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Birthday: Jan 29, 1871
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Wilfred Lucas

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.

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