Mitchell Lewis

Career timeline

1. 1880 · Born

   Born in Syracuse, New York, USA

2. 1916 · Screen debut

   The Flower of No Man's Land (Movie)

3. 1925 · Breakthrough

   Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Movie)

4. 1956 · Latest release

   The Fastest Gun Alive (Movie)

5. 1956 · Died

   August 24, 1956

Career in numbers

2 1910s

14 1920s

29 1930s

28 1940s

10 1950s

• Drama54
• Romance31
• Comedy23
• Western12
• Adventure11
• Music11

Highest-rated title The Wizard of Oz 1939 7.6 Most popular title The Wizard of Oz 1939 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Mitchell Lewis in our catalogue.

Jack Conway

5 titles together

Robert Young

4 titles together

Edward Arnold

4 titles together

Guy Kibbee

4 titles together

Clark Gable

4 titles together

Reginald Barlow

3 titles together

Herbert Stothart

3 titles together

Clem Bevans

3 titles together

Robert Taylor

3 titles together

Morris Ankrum

3 titles together

1. 1956 The Fastest Gun Alive as Tucker Eddy (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
2. 1953 Kiss Me Kate as Stage Doorman (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
3. 1953 The Sun Shines Bright as Andy Redcliffe 6.6 Movie
4. 1953 Lili as Concessionaire (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
5. 1952 The Merry Widow as King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited) Movie
6. 1952 Talk About a Stranger as Orchard Owner Movie
7. 1951 The Man with a Cloak as Waiter 6.8 Movie
8. 1951 The Tall Target as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
9. 1951 The Painted Hills as Mark Miller (uncredited) 4.2 Movie
10. 1950 The Toast of New Orleans as Minor Role (uncredited) Movie
11. 1949 Border Incident as Older Bracero (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
12. 1949 Mr. Whitney Had a Notion as Eli Whitney's Workman Movie
13. 1947 Desire Me as Old Man (uncredited) Movie
14. 1947 Merton of the Movies as Set Guard (uncredited) Movie
15. 1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Southerner (uncredited) Movie
16. 1946 Courage of Lassie as Gil Elson 5.9 Movie
17. 1946 The Green Years as Smithy Movie
18. 1946 The Harvey Girls as Sandy (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
19. 1945 The Great American Mug as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited) Movie
20. 1945 Main Street After Dark as Plainclothesman (uncredited) Movie
21. 1944 The Thin Man Goes Home as Third Man Outside Barber Shop(uncredited) 7.1 Movie
22. 1944 Lost in a Harem as Slave (uncredited) Movie
23. 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady as Rebel Opening Door (uncredited) Movie
24. 1942 Apache Trail as Bolt Saunders (uncredited) Movie
25. 1942 Cairo as Ludwig Movie
26. 1942 Kid Glove Killer as Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
27. 1942 Rio Rita as Julio 6.0 Movie
28. 1942 We Do It Because as Officer on Santa Maria (uncredited) Movie
29. 1941 Honky Tonk as Man #1 Agreeing with Candy (uncredited) Movie
30. 1941 Billy the Kid as Bart Hodges 5.3 Movie
31. 1941 I'll Wait for You as Alfred 'Al' Movie
32. 1941 Meet John Doe as Bennett 7.3 Movie
33. 1940 Go West as Indian Pete - Halfbreed (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
34. 1940 Boom Town as Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
35. 1940 I Love You Again as Sailor Yelling 'Man Overboard' (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
36. 1940 20 Mule Team as Barfly at Bar Movie
37. 1940 Young Tom Edison as McGuire - Train Engineer Movie
38. 1940 Strange Cargo as Guard (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
39. 1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Adam (uncredited) Movie
40. 1939 The Wizard of Oz as Captain of the Winkie Guard (uncredited) 7.6 Movie
41. 1939 Bridal Suite as Hotel Runner at Train Station Movie
42. 1939 Let Freedom Ring as Joe (uncredited) Movie
43. 1939 Idiot's Delight as Chief Wahoo Movie
44. 1939 Stand Up and Fight as Sport, Cheating Gambler Movie
45. 1938 Mysterious Mr. Moto as Nola 6.2 Movie
46. 1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl as Man Who Yells (voice) Movie
47. 1938 Three Comrades as Boris (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
48. 1938 Arsène Lupin Returns as Detective (uncredited) Movie
49. 1937 Waikiki Wedding as Koalani Movie
50. 1937 Espionage as Sondheim Movie
51. 1936 Dancing Pirate as Pirate Chief Movie
52. 1936 The Bohemian Girl as Salinas 6.2 Movie
53. 1935 A Tale of Two Cities as Ernest De Farge 6.9 Movie
54. 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife as Boatman in Office Movie
55. 1935 Oil for the Lamps of China as Skipper of Ship Movie
56. 1933 Ann Vickers as Captain Waldo Movie
57. 1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche as Duval Movie
58. 1932 Kongo as Hogan 6.4 Movie
59. 1932 McKenna of the Mounted as Henchman Pierre Movie
60. 1932 The World and the Flesh as Sukhanov Movie
61. 1931 Son of India as Hamid Movie
62. 1931 The Squaw Man as Tabywana Movie
63. 1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet as Larrieau Movie
64. 1930 The Cuckoos as Julius Movie
65. 1930 The Bad One as Borloff Movie
66. 1930 Mammy as Hank Smith Movie
67. 1930 Girl of the Port as McEwen Movie
68. 1929 Madame X as Colonel Hanby Movie
69. 1929 The Devil Bear as Jack Crawford Movie
70. 1928 The Docks of New York as Andy 7.0 Movie
71. 1928 The Way of the Strong as Handsome Williams Movie
72. 1926 Tell It to the Marines as Native 6.5 Movie
73. 1926 Old Ironsides as Pirate Chief (uncredited) Movie
74. 1926 Wild Oats Lane as The Bum Movie
75. 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Sheik Ilderim 7.3 Movie
76. 1925 The Mystic as Zazarack Movie
77. 1924 Three Weeks as Vassili Movie
78. 1924 Half-a-Dollar Bill as Papeete Joe Movie
79. 1923 Salomé as Herod, Tetrarch of Judea 6.3 Movie
80. 1922 On the High Seas as Joe Polack Movie
81. 1920 The Mutiny of the Elsinore as John Pike Movie
82. 1919 The Last of His People as Lone Wolf - aka Wolf Briggs Movie
83. 1916 The Flower of No Man's Land as Kahoma Movie

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