David Lewis (actor, 1916)
David Lewis (born October 19, 1916 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † December 11, 2000 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
David Lewis first appeared on Broadway in 1943 in the play Goodbye Again . By the mid-1950s he appeared several times on Broadway, including as Mr. March in a theater production of Little Women and in the comedy King of Hearts . For his appearance in the latter piece, he received a Clarence Derwent Award in 1954 .
Lewis first appeared on television in 1949 with the adventure series Captain Video and His Video Rangers . It was not until 1956 that he made his first film All traces blurred , directed by Michael Curtiz . In Hollywood cinema, Lewis was always limited to supporting roles, for example at the side of Elvis Presley in Kid Galahad - Hard Fists, Hot Love and as a judge in Richard Fleