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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 (Movies)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Character:The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1968
The Sea Wolf
Character:
Release Date:21/03/1941
Santa Fe Trail
Character:Weiner (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Character:Board Member (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1940
Triple Justice
Character:Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
Release Date:22/09/1940
They Drive by Night
Character:Bailiff (uncredited)
Release Date:26/07/1940
Women in Hiding
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/06/1940
Brother Orchid
Character:Brother MacDonald
Release Date:07/06/1940
Waterloo Bridge
Character:Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Release Date:17/05/1940
Edison, the Man
Character:Broker
Release Date:10/05/1940
Tear Gas Squad
Character:Policeman
Release Date:04/05/1940
Virginia City
Character:Southerner (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1940
Women Without Names
Character:Roomer
Release Date:14/03/1940
The Fighting 69th
Character:Eye Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:27/01/1940
A Chump at Oxford
Character:Dean Williams
Release Date:25/01/1940
Legion of the Lawless
Character:East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:05/01/1940
Four Wives
Character:Stationmaster (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character:Police Detective Randall
Release Date:13/12/1939
Raffles
Character:Bobby
Release Date:11/11/1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Character:Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Pompous Man (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
Character:Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1939
Each Dawn I Die
Character:Bailiff (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1939
Zenobia
Character:Undetermined Role
Release Date:21/04/1939
Women in the Wind
Character:Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1939
Dodge City
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1939
Almost a Gentleman
Character:Dog Show Director
Release Date:31/03/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
The Declaration of Independence
Character:John Dickinson (uncredited)
Release Date:26/11/1938
Brother Rat
Character:Ballfield Doctor
Release Date:29/10/1938
A Man to Remember
Character:Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/1938
Down on the Farm
Character:Wheeler
Release Date:11/10/1938
Freshman Year
Character:Professor Ullrich
Release Date:02/09/1938
Four Daughters
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1938
Safety in Numbers
Character:Councilman
Release Date:30/05/1938
Over the Wall
Character:Cell Block Keeper
Release Date:02/04/1938
Night Spot
Character:Police Lieutenant
Release Date:25/02/1938
The Baroness and the Butler
Character:Member of Parliament
Release Date:18/02/1938
The Daredevil Drivers
Character:Race Judge
Release Date:12/02/1938
She Loved a Fireman
Character:Fire Tug Captain
Release Date:18/12/1937
Missing Witnesses
Character:Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Release Date:11/12/1937
The Man Without a Country
Character:Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Character:Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:19/11/1937
The Westland Case
Character:Gun Dealer
Release Date:30/10/1937
Idol of the Crowds
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1937
Hot Water
Character:Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1937
Prairie Thunder
Character:Nate Temple
Release Date:10/09/1937
Varsity Show
Character:Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1937
Varsity Show
Character:Police Commissioner
Release Date:04/09/1937
Talent Scout
Character:Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1937
Empty Holsters
Character:John Ware
Release Date:10/07/1937
Blazing Sixes
Character:Sheriff Tom
Release Date:12/06/1937
Marked Woman
Character:Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1937
Mile a Minute Love
Character:Drexel
Release Date:05/04/1937
Land Beyond the Law
Character:Jim Blake (uncredited)
Release Date:13/03/1937
The Super Snooper
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1937
Black Legion
Character:Bailiff (uncredited)
Release Date:30/01/1937
Criminal Lawyer
Character:Brandon's Assistant
Release Date:29/01/1937
We Who Are About to Die
Character:Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1937
Beloved Enemy
Character:Doctor (Uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1936
Give Me Liberty
Character:His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1936
Midnight Blunders
Character:Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1936
California Mail
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:14/11/1936
The Devil-Doll
Character:Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1936
High Tension
Character:Businessman
Release Date:10/07/1936
The White Angel
Character:Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1936
Human Cargo
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:15/05/1936
The Country Doctor
Character:Proprietor (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1936
Love on a Bet
Character:Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
Release Date:06/03/1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
Character:Director (Uncredited)
Release Date:28/02/1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Character:Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Release Date:28/02/1936
Modern Times
Character:Juvenile Officer
Release Date:05/02/1936
Chatterbox
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:17/01/1936
Kind Lady
Character:First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Release Date:06/12/1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Character:Druggist (uncredited)
Release Date:06/12/1935
Frisco Kid
Character:First Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1935
Rip Roaring Riley
Character:Chief Martin
Release Date:23/10/1935
Stormy
Character:Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1935
Stranded
Character:Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1935
The Arizonian
Character:Townsman with Mayor
Release Date:27/06/1935
Vagabond Lady
Character:Dock Official (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/1935
Les Misérables
Character:Onlooker
Release Date:20/04/1935
Naughty Marietta
Character:Announcer (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1935
Angkor
Character:Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Release Date:01/01/1935
Chandu on the Magic Island
Character:Capt. Walker
Release Date:01/01/1935
Shrimps for a Day
Character:Mr. Wade
Release Date:07/12/1934
Love Time
Character:Dignitary (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1934
Cleopatra
Character:Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1934
The Return of Chandu
Character:Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
Release Date:01/10/1934
The Dragon Murder Case
Character:Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1934
One Night of Love
Character:Metropolitan Operagoer
Release Date:16/07/1934
Upperworld
Character:Boat Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1934
Apples to You!
Character:Chairman of the Board
Release Date:07/04/1934
The Moth
Character:John Gale
Release Date:14/01/1934
The House on 56th Street
Character:Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1933
Air Fright
Character:Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
Release Date:23/12/1933
Advice to the Lovelorn
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Character:Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1933
Midnight Mary
Character:Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1933
The Mayor of Hell
Character:Bill (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1933
Strange People
Character:John Davis
Release Date:16/06/1933
The Sphinx
Character:Prosecuting Attorney
Release Date:01/06/1933
I Cover the Waterfront
Character:Randall
Release Date:19/05/1933
The Devil's Brother
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1933
The Big Cage
Character:Bob Mills
Release Date:01/05/1933
The Three Musketeers
Character:El Shaitan
Release Date:07/04/1933
The Intruder
Character:Mr. Wayne
Release Date:13/03/1933
Phantom Thunderbolt
Character:Eaton - Railroad President
Release Date:04/03/1933
Racetrack
Character:Mr. Ryan
Release Date:25/02/1933
Sister to Judas
Character:Mike O'Flanagan
Release Date:25/12/1932
Lawyer Man
Character:Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Character:Pharmacist
Release Date:15/12/1932
You Said a Mouthful
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1932
Lucky Larrigan
Character:John Larrigan
Release Date:01/12/1932
The Unwritten Law
Character:Captain Kane
Release Date:26/11/1932
Call Her Savage
Character:Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
Release Date:24/11/1932
The Devil Horse
Character:Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1932
Free Wheeling
Character:The Specialist
Release Date:30/09/1932
Big City Blues
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:18/09/1932
Devil and the Deep
Character:Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:12/08/1932
What Price Hollywood?
Character:Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1932
The Dark Horse
Character:Debate Chairman
Release Date:16/06/1932
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
Character:
Release Date:09/06/1932
The Midnight Patrol
Character:
Release Date:10/04/1932
Careless Lady
Character:Ship's Purser
Release Date:02/04/1932
Red Noses
Character:Mr. Lucas
Release Date:18/03/1932
Cross-Examination
Character:Judge Hollister
Release Date:13/02/1932
The Tabasco Kid
Character:Sheriff's Deputy
Release Date:30/01/1932
House of Mystery
Character:Sheriff Franklin
Release Date:16/12/1931
Rich Man's Folly
Character:
Release Date:14/11/1931
Convicted
Character:Capt. Hammond
Release Date:01/11/1931
The Phantom
Character:Dist. Atty. John Hampton
Release Date:01/11/1931
The Age for Love
Character:Undetermined Role
Release Date:17/10/1931
Graft
Character:Candidate Louis
Release Date:21/09/1931
The Galloping Ghost
Character:Sportscaster
Release Date:01/09/1931
Big Ears
Character:Doctor
Release Date:28/08/1931
Pardon Us
Character:Warden
Release Date:15/08/1931
Stranger in Town
Character:J.P. Walker
Release Date:06/08/1931
Homicide Squad
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Character:Duryea
Release Date:06/06/1931
Dishonored
Character:
Release Date:04/04/1931
Men Call It Love
Character:Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1931
Millie
Character:Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1931
Looser Than Loose
Character:Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
Release Date:15/11/1930
Love Your Neighbor
Character:
Release Date:12/10/1930
Madam Satan
Character:Roman Senator
Release Date:20/09/1930
Those Who Dance
Character:Big Ben Benson
Release Date:18/04/1930
Cock o' the Walk
Character:Señor Vallejo
Release Date:13/04/1930
The Arizona Kid
Character:Manager
Release Date:23/03/1930
Hello Sister
Character:Dr. Saltus
Release Date:07/02/1930
Burnt Fingers
Character:Lord Cumberly
Release Date:20/02/1927
The Sorrows of Satan
Character:Minister (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1926
Her Sacrifice
Character:Edwin Ramsey
Release Date:26/09/1926
Cyclone Cavalier
Character:Hugh Clayton
Release Date:28/09/1925
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
Character:Judge Bledsoe
Release Date:08/09/1925
How Baxter Butted In
Character:R.S. Falk
Release Date:25/07/1925
The Bad Lands
Character:Col. Owen
Release Date:15/07/1925
A Broadway Butterfly
Character:Stage Manager
Release Date:29/03/1925
Riders of the Purple Sage
Character:Oldring
Release Date:15/03/1925
As No Man Has Loved
Character:Maj. Bissell
Release Date:11/02/1925
Lightning Romance
Character:Richard Wade
Release Date:15/11/1924
The Price She Paid
Character:James Presbury
Release Date:15/09/1924
The Fatal Mistake
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1924
Racing for Life
Character:Hudford
Release Date:08/08/1924
Passion's Pathway
Character:Richard Stanton
Release Date:01/08/1924
The Fighting Sap
Character:Charles Richmond
Release Date:30/06/1924
The Valley of Hate
Character:Old Jim Darley
Release Date:20/06/1924
Valley of Hate
Character:Old Jim Darley
Release Date:20/06/1924
Daughters of Pleasure
Character:Mark Hadley
Release Date:15/06/1924
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Character:Earl of Rutland
Release Date:24/05/1924
North of Nevada
Character:C. Hanaford
Release Date:24/02/1924
The Mask of Lopez
Character:Richard O'Neil
Release Date:27/01/1924
Trilby
Character:The Laird
Release Date:29/07/1923
The Greatest Menace
Character:Charles W. Wright
Release Date:19/05/1923
The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Ashby
Release Date:03/05/1923
Can a Woman Love Twice?
Character:Franklyn Chase
Release Date:04/03/1923
Jazzmania
Character:Julius Furman
Release Date:12/02/1923
Heroes of the Street
Character:
Release Date:24/12/1922
The Kentucky Derby
Character:Capt. Wolff
Release Date:04/12/1922
Paid Back
Character:Ship Captain
Release Date:28/08/1922
Flesh and Blood
Character:The Policeman
Release Date:22/08/1922
Across the Dead-Line
Character:Aaron Kidder
Release Date:09/01/1922
The Beautiful Liar
Character:Gaston Allegretti
Release Date:26/12/1921
The Fighting Breed
Character:John MacDonald
Release Date:01/09/1921
One a Minute
Character:Prosecutor (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1921
Through the Back Door
Character:Elton Reeves
Release Date:05/05/1921
The Breaking Point
Character:Mortimer Davidson
Release Date:14/02/1921
The Man from Kangaroo
Character:Red Jack Braggan
Release Date:24/01/1920
Soldiers of Fortune
Character:President Alvarez
Release Date:22/11/1919
A Woman of Pleasure
Character:Sir John Thornbull
Release Date:09/11/1919
The Westerners
Character:Jim Buckley
Release Date:03/08/1919
The Hushed Hour
Character:Robert Appleton Jr.
Release Date:18/05/1919
What Every Woman Wants
Character:Horace Lennon
Release Date:23/02/1919
The Judgment House
Character:Rudyard Byng
Release Date:19/11/1917
The Co-respondent
Character:Richard Manning
Release Date:06/10/1917
Sins of Ambition
Character:Andrew Maxwell
Release Date:19/09/1917
Souls Triumphant
Character:Robert Powers
Release Date:19/05/1917
Hands Up!
