Wilfred Lucas
1871-01-29 ( 154 years old ) in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Movies

The Best of Laurel and Hardy 1968-12-14
The Sea Wolf 1941-03-21
Santa Fe Trail 1940-12-20
A Dispatch from Reuters 1940-10-19
Triple Justice 1940-09-22
They Drive by Night 1940-07-26
Women in Hiding 1940-06-22
Brother Orchid 1940-06-07
Waterloo Bridge 1940-05-17
Edison, the Man 1940-05-10
Tear Gas Squad 1940-05-04
Virginia City 1940-03-23
Women Without Names 1940-03-14
The Fighting 69th 1940-01-27
A Chump at Oxford 1940-01-25
Legion of the Lawless 1940-01-05
Four Wives 1939-12-22
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939-12-13
Raffles 1939-11-11
The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939-11-03
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939-10-19
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939-09-13
Each Dawn I Die 1939-08-19
Zenobia 1939-04-21
Women in the Wind 1939-04-15
Dodge City 1939-04-08
Almost a Gentleman 1939-03-31
Breakdowns of 1938 1938-12-31
The Declaration of Independence 1938-11-26
Brother Rat 1938-10-29
A Man to Remember 1938-10-14
Down on the Farm 1938-10-11
Freshman Year 1938-09-02
Four Daughters 1938-08-09
Safety in Numbers 1938-05-30
Over the Wall 1938-04-02
Night Spot 1938-02-25
The Baroness and the Butler 1938-02-18
The Daredevil Drivers 1938-02-12
She Loved a Fireman 1937-12-18
Missing Witnesses 1937-12-11
The Man Without a Country 1937-11-27
Navy Blue and Gold 1937-11-19
The Westland Case 1937-10-30
Idol of the Crowds 1937-09-30
Hot Water 1937-09-24
Prairie Thunder 1937-09-10
Varsity Show 1937-09-04
Varsity Show 1937-09-04
Talent Scout 1937-07-24
Empty Holsters 1937-07-10
Blazing Sixes 1937-06-12
Marked Woman 1937-04-10
Mile a Minute Love 1937-04-05
Land Beyond the Law 1937-03-13
The Super Snooper 1937-02-25
Black Legion 1937-01-30
Criminal Lawyer 1937-01-29
We Who Are About to Die 1937-01-08
Beloved Enemy 1936-12-25
Give Me Liberty 1936-12-19
Midnight Blunders 1936-12-13
California Mail 1936-11-14
The Devil-Doll 1936-07-10
High Tension 1936-07-10
The White Angel 1936-06-25
Human Cargo 1936-05-15
The Country Doctor 1936-03-12
Love on a Bet 1936-03-06
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936-02-28
Modern Times 1936-02-05
Chatterbox 1936-01-17
Kind Lady 1935-12-06
Show Them No Mercy! 1935-12-06
Frisco Kid 1935-11-30
Rip Roaring Riley 1935-10-23
Stormy 1935-10-21
Stranded 1935-06-29
The Arizonian 1935-06-27
Vagabond Lady 1935-05-03
Les Misérables 1935-04-20
Naughty Marietta 1935-03-29
Angkor 1935-01-01
Chandu on the Magic Island 1935-01-01
Shrimps for a Day 1934-12-07
Love Time 1934-11-03
Cleopatra 1934-10-05
The Return of Chandu 1934-10-01
The Dragon Murder Case 1934-08-25
One Night of Love 1934-07-16
Apples to You! 1934-04-07
The Moth 1934-01-14
The House on 56th Street 1933-12-23
Air Fright 1933-12-23
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933-07-22
Midnight Mary 1933-06-30
The Mayor of Hell 1933-06-24
Strange People 1933-06-16
The Sphinx 1933-06-01
I Cover the Waterfront 1933-05-19
The Devil's Brother 1933-05-05
The Big Cage 1933-05-01
The Three Musketeers 1933-04-07
The Intruder 1933-03-13
Phantom Thunderbolt 1933-03-04
Racetrack 1933-02-25
Sister to Judas 1932-12-25
The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932-12-15
Lucky Larrigan 1932-12-01
The Unwritten Law 1932-11-26
Call Her Savage 1932-11-24
You Said a Mouthful 1932-11-18
The Devil Horse 1932-11-01
Free Wheeling 1932-09-30
Big City Blues 1932-09-18
What Price Hollywood? 1932-06-24
The Dark Horse 1932-06-16
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic” 1932-06-09
The Midnight Patrol 1932-04-10
Careless Lady 1932-04-02
Red Noses 1932-03-18
Cross-Examination 1932-02-13
