Personal Info
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1908-12-28 (117 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known For
Lewis Frederick Ayre III
Lew Ayres
Biography
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare ( ...
Known For
Acting
2004 --
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
| Self (archive footage)
1994 --
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
| Professor Cabel
1991 --
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
| actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989 --
Cast the First Stone
| Martin
1986 --
Under Siege
| John Pace
1984 --
Don Camillo
| Doc
1984 --
Bruised Celluloid
| Himself
1981 --
Of Mice and Men
| Candy
1980 --
Reunion
| Bob Hollander
1979 --
Letters from Frank
| Dan Miller
1978 --
Suddenly, Love
| Mr. Graham
1978 --
The Story of Noah
| Noah
1978 --
Battlestar Galactica
| President Adar
1978 --
Damien – Omen II
| Bill Atherton
1977 --
End of the World
| Com. Joseph Beckerman
1976 --
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
| Allen Dulles
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1974 --
Heatwave!
| Dr. Grayson
1974 --
The Questor Tapes
| Vaslovik
1973 --
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
| Mandemus
1973 --
The Stranger
| Prof. Dylan MacAuley
1972 --
The Man
| Noah Calvin
1972 --
The Biscuit Eater
| Mr. Ames
1972 --
She Waits
| Dr. Sam Carpenter
1971 --
Earth II
| President Charles Carter Durant
1969 --
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
| Dr. Andrew Swanson
1968 --
Cocoon
| The Governor
1964 --
The Carpetbaggers
| 'Mac' McAllister
1962 --
Advise & Consent
| The Vice President
1956 --
One Against Many
| Dr. John Mohler
1953 --
Donovan's Brain
| Dr. Patrick J. Cory
1953 --
No Escape
| John Howard Tracy
1951 --
New Mexico
| Capt. Hunt
1950 --
The Capture
| Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown
1948 --
Johnny Belinda
| Dr. Robert Richardson
1947 --
The Unfaithful
| Larry Hannaford
1947 --
The Way of Peace
| Narrator (voice)
1946 --
Blow-Ups of 1946
| Self
1946 --
The Dark Mirror
| Dr. Scott Elliott
1942 --
Fingers at the Window
| Oliver Duffy
1942 --
Dr. Kildare's Victory
| Dr. James Kildare
1941 --
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
| Dr. James Kildare
1941 --
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
| Dr. James Kildare
1941 --
Maisie Was a Lady
| Bob Rawlston
1940 --
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
| Dr. James Kildare
1940 --
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
| Self
1940 --
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
| Dr. James Kildare
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Henry Twinkle
1940 --
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
| Self
1940 --
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
| Dr. James Kildare
1939 --
Remember?
| Sky Ames
1939 --
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
| Dr. James Kildare
1939 --
These Glamour Girls
| Philip S. Griswold III
1939 --
From the Ends of the Earth
| Self
1939 --
Calling Dr. Kildare
| Dr. James Kildare
1939 --
Broadway Serenade
| James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour
1939 --
The Ice Follies of 1939
| Eddie Burgess
1938 --
Spring Madness
| Sam Thatcher
1938 --
Young Dr. Kildare
| Dr. James Kildare
1938 --
Rich Man, Poor Girl
| Henry Thayer
1938 --
Holiday
| Ned Seton
1938 --
King of the Newsboys
| Jerry Flynn
1938 --
Scandal Street
| Joe McKnight
1937 --
Hold 'Em Navy
| Tommy Graham
1937 --
The Last Train from Madrid
| Bill Dexter
1937 --
The Crime Nobody Saw
| Nick Milburn
1936 --
Murder with Pictures
| Kent Murdock
1936 --
Lady Be Careful
| Chester aka Dynamite
1936 --
Shakedown
| Bob Sanderson
1936 --
Panic on the Air
| Jerry Franklin
1936 --
The Leathernecks Have Landed
| Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
1935 --
Silk Hat Kid
| Eddie Howard
1935 --
Spring Tonic
| Caleb Enix
1935 --
The Lottery Lover
| Cadet Frank Harrington
1934 --
Servants' Entrance
| Erik Landstrom
1934 --
She Learned About Sailors
| Larry Wilson
1934 --
Let’s Be Ritzy
| Jimmy Sterling
1934 --
Cross Country Cruise
| Norman Winthrop
1933 --
My Weakness
| Ronnie Gregory
1933 --
Don't Bet on Love
| Bill McCaffrey
1933 --
State Fair
| Pat Gilbert
1932 --
Okay, America!
| Larry Wayne
1932 --
Night World
| Michael Rand
1932 --
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
| Lew Ayres
1932 --
The Impatient Maiden
| Dr. Myron Brown
1931 --
Heaven on Earth
| States
1931 --
The Spirit of Notre Dame
| Edward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian
1931 --
Up for Murder
| Robert Marshall
1931 --
Iron Man
| Kid Mason
1931 --
Many a Slip
| Jerry Brooks
1930 --
East Is West
| Billy Benson
1930 --
The Doorway to Hell
| Louie Ricarno
1930 --
Common Clay
| Hugh Fullerton
1930 --
All Quiet on the Western Front
| Paul Bäumer
1929 --
The Kiss
| Pierre Lassalle
1929 --
Big News
| Copyboy (uncredited)
1929 --
The Sophomore
| Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)