Lewis Gilbert (born Adolphe Louis Dardart; 1862 – 15 March 1925) was a French-born British actor and director of the

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. Gilbert was born in 1862 in France. He debuted on a music hall stage with his parents, who had a song-and-dance act. His final film as an actor was ''

The Divorce of Lady X ''The Divorce of Lady X'' is a 1938 British Technicolor romantic comedy film produced by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes. It was film director, directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alex ...

'' (1938). He was married to Lina Naseby. He died in 1925 in Camberwell, London, England.

Selected filmography

* ''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays ...

'' (1914) * '' The Manxman'' (1917) * '' The March Hare'' (1919) * '' The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' The Oath'' (1921) * ''

Dick Turpin's Ride to York Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat * '' D ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four Detective fiction, crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serial (literature), serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from ...

'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' The House of Peril'' (1922) * '' A Debt of Honour'' (1922) * '' The Missioner'' (1922) * ''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew (occasionally referred to as the Eternal Jew, a calque from German ) is a mythical Immortality, immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Lamp in the Desert'' (1923) * '' Chappy - That's All'' (1924) * ''

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton The Love Story of Aliette Brunton may refer to: * The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (novel), a 1922 novel by Gilbert Frankau * The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (film), a 1924 British silent film based on the novel {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Story ...

'' (1924) * ''

Money Isn't Everything Money Isn't Everything may refer to: * ''Money Isn't Everything'' (1925 film), a British silent romance film * ''Money Isn't Everything'' (1918 film), a silent dramady feature film * ''Dreaming Out Loud'' (film), also known as ''Money Isn't Ever ...

'' (1925) * '' Confessions'' (1925)

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* 1862 births 1925 deaths British male silent film actors French emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century British male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub