Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis
Born	June 26, 1880 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died	August 24, 1956 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1956
Spouse(s)	Nan Frances Ryan Rosabel Morrison Nan Lewis

Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956, although many of the roles in his later films were uncredited. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur, but his career would have his roles diminish to small roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (uncredited). His last film was The Fastest Gun Alive, starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, which was released shortly before Lewis' death in 1956. Mitchell also served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.^[1]

Partial filmography

Code of the Yukon (1919)

Jacques of the Silver North, 1919

• The Barrier (1917)
• Nine-Tenths of the Law (1918)
• Life's Greatest Problem (1918)
• Calibre 38 (1919)
• Fool's Gold (1919)
• Burning Daylight (1920)
• At the End of the World (1921)
• The Woman Conquers (1922)
• Salomé (1923)
• Half-A-Dollar-Bill (1924)
• The Red Lily (1924)
• The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
• The Mystic (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1925)
• Miss Nobody (1926)
• The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
• The Sea Wolf (1926)
• The Last Frontier (1926)
• Back to God's Country (1927)
• The Hawk's Nest (1928)
• The Way of the Strong (1928)
• The Docks of New York (1928)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
• The Black Watch (1929)
• Madame X (1929)
• The Bad One (1930)
• Beau Bandit (1930)
• See America Thirst (1930)
• Ex-Plumber (1931)
• The Squaw Man (1931)
• New Morals for Old (1932)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• Kongo (1932)
• McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
• Ann Vickers (1933)
• Red Morning (1934)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Ernest De Farge
• The Bohemian Girl (1936)
• Waikiki Wedding (1937)
• Conquest (1937) as Beppo (uncredited)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) as the Captain of the Winkie Guards (uncredited)
• Go West (1940) as Indian Chief (uncredited)
• Kismet (1944) as Sheik (uncredited)
• Courage of Lassie (1946) as Gil Elson
• The Painted Hills (1951) as Mark Miller (uncredited)
• The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
• The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) (uncredited) as Tucker Eddy

Notes

Although uncredited in The Wizard of Oz, he had several lines towards the end of the film, including: "She's dead. You killed her." "Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!" and, in response to Dorothy's request for the late witch's broomstick, "Please! And take it with you!".^[1][2]

References

1. "Mitchell Lewis". AllMovie. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
2. "The Wizard of Oz (1939)". American Movie Classics. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

External links

• Mitchell Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
• Mitchell Lewis at Find a Grave