Character:John Houston
Release Date:28/04/1917
A Love Sublime
Character:Philip
Release Date:11/03/1917
Jim Bludso
Character:Jim Bludso
Release Date:04/02/1917
The Microscope Mystery
Character:Doc Arnold
Release Date:19/11/1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1916
Hell-to-Pay Austin
Character:Hell-to-Pay Austin
Release Date:20/08/1916
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
Character:Jim Hamilton
Release Date:25/06/1916
Macbeth
Character:Macduff
Release Date:04/06/1916
Acquitted
Character:John Carter
Release Date:06/02/1916
The Wood Nymph
Character:Fred Arnold
Release Date:23/01/1916
The Lily and the Rose
Character:Jack Van Norman
Release Date:06/11/1915
The Spanish Jade
Character:Osmund Manvers
Release Date:11/04/1915
Brute Force
Character:Brute Force
Release Date:24/04/1914
Gentleman Burglar
Character:Baffles
Release Date:16/02/1914
A Tender-Hearted Crook
Character:
Release Date:02/10/1913
Pure Gold and Dross
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1913
The Widow and the Widower
Character:The Widower
Release Date:13/02/1913
The Massacre
Character:Stephen
Release Date:19/12/1912
A Sailor’s Heart
Character:The Sailor
Release Date:25/11/1912
A Pueblo Legend
Character:The Indian Girl's Great Brother
Release Date:29/08/1912
Man's Genesis
Character:Bruteforce
Release Date:10/07/1912
A Temporary Truce
Character:An Indian (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1912
Home Folks
Character:The Blacksmith
Release Date:06/06/1912
When Kings Were the Law
Character:The King of Romanda
Release Date:20/05/1912
Just Like a Woman
Character:The Wealthy Friend
Release Date:18/04/1912
Fate's Interception
Character:The American
Release Date:08/04/1912
The Girl and Her Trust
Character:
Release Date:28/03/1912
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1912
Under Burning Skies
Character:Joe
Release Date:21/02/1912
Billy's Stratagem
Character:Billy's Father
Release Date:12/02/1912
The Transformation of Mike
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/02/1912
A Terrible Discovery
Character:The District Attorney
Release Date:21/12/1911
The Failure
Character:The Clerk
Release Date:07/12/1911
A Woman Scorned
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:30/11/1911
The Miser's Heart
Character:First Crook
Release Date:20/11/1911
Love in the Hills
Character:The Manley Suitor
Release Date:30/10/1911
The Long Road
Character:A Policeman
Release Date:26/10/1911
The Making of a Man
Character:In Second Audience
Release Date:04/10/1911
Swords and Hearts
Character:Hugh Frazier
Release Date:27/08/1911
The Rose of Kentucky
Character:The planter
Release Date:24/08/1911
The Primal Call
Character:The Fisherman
Release Date:21/06/1911
Enoch Arden: Part II
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1911
Enoch Arden
Character:Enoch Arden
Release Date:15/06/1911
Enoch Arden: Part I
Character:
Release Date:12/06/1911
The Lonedale Operator
Character:The Fireman
Release Date:23/03/1911
His Daughter
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1911
The Diamond Star
Character:
Release Date:20/02/1911
Fisher Folks
Character:Steve Hardester
Release Date:16/02/1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Character:Violent Jailbird
Release Date:13/02/1911
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Character:The Lover
Release Date:06/02/1911
His Trust Fulfilled
Character:George
Release Date:18/01/1911
His Trust
Character:George
Release Date:16/01/1911
When a Man Loves
Character:
Release Date:05/01/1911
The Two Paths
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1911
Winning Back His Love
Character:Frederick Wallace
Release Date:25/12/1910
The Rocky Road
Character:
Release Date:03/01/1910
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1909
A Strange Meeting
Character:
Release Date:02/08/1909
The Renunciation
Character:
Release Date:19/07/1909
The Girls and Daddy
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1909
The Honor of Thieves
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1909
The Taming of the Shrew
Character:
Release Date:10/11/1908
The Girl and the Outlaw
Character:
Release Date:08/09/1908
The Greaser's Gauntlet
Character:Jose
Release Date:11/08/1908
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