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Wilfred Lucas
Born · January 29, 1871
Died · December 13, 1940 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Bio
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.
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1968
The Sea Wolf
7.1
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Weiner (uncredited)
5.7
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Board Member (uncredited)
5.7
1940
Triple Justice
Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
6.0
1940
They Drive by Night
Bailiff (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Women in Hiding
Policeman (uncredited)
7.0
1940
Brother Orchid
Brother MacDonald
6.4
1940
Waterloo Bridge
Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
7.5
1940
Edison, the Man
Broker
6.6
1940
Tear Gas Squad
Policeman
4.8
1940
Virginia City
Southerner (uncredited)
6.1
1940
Women Without Names
Roomer
4.8
1940
The Fighting 69th
Eye Doctor (uncredited)
5.4
1940
A Chump at Oxford
Dean Williams
6.9
1940
Legion of the Lawless
East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
5.2
1940
Four Wives
Stationmaster (uncredited)
5.1
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Police Detective Randall
5.7
1939
Raffles
Bobby
6.0
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
8.0
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pompous Man (uncredited)
7.9
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
5.0
1939
Each Dawn I Die
Bailiff (uncredited)
6.8
1939
Zenobia
Undetermined Role
4.6
1939
Women in the Wind
Burbank Offical (uncredited)
6.8
1939
Dodge City
Bartender (uncredited)
6.9
1939
Almost a Gentleman
Dog Show Director
6.0
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
1938
The Declaration of Independence
John Dickinson (uncredited)
6.1
1938
Brother Rat
Ballfield Doctor
5.0
1938
A Man to Remember
Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
6.5
1938
Down on the Farm
Wheeler
0.0
1938
Freshman Year
Professor Ullrich
0.0
1938
Four Daughters
Doctor (uncredited)
6.5
1938
Safety in Numbers
Councilman
0.0
1938
Over the Wall
Cell Block Keeper
5.0
1938
Night Spot
Police Lieutenant
4.7
1938
The Baroness and the Butler
Member of Parliament
5.2
1938
The Daredevil Drivers
Race Judge
5.0
1938
She Loved a Fireman
Fire Tug Captain
6.0
1937
Missing Witnesses
Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
5.5
1937
The Man Without a Country
Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
5.6
1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
5.9
1937
The Westland Case
Gun Dealer
6.0
1937
Idol of the Crowds
Doctor (uncredited)
4.1
1937
Hot Water
Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
5.0
1937
Prairie Thunder
Nate Temple
3.5
1937
Varsity Show
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
6.0
1937
Varsity Show
Police Commissioner
6.0
1937
Talent Scout
Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
6.0
1937
Empty Holsters
John Ware
0.0
1937
Blazing Sixes
Sheriff Tom
6.0
1937
Marked Woman
Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
6.5
1937
Mile a Minute Love
Drexel
6.0
1937
Land Beyond the Law
Jim Blake (uncredited)
7.0
1937
The Super Snooper
0.0
1937
Black Legion
Bailiff (uncredited)
6.6
1937
Criminal Lawyer
Brandon's Assistant
5.9
1937
We Who Are About to Die
Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
6.8
1937
Beloved Enemy
Doctor (Uncredited)
6.1
1936
Give Me Liberty
His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
6.1
1936
Midnight Blunders
Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
4.0
1936
California Mail
Sheriff
4.8
1936
The Devil-Doll
Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
6.8
1936
High Tension
Businessman
5.4
1936
The White Angel
Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
8.0
1936
Human Cargo
Police Chief
6.0
1936
The Country Doctor
Proprietor (uncredited)
6.0
1936
Love on a Bet
Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
7.0
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
Director (Uncredited)
6.0
1936
Modern Times
Juvenile Officer
8.3
1936
Chatterbox
Himself (uncredited)
6.0
1936
Kind Lady
First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
6.6
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Druggist (uncredited)
7.0
1935
Frisco Kid
First Policeman (uncredited)
6.8
1935
Rip Roaring Riley
Chief Martin
0.0
1935
Stormy
Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
0.0
1935
Stranded
Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
5.8
1935
The Arizonian
Townsman with Mayor
0.0
1935
Vagabond Lady
Dock Official (uncredited)
7.2
1935
Les Misérables
Onlooker
7.2
1935
Naughty Marietta
Announcer (uncredited)
5.1
1935
Angkor
Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
6.0
1935
Chandu on the Magic Island
Capt. Walker
4.8
1935
Shrimps for a Day
Mr. Wade
7.0
1934
Love Time
Dignitary (uncredited)
0.0
1934
Cleopatra
Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
6.1
1934
The Return of Chandu
Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
4.7
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
5.8
1934
One Night of Love
Metropolitan Operagoer
5.5
1934
Apples to You!
Chairman of the Board
7.0
1934
The Moth
John Gale
0.0
1934
The House on 56th Street
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
5.2
1933
Air Fright
Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
5.0
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
6.0
1933
Midnight Mary
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
6.9
1933
The Mayor of Hell
Bill (uncredited)
7.1
1933
Strange People
John Davis
4.5
1933
The Sphinx
Prosecuting Attorney
4.8
1933
I Cover the Waterfront
Randall
5.1
1933
The Devil's Brother
6.7
1933
The Big Cage
Bob Mills
6.0
1933
The Three Musketeers
El Shaitan
5.6
1933
The Intruder
Mr. Wayne
4.2
1933
Phantom Thunderbolt
Eaton - Railroad President
4.3
1933
Racetrack
Mr. Ryan
0.0
1933
Sister to Judas
Mike O'Flanagan
0.0
1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Pharmacist
6.0
1932
Lucky Larrigan
John Larrigan
0.0
1932
The Unwritten Law
Captain Kane
0.0
1932
Call Her Savage
Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
5.8
1932
You Said a Mouthful
Official (uncredited)
5.0
1932
The Devil Horse
Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
4.0
1932
Free Wheeling
The Specialist
7.8
1932
Big City Blues
Policeman (uncredited)
5.3
1932
What Price Hollywood?
Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
6.7
1932
The Dark Horse
Debate Chairman
7.2
1932
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
0.0
1932
The Midnight Patrol
0.0
1932
Careless Lady
Ship's Purser
5.2
1932
Red Noses
Mr. Lucas
7.0
1932
Cross-Examination
Judge Hollister
5.1
1932
The Tabasco Kid
Sheriff's Deputy
0.0
1932
House of Mystery
Sheriff Franklin
8.0
1931
Rich Man's Folly
4.5
1931
Convicted
Capt. Hammond
4.5
1931
The Phantom
Dist. Atty. John Hampton
3.8
1931
The Age for Love
Undetermined Role
0.0
1931
Graft
Candidate Louis
4.5
1931
The Galloping Ghost
Sportscaster
2.0
1931
Big Ears
Doctor
4.5
1931
Pardon Us
Warden
6.5
1931
Stranger in Town
J.P. Walker
3.0
1931
Homicide Squad
0.0
1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Duryea
0.0
1931
Dishonored
6.8
1931
Men Call It Love
Sam Ellery (uncredited)
4.5
1931
Millie
Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
5.6
1931
Looser Than Loose
Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
4.0
1930
Love Your Neighbor
0.0
1930
Madam Satan
Roman Senator
5.9
1930
Those Who Dance
Big Ben Benson
6.0
1930
Cock o' the Walk
Señor Vallejo
3.2
1930
The Arizona Kid
Manager
5.5
1930
Hello Sister
Dr. Saltus
1.0
1930
Burnt Fingers
Lord Cumberly
0.0
1927
The Sorrows of Satan
6.7
1926
Her Sacrifice
Edwin Ramsey
0.0
1926
Cyclone Cavalier
Hugh Clayton
0.0
1925
How Baxter Butted In
R.S. Falk
0.0
1925
The Bad Lands
Col. Owen
0.0
1925
A Broadway Butterfly
Stage Manager
0.0
1925
Riders of the Purple Sage
Oldring
5.7
1925
As No Man Has Loved
Maj. Bissell
0.0
1925
Lightning Romance
Richard Wade
0.0
1924
The Price She Paid
James Presbury
4.0
1924
Racing for Life
Hudford
0.0
1924
The Fighting Sap
Charles Richmond
0.0
1924
The Valley of Hate
Old Jim Darley
5.0
1924
Valley of Hate
Old Jim Darley
5.0
1924
Daughters of Pleasure
Mark Hadley
0.0
1924
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Earl of Rutland
4.3
1924
North of Nevada
C. Hanaford
0.0
1924
Trilby
The Laird
0.0
1923
The Greatest Menace
Charles W. Wright
0.0
1923
The Girl of the Golden West
Ashby
0.0
1923
Jazzmania
Julius Furman
0.0
1923
Heroes of the Street
0.0
1922
The Kentucky Derby
Capt. Wolff
5.0
1922
Paid Back
Ship Captain
0.0
1922
Flesh and Blood
The Policeman
5.9
1922
Across the Dead-Line
Aaron Kidder
0.0
1922
The Beautiful Liar
Gaston Allegretti
0.0
1921
The Fighting Breed
John MacDonald
0.0
1921
One a Minute
Prosecutor (uncredited)
6.3
1921
Through The Back Door
Elton Reeves
6.0
1921
The Man from Kangaroo
Red Jack Braggan
5.6
1920
Soldiers of Fortune
President Alvarez
0.0
1919
A Woman of Pleasure
Sir John Thornbull
0.0
1919
The Hushed Hour
Robert Appleton Jr.
0.0
1919
What Every Woman Wants
Horace Lennon
1.0
1919
The Judgment House
Rudyard Byng
0.0
1917
The Co-respondent
0.0
1917
Sins of Ambition
Andrew Maxwell
0.0
1917
Souls Triumphant
Robert Powers
0.0
1917
Hands Up!
John Houston
0.0
1917
A Love Sublime
Philip
0.0
1917
Jim Bludso
Jim Bludso
0.0
1917
The Microscope Mystery
Doc Arnold
0.0
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
7.1
1916
Hell-to-Pay Austin
Hell-to-Pay Austin
0.0
1916
Acquitted
John Carter
0.0
1916
The Wood Nymph
Fred Arnold
0.0
1916
Macbeth
Macduff
0.0
1916
The Lily and the Rose
Jack Van Norman
0.0
1915
The Spanish Jade
Osmund Manvers
0.0
1915
Brute Force
Brute Force
5.3
1914
Gentleman Burglar
Baffles
0.0
1914
A Tender-Hearted Crook
0.0
1913
Pure Gold and Dross
0.0
1913
The Widow and the Widower
The Widower
0.0
1913
The Massacre
Stephen
5.9
1912
A Sailor’s Heart
The Sailor
0.0
1912
A Pueblo Legend
The Indian Girl's Great Brother
0.0
1912
Man's Genesis
Bruteforce
4.6
1912
A Temporary Truce
An Indian (uncredited)
4.0
1912
Home Folks
The Blacksmith
0.0
1912
When Kings Were the Law
The King of Romanda
0.0
1912
Just Like a Woman
The Wealthy Friend
0.0
1912
Fate's Interception
The American
0.0
1912
The Girl and Her Trust
6.3
1912
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
Minor Role (uncredited)
0.0
1912
Under Burning Skies
Joe
4.7
1912
Billy's Stratagem
Billy's Father
5.0
1912
The Transformation of Mike
Mike
4.5
1912
A Terrible Discovery
The District Attorney
0.0
1911
The Failure
The Clerk
4.0
1911
A Woman Scorned
The Doctor
0.0
1911
The Miser's Heart
First Crook
6.0
1911
Love in the Hills
The Manley Suitor
0.0
1911
The Long Road
A Policeman
0.0
1911
The Making of a Man
In Second Audience
6.3
1911
Swords and Hearts
Hugh Frazier
4.6
1911
The Rose of Kentucky
The planter
5.6
1911
The Primal Call
The Fisherman
4.0
1911
Enoch Arden: Part II
5.5
1911
Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden
5.8
1911
Enoch Arden: Part I
5.5
1911
The Lonedale Operator
The Fireman
6.1
1911
His Daughter
4.0
1911
The Diamond Star
0.0
1911
Fisher Folks
Steve Hardester
0.0
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Violent Jailbird
5.5
1911
Heart Beats of Long Ago
The Lover
5.0
1911
His Trust Fulfilled
George
3.7
1911
His Trust
George
4.1
1911
When a Man Loves
4.2
1911
The Two Paths
0.0
1911
Winning Back His Love
Frederick Wallace
4.0
1910
The Rocky Road
4.0
1910
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
5.2
1909
A Strange Meeting
4.3
1909
The Renunciation
4.4
1909
The Honor of Thieves
1.5
1909
The Taming of the Shrew
4.9
1908
The Girl and the Outlaw
3.0
1908
The Greaser's Gauntlet
Jose
1.0
1908