Wilfred Lucas
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1871-01-29
Deathday 1940-12-13 (69 years old)
Place of Birth Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As Wilfred Van Norman Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
Biography
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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as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Weiner (uncredited)
as Board Member (uncredited)
as Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Brother MacDonald
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
as Broker
as Policeman
as Southerner (uncredited)
as Roomer
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
as Dean Williams
as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
as Police Detective Randall
as Bobby
as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Undetermined Role
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Dog Show Director
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
as Ballfield Doctor
as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
as Wheeler
as Professor Ullrich
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Councilman
as Cell Block Keeper
as Police Lieutenant
as Member of Parliament
as Race Judge
as Fire Tug Captain
as Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
as Gun Dealer
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
as Nate Temple
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
as Police Commissioner
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
as John Ware
as Sheriff Tom
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
as Drexel
as Jim Blake (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Brandon's Assistant
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
as Doctor (Uncredited)
as His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
as Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
as Businessman
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
as Police Chief
as Proprietor (uncredited)
as Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
as Director (Uncredited)
as Juvenile Officer
as Himself (uncredited)
as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
as Druggist (uncredited)
as First Policeman (uncredited)
as Chief Martin
as Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
as Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
as Townsman with Mayor
as Dock Official (uncredited)
as Onlooker
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
as Capt. Walker
as Mr. Wade
as Dignitary (uncredited)
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
as Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Metropolitan Operagoer
as Chairman of the Board
as John Gale
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
as Bill (uncredited)
as John Davis
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Randall
as Bob Mills
as El Shaitan
as Mr. Wayne
as Eaton - Railroad President
as Mr. Ryan
as Mike O'Flanagan
as Pharmacist
as John Larrigan
as Captain Kane
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
as Official (uncredited)
as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
as The Specialist
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
as Debate Chairman
as Ship's Purser
as Mr. Lucas
as Judge Hollister
as Sheriff's Deputy
as Sheriff Franklin
as Capt. Hammond
as Dist. Atty. John Hampton
as Undetermined Role
as Candidate Louis
as Sportscaster
as Doctor
as Warden
as J.P. Walker
as Duryea
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
as Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
as Roman Senator
as Big Ben Benson
as Señor Vallejo
as Manager
as Dr. Saltus
as Lord Cumberly
as Edwin Ramsey
as Hugh Clayton
as R.S. Falk
as Col. Owen
as Stage Manager
as Oldring
as Maj. Bissell
as Richard Wade
as Hudford
as Charles Richmond
as Old Jim Darley
as Old Jim Darley
as Mark Hadley
as Earl of Rutland
as C. Hanaford
as The Laird
as Charles W. Wright
as Ashby
as Julius Furman
as Capt. Wolff
as Ship Captain
as The Policeman
as Aaron Kidder
as Gaston Allegretti
as John MacDonald
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
as Elton Reeves
as Red Jack Braggan
as President Alvarez
as Sir John Thornbull
as Robert Appleton Jr.
as Horace Lennon
as Rudyard Byng
as Andrew Maxwell
as Robert Powers
as John Houston
as Philip
as Jim Bludso
as Doc Arnold
as Extra (uncredited)
as Hell-to-Pay Austin
as John Carter
as Fred Arnold
as Macduff
as Jack Van Norman
as Osmund Manvers
as Brute Force
as Baffles
as The Widower
as Stephen
as The Sailor
as The Indian Girl's Great Brother
as Bruteforce
as An Indian (uncredited)
as The Blacksmith
as The King of Romanda
as The Wealthy Friend
as The American
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Joe
as Billy's Father
as Mike
as The District Attorney
as The Clerk
as The Doctor
as First Crook
as The Manley Suitor
as A Policeman
as In Second Audience
as Hugh Frazier
as The planter
as The Fisherman
as Enoch Arden
as The Fireman
as Steve Hardester
as Violent Jailbird
as The Lover
as George
as George
as Frederick Wallace
as Jose
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