Lew Ayres

Actor

Born: December 28, 1908
Died: December 30, 1996 (age 88)
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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…

Filmography (101)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
Professor Cabel
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cast the First Stone (1989)
Martin
Under Siege (1986)
John Pace
Don Camillo (1984)
Doc
Bruised Celluloid (1984)
Himself
Of Mice and Men (1981)
Candy
Reunion (1980)
Bob Hollander
Letters from Frank (1979)
Dan Miller
Suddenly, Love (1978)
Mr. Graham
The Story of Noah (1978)
Noah
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
President Adar
Damien - Omen II (1978)
Bill Atherton
End of the World (1977)
Com. Joseph Beckerman
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
Allen Dulles
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
Altars of the World (1976)
Director
Heatwave! (1974)
Dr. Grayson
The Questor Tapes (1974)
Vaslovik
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Mandemus
The Stranger (1973)
Prof. Dylan MacAuley
The Man (1972)
Noah Calvin
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
Mr. Ames
She Waits (1972)
Dr. Sam Carpenter
Earth II (1971)
President Charles Carter Durant
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities (1969)
Dr. Andrew Swanson
Cocoon (1968)
The Governor
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Mac McAllister
The Upper Chamber
The Upper Chamber (1963)