Wilfred Lucas
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Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith.
At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years.
In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years.
In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance.
Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios.
Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford.
During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.
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Filme (302)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
1941
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Weiner (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · Board Member (uncredited)
Triple Justice
1940 · Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
They Drive by Night
1940 · Bailiff (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
1940 · Policeman (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940 · Brother MacDonald
Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940 · Broker
Tear Gas Squad
1940 · Policeman
Virginia City
1940 · Southerner (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940 · Roomer
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Eye Doctor (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Dean Williams
Legion of the Lawless
1940 · East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939 · Stationmaster (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Police Detective Randall
Raffles
1939 · Bobby
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Pompous Man (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939 · Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Bailiff (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939 · Undetermined Role
Women in the Wind
1939 · Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939 · Bartender (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman
1939 · Dog Show Director
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
1938 · John Dickinson (uncredited)
Brother Rat
1938 · Ballfield Doctor
A Man to Remember
1938 · Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
1938 · Wheeler
Freshman Year
1938 · Professor Ullrich
Four Daughters
1938 · Doctor (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
1938 · Councilman
Over the Wall
1938 · Cell Block Keeper
Night Spot
1938 · Police Lieutenant
The Baroness and the Butler
1938 · Member of Parliament
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 · Race Judge
She Loved a Fireman
1937 · Fire Tug Captain
Missing Witnesses
1937 · Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
1937 · Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 · Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Westland Case
1937 · Gun Dealer
Idol of the Crowds
1937 · Doctor (uncredited)
Hot Water
1937 · Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
1937 · Nate Temple
Varsity Show
1937 · Police Commissioner (uncredited), Police Commissioner
Talent Scout
1937 · Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Empty Holsters
1937 · John Ware
Blazing Sixes
1937 · Sheriff Tom
Marked Woman
1937 · Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Mile a Minute Love
1937 · Drexel
Land Beyond the Law
1937 · Jim Blake (uncredited)
The Super Snooper
1937
Black Legion
1937 · Bailiff (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1937 · Brandon's Assistant
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Doctor (Uncredited)
Give Me Liberty
1936 · His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders
1936 · Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
California Mail
1936 · Sheriff
The Devil-Doll
1936 · Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
High Tension
1936 · Businessman
The White Angel
1936 · Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Human Cargo
1936 · Police Chief
The Country Doctor
1936 · Proprietor (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936 · Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Director (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Modern Times
1936 · Juvenile Officer
Chatterbox
1936 · Himself (uncredited)
Kind Lady
1935 · First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
1935 · Druggist (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
1935 · First Policeman (uncredited)
Rip Roaring Riley
1935 · Chief Martin
Stormy
1935 · Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Stranded
1935 · Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
The Arizonian
1935 · Townsman with Mayor
Vagabond Lady
1935 · Dock Official (uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935 · Onlooker
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Announcer (uncredited)
Angkor
1935 · Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Chandu on the Magic Island
1935 · Capt. Walker
Shrimps for a Day
1934 · Mr. Wade
Love Time
1934 · Dignitary (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934 · Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
The Return of Chandu
1934 · Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
One Night of Love
1934 · Metropolitan Operagoer
Upperworld
1934 · Boat Captain (uncredited)
Apples to You!
1934 · Chairman of the Board
The Moth
1934 · John Gale
The House on 56th Street
1933 · Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Air Fright
1933 · Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933 · Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
1933 · Bill (uncredited)
Strange People
1933 · John Davis
The Sphinx
1933 · Prosecuting Attorney
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · Randall
The Devil's Brother
1933
The Big Cage
1933 · Bob Mills
The Three Musketeers
1933 · El Shaitan
The Intruder
1933 · Mr. Wayne
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933 · Eaton - Railroad President
Racetrack
1933 · Mr. Ryan
Sister to Judas
1932 · Mike O'Flanagan
Lawyer Man
1932 · Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · Pharmacist
You Said a Mouthful
1932 · Official (uncredited)
Lucky Larrigan
1932 · John Larrigan
The Unwritten Law
1932 · Captain Kane, Director
Call Her Savage
1932 · Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
The Devil Horse
1932 · Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
1932 · The Specialist
Big City Blues
1932 · Policeman (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
1932 · Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
1932 · J.P. Walker
Igloo
1932 · Writer
What Price Hollywood?
1932 · Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
1932 · Debate Chairman
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
1932
The Midnight Patrol
1932
Careless Lady
1932 · Ship's Purser
Red Noses
1932 · Mr. Lucas
Cross-Examination
1932 · Judge Hollister
The Tabasco Kid
1932 · Sheriff's Deputy
House of Mystery
1931 · Sheriff Franklin
Rich Man's Folly
1931
Convicted
1931 · Capt. Hammond
The Phantom
1931 · Dist. Atty. John Hampton
The Age for Love
1931 · Undetermined Role
Graft
1931 · Candidate Louis
The Galloping Ghost
1931 · Sportscaster
Big Ears
1931 · Doctor
Pardon Us
1931 · Warden
Homicide Squad
1931
Young Donovan's Kid
1931 · Duryea
Cracked Nuts
1931
Dishonored
1931
Men Call It Love
1931 · Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Millie
1931 · Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Just Imagine
1930 · X-10
Looser Than Loose
1930 · Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
Love Your Neighbor
1930
Madam Satan
1930 · Roman Senator
Those Who Dance
1930 · Big Ben Benson
Cock o' the Walk
1930 · Señor Vallejo
The Arizona Kid
1930 · Manager
Hello Sister
1930 · Dr. Saltus
Burnt Fingers
1927 · Lord Cumberly
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 · Minister (uncredited)
Her Sacrifice
1926 · Edwin Ramsey, Director
Cyclone Cavalier
1925 · Hugh Clayton
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925 · Judge Bledsoe
How Baxter Butted In
1925 · R.S. Falk
The Bad Lands
1925 · Col. Owen
Youth's Gamble
1925 · Harry Blaine
The Snob Buster
1925 · John Pendergast
A Broadway Butterfly
1925 · Stage Manager
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925 · Oldring
As No Man Has Loved
1925 · Maj. Bissell
Lightning Romance
1924 · Richard Wade
Women First
1924 · Story
The Beautiful Sinner
1924 · Story
The Price She Paid
1924 · James Presbury
The Fatal Mistake
1924 · Story
Racing for Life
1924 · Hudford, Screenplay, Story
Passion's Pathway
1924 · Richard Stanton
The Fighting Sap
1924 · Charles Richmond
The Valley of Hate
1924 · Old Jim Darley
Valley of Hate
1924 · Old Jim Darley
Daughters of Pleasure
1924 · Mark Hadley
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
1924 · Earl of Rutland
North of Nevada
1924 · C. Hanaford
The Mask of Lopez
1924 · Richard O'Neil
Trilby
1923 · The Laird
The Greatest Menace
1923 · Charles W. Wright
The Girl of the Golden West
1923 · Ashby
Can a Woman Love Twice?
1923 · Franklyn Chase
Jazzmania
1923 · Julius Furman
Heroes of the Street
1922
The Kentucky Derby
1922 · Capt. Wolff
Paid Back
1922 · Ship Captain
Flesh and Blood
1922 · The Policeman
Across the Dead-Line
1922 · Aaron Kidder
The Beautiful Liar
1921 · Gaston Allegretti
The Fighting Breed
1921 · John MacDonald, Director, Writer
One a Minute
1921 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
Through the Back Door
1921 · Elton Reeves
The Breaking Point
1921 · Mortimer Davidson
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
1920 · John MacDonald, Director
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920 · Edward Mariott, Director, Story
The Man from Kangaroo
1920 · Red Jack Braggan, Director
Soldiers of Fortune
1919 · President Alvarez
A Woman of Pleasure
1919 · Sir John Thornbull
The Girl from Nowhere
1919 · Diamond Terry, Director, Story
The Westerners
1919 · Jim Buckley
The Hushed Hour
1919 · Robert Appleton Jr.
What Every Woman Wants
1919 · Horace Lennon
The Testing of Mildred Vane
1918 · Director
A Pair of Pink Pajamas
1918 · Director
The Romance of Tarzan
1918 · Scenario Writer, Director
The Return of Mary
1918 · Director
The Red, Red Heart
1918 · Director
Morgan's Raiders
1918 · Writer, Director
The Judgment House
1917 · Rudyard Byng
The Co-respondent
1917 · Richard Manning
Sins of Ambition
1917 · Andrew Maxwell
The Food Gamblers
1917 · Henry Havens
Her Excellency, the Governor
1917 · James Barclay
Souls Triumphant
1917 · Robert Powers
Hands Up!
1917 · John Houston, Writer, Director
A Love Sublime
1917 · Philip, Director, Writer
Jim Bludso
1917 · Jim Bludso, Director
The Microscope Mystery
1916 · Doc Arnold
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Extra (uncredited)
Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916 · Hell-to-Pay Austin
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
1916 · Jim Hamilton
Macbeth
1916 · Macduff
Acquitted
1916 · John Carter
The Wood Nymph
1916 · Fred Arnold
The Lily and the Rose
1915 · Jack Van Norman
The Spanish Jade
1915 · Osmund Manvers, Director
The Trey o' Hearts
1914 · Director
The Severed Hand
1914 · Director
Brute Force
1914 · Brute Force
Gentleman Burglar
1914 · Baffles
A Misplaced Foot
1914 · Director
A Glimpse of Los Angeles
1914 · Director
The Milk We Drink
1913 · Director
The Speed Kings
1913 · Director
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913 · Director
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913
Fatty's Day Off
1913 · Director
Baby Day
1913 · Director
Pure Gold and Dross
1913
The Widow and the Widower
1913 · The Widower
Pirate Gold
1913 · Director
The Massacre
1912 · Stephen
A Sailor’s Heart
1912 · The Sailor, Director, Writer
The Chief's Blanket
1912 · Writer
Blind Love
1912 · Director
A Pueblo Legend
1912 · The Indian Girl's Great Brother
With the Enemy's Help
1912 · Director
Man's Genesis
1912 · Bruteforce
A Temporary Truce
1912 · An Indian (uncredited)
Home Folks
1912 · The Blacksmith
When Kings Were the Law
1912 · The King of Romanda, Writer
Just Like a Woman
1912 · The Wealthy Friend
Fate's Interception
1912 · The American
The Girl and Her Trust
1912
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
1912 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Under Burning Skies
1912 · Joe
Billy's Stratagem
1912 · Billy's Father
The Transformation of Mike
1912 · Mike
A Terrible Discovery
1911 · The District Attorney
The Failure
1911 · The Clerk
A Woman Scorned
1911 · The Doctor
The Miser's Heart
1911 · First Crook
Love in the Hills
1911 · The Manley Suitor
The Long Road
1911 · A Policeman
The Making of a Man
1911 · In Second Audience
Swords and Hearts
1911 · Hugh Frazier
The Rose of Kentucky
1911 · The planter
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911 · Princess's Father
The Sorrowful Example
1911 · The Husband
The Indian Brothers
1911 · The Indian Chief's Brother
The Thief and the Girl
1911 · The Thief
Fighting Blood
1911
The Primal Call
1911 · The Fisherman
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911 · Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden
1911 · Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden: Part I
1911
The New Dress
1911 · Jose
Madame Rex
1911
The Broken Cross
1911
The Spanish Gypsy
1911 · Jose
The Lonedale Operator
1911 · The Fireman
His Daughter
1911
The Diamond Star
1911 · John Wilson
Fisher Folks
1911 · Steve Hardester
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 · Violent Jailbird
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911 · The Lover
His Trust Fulfilled
1911 · George
His Trust
1911 · George
When a Man Loves
1911
The Two Paths
1911 · Nellie's Husband
Winning Back His Love
1910 · Frederick Wallace
Sunshine Sue
1910 · Writer
The Rocky Road
1910
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
A Strange Meeting
1909
The Renunciation
1909
The Girls and Daddy
1909
The Honor of Thieves
1909
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908
The Greaser's Gauntlet
1908 · Jose
The Nest
· Howard Hardy
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