsider'' (1920) * ''

The Great Day ''The Great Day'' is a 1920 British drama film directed by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a Main title designer, title designer. On 17 April 1921, Paramount Pictures released the film in the US at five reels ( ...

'' (1921) * '' The Marriage Lines'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * ''

The Lilac Sunbonnet ''The Lilac Sunbonnet'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Warwick Ward and Pauline Peters. Cast * Warwick Ward as Ralph Peden * Joan Morgan as Winsome Charteris * Pauline Peters as ...

'' (1922) * ''

Yesterday's Wife ''Yesterday's Wife'' is a lost 1923 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Irene Rich, Eileen Percy, and Lottie Williams. The film was released by the CBC Film Sales Corporation, which would later become Co ...

'' (1923) * '' Slander the Woman'' (1923) * ''

A Wife's Romance ''A Wife's Romance'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Clara Kimball Young, Lewis Dayton and Alan Roscoe.Munden p.901 Synopsis A female artist, neglected by her diplomat husband, becomes involved ...

'' (1923) * '' Cordelia the Magnificent'' (1923) * ''

The Cost of Beauty ''The Cost of Beauty'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Walter Summers and starring Betty Ross Clarke, Lewis Dayton and James Lindsay. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Harris p.67 Cast * Betty Ross Clarke as Diana Faire * ...

'' (1924) * ''

Around a Million ''Around a Million'' () is a 1924 German silent film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Harry Hardt, Dary Holm and Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first ...

'' (1924) * ''

What Fools Men ''What Fools Men'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Lewis Stone, Shirley Mason, and Ethel Grey Terry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Joseph Greer has invented a new linen-makin ...

'' (1925) * '' Spangles'' (1928) * '' S.O.S.'' (1928) * '' The Celestial City'' (1929) * ''

The Runaway Princess ''The Runaway Princess'' is a 1929 British-German silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Fritz Wendhausen and starring Mady Christians, Fred Rains, Paul Cavanagh, and Anne Grey. Cast Production The film was a co-production betwee ...

'' (1929) * ''

Detective Lloyd ''Detective Lloyd'' (1931) is a 12-chapter Universal movie serial. A co-production between the American company Universal and the British company General Films, it was filmed entirely in Britain with British and Commonwealth actors. It ...

'' (1931), a serial * '' Lloyd of the C.I.D.'' (1932) * ''

The Strangler ''The Strangler'' is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Burt Topper and starring Victor Buono, David McLean, Davey Davison, and Ellen Corby, with a screenplay by Bill S. Ballinger. It follows a disturbed lab technician ...

'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1888 births 1963 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from Brighton 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub