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Lew Ayres Acting Filmography (98)

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
Damien - Omen II
1978·Bill Atherton
Suddenly, Love
1978·Mr. Graham
Battlestar Galactica
1978·President Adar
The Story of Noah
1978·Noah
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)
The Questor Tapes
1974·Vaslovik
Heatwave!
1974·Dr. Grayson
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973·Mandemus
The Stranger
1973·Prof. Dylan MacAuley
The Man
1972·Noah Calvin
She Waits
1972·Dr. Sam Carpenter
The Biscuit Eater
1972·Mr. Ames
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
Advise & Consent
1962·The Vice President
One Against Many
1956·Dr. John Mohler
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956·Carl Doss
Donovan's Brain
1953·Dr. Patrick J. Cory
No Escape
1953·John Howard Tracy
New Mexico
1951·Capt. Hunt
The Capture
1950·Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown
Johnny Belinda
1948·Dr. Robert Richardson
The Unfaithful
1947·Larry Hannaford
The Way of Peace
1947·Narrator (voice)
The Dark Mirror
1946·Dr. Scott Elliott
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946·Self
Fingers at the Window
1942·Oliver Duffy
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942·Dr. James Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941·Dr. James Kildare
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941·Dr. James Kildare
Maisie Was a Lady
1941·Bob Rawlston
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940·Dr. James Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940·Dr. James Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940·Dr. James Kildare
The Golden Fleecing
1940·Henry Twinkle
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940·Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940·Self
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939·Dr. James Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939·Dr. James Kildare
Broadway Serenade
1939·James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939·Eddie Burgess
These Glamour Girls
1939·Philip S. Griswold III
Remember?
1939·Sky Ames
From the Ends of the Earth
1939·Self
Holiday
1938·Ned Seton
Young Dr. Kildare
1938·Dr. James Kildare
King of the Newsboys
1938·Jerry Flynn
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938·Henry Thayer
Spring Madness
1938·Sam Thatcher
Scandal Street
1938·Joe McKnight
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937·Nick Milburn
The Last Train from Madrid
1937·Bill Dexter
Hold 'Em Navy
1937·Tommy Graham
Shakedown
1936·Bob Sanderson
Murder with Pictures
1936·Kent Murdock
Panic on the Air
1936·Jerry Franklin
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936·Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
Lady Be Careful
1936·Chester aka Dynamite
Spring Tonic
1935·Caleb Enix
The Lottery Lover
1935·Cadet Frank Harrington
Silk Hat Kid
1935·Eddie Howard
Cross Country Cruise
1934·Norman Winthrop
She Learned About Sailors
1934·Larry Wilson
Servants' Entrance
1934·Erik Landstrom
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934·Jimmy Sterling
State Fair
1933·Pat Gilbert
Don't Bet on Love
1933·Bill McCaffrey
My Weakness
1933·Ronnie Gregory
Okay, America!
1932·Larry Wayne
The Impatient Maiden
1932·Dr. Myron Brown
Night World
1932·Michael Rand
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932·Lew Ayres
Iron Man
1931·Kid Mason
Up for Murder
1931·Robert Marshall
Heaven on Earth
1931·States
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931·Edward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian
Many a Slip
1931·Jerry Brooks
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930·Paul Bäumer
The Doorway to Hell
1930·Louie Ricarno
East Is West
1930·Billy Benson
Common Clay
1930·Hugh Fullerton
The Kiss
1929·Pierre Lassalle
Big News
1929·Copyboy (uncredited)
The Sophomore
1929·Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)