The Tabasco Kid 1932-01-30
House of Mystery 1931-12-16
Rich Man's Folly 1931-11-14
Convicted 1931-11-01
The Phantom 1931-11-01
The Age for Love 1931-10-17
Graft 1931-09-21
The Galloping Ghost 1931-09-01
Big Ears 1931-08-28
Pardon Us 1931-08-15
Stranger in Town 1931-08-06
Homicide Squad 1931-08-01
Young Donovan's Kid 1931-06-06
Dishonored 1931-04-04
Men Call It Love 1931-03-14
Millie 1931-02-06
Looser Than Loose 1930-11-15
Love Your Neighbor 1930-10-12
Madam Satan 1930-09-20
Those Who Dance 1930-04-18
Cock o' the Walk 1930-04-13
The Arizona Kid 1930-03-23
Hello Sister 1930-02-07
Burnt Fingers 1927-02-20
The Sorrows of Satan 1926-10-12
Her Sacrifice 1926-09-26
Cyclone Cavalier 1925-09-28
How Baxter Butted In 1925-07-25
The Bad Lands 1925-07-15
A Broadway Butterfly 1925-03-29
Riders of the Purple Sage 1925-03-15
As No Man Has Loved 1925-02-11
Lightning Romance 1924-11-15
The Price She Paid 1924-09-15
Racing for Life 1924-08-08
The Fighting Sap 1924-06-30
The Valley of Hate 1924-06-20
Valley of Hate 1924-06-20
Daughters of Pleasure 1924-06-15
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1924-05-24
North of Nevada 1924-02-24
Trilby 1923-07-29
The Greatest Menace 1923-05-19
The Girl of the Golden West 1923-05-03
Jazzmania 1923-02-12
Heroes of the Street 1922-12-24
The Kentucky Derby 1922-12-04
Paid Back 1922-08-28
Flesh and Blood 1922-08-22
Across the Dead-Line 1922-01-09
The Beautiful Liar 1921-12-26
The Fighting Breed 1921-09-01
One a Minute 1921-06-19
Through The Back Door 1921-05-05
The Man from Kangaroo 1920-01-24
Soldiers of Fortune 1919-11-22
A Woman of Pleasure 1919-11-09
The Hushed Hour 1919-05-18
What Every Woman Wants 1919-02-23
The Judgment House 1917-11-19
The Co-respondent 1917-10-06
Sins of Ambition 1917-09-19
Souls Triumphant 1917-05-19
Hands Up! 1917-04-28
A Love Sublime 1917-03-11
Jim Bludso 1917-02-04
The Microscope Mystery 1916-11-19
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916-09-04
Hell-to-Pay Austin 1916-08-20
Acquitted 1916-02-06
The Wood Nymph 1916-01-23
Macbeth 1916-01-02
The Lily and the Rose 1915-11-06
The Spanish Jade 1915-04-11
Brute Force 1914-04-24
Gentleman Burglar 1914-02-16
A Tender-Hearted Crook 1913-10-02
Pure Gold and Dross 1913-04-13
The Widow and the Widower 1913-02-13
The Massacre 1912-12-19
A Sailor’s Heart 1912-11-25
A Pueblo Legend 1912-08-29
Man's Genesis 1912-07-10
A Temporary Truce 1912-06-10
Home Folks 1912-06-06
When Kings Were the Law 1912-05-20
Just Like a Woman 1912-04-18
Fate's Interception 1912-04-08
The Girl and Her Trust 1912-03-28
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch 1912-03-25
Under Burning Skies 1912-02-21
Billy's Stratagem 1912-02-12
The Transformation of Mike 1912-02-01
A Terrible Discovery 1911-12-21
The Failure 1911-12-07
A Woman Scorned 1911-11-30
The Miser's Heart 1911-11-20
Love in the Hills 1911-10-30
The Long Road 1911-10-26
The Making of a Man 1911-10-04
Swords and Hearts 1911-08-27
The Rose of Kentucky 1911-08-24
The Primal Call 1911-06-21
Enoch Arden: Part II 1911-06-15
Enoch Arden 1911-06-15
Enoch Arden: Part I 1911-06-12
The Lonedale Operator 1911-03-23
His Daughter 1911-02-23
The Diamond Star 1911-02-20
Fisher Folks 1911-02-16
What Shall We Do with Our Old? 1911-02-13
Heart Beats of Long Ago 1911-02-06
His Trust Fulfilled 1911-01-18
His Trust 1911-01-16
When a Man Loves 1911-01-05
The Two Paths 1911-01-02
Winning Back His Love 1910-12-25
The Rocky Road 1910-01-03
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909-09-06
A Strange Meeting 1909-08-01
The Renunciation 1909-07-19
The Honor of Thieves 1909-01-11
The Taming of the Shrew 1908-11-10
The Girl and the Outlaw 1908-09-08
The Greaser's Gauntlet 1908-08-11

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