Wilfred Lucas
Born January 29, 1871 (Age: 155)
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Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
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as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 97
The Sea Wolf
1941
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as
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Age: 70
Sister to Judas
1932
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as Mike O'Flanagan
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Age: 61
Lawyer Man
1932
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as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
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as Pharmacist
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Age: 61
You Said a Mouthful
1932
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as Official (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Lucky Larrigan
1932
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as John Larrigan
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Age: 61
The Unwritten Law
1932
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as Captain Kane
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Age: 61
Call Her Savage
1932
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as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Devil Horse
1932
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as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Free Wheeling
1932
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as The Specialist
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Age: 61
Big City Blues
1932
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Devil and the Deep
1932
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as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
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Age: 61
What Price Hollywood?
1932
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as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Dark Horse
1932
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as Debate Chairman
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Age: 61
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
1932
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as
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Age: 61
The Midnight Patrol
1932
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as
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Age: 61
Careless Lady
1932
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as Ship's Purser
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Age: 61
Red Noses
1932
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as Mr. Lucas
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Age: 61
Cross-Examination
1932
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as Judge Hollister
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Age: 61
The Tabasco Kid
1932
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as Sheriff's Deputy
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Age: 61
Rich Man's Folly
1931
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as
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Age: 60
Pardon Us
1931
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as Warden
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Age: 60
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
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as Duryea
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Age: 60
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Love Your Neighbor
1930
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as
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Age: 59
The Breaking Point
1921
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as Mortimer Davidson
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Age: 50
A Terrible Discovery
1911
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as The District Attorney
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Age: 40
The Failure
1911
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as The Clerk
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Age: 40
A Woman Scorned
1911
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as The Doctor
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Age: 40
The Miser's Heart
1911
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as First Crook
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Age: 40
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Love in the Hills
1911
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as The Manley Suitor
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Age: 40
The Long Road
1911
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as A Policeman
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Age: 40
The Making of a Man
1911
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as In Second Audience
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Age: 40
Swords and Hearts
1911
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as Hugh Frazier
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Age: 40
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
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as The planter
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Age: 40
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The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
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as Princess's Father
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Age: 40
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The Sorrowful Example
1911
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as The Husband
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Age: 40
The Indian Brothers
1911
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as The Indian Chief's Brother
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Age: 40
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The Thief and the Girl
1911
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as The Thief
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Age: 40
Fighting Blood
1911
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as
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Age: 40
The Primal Call
1911
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as The Fisherman
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Age: 40
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
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as Enoch Arden
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Age: 40
Enoch Arden
1911
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as Enoch Arden
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Age: 40
Enoch Arden: Part I
1911
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as
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Age: 40
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The New Dress
1911
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as Jose
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Age: 40
Madame Rex
1911
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as
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Age: 40
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The Broken Cross
1911
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as
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Age: 40
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The Spanish Gypsy
1911
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as Jose
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Age: 40
The Lonedale Operator
1911
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as The Fireman
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Age: 40
His Daughter
1911
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as
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Age: 40
The Diamond Star
1911
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as John Wilson
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Age: 40
Fisher Folks
1911
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as Steve Hardester
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Age: 40
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
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as Violent Jailbird
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Age: 40
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911
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as The Lover
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Age: 40
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
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as George
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Age: 39
His Trust
1911
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as George
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Age: 39
When a Man Loves
1911
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as
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Age: 39
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The Two Paths
1911
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as Nellie's Husband
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Age: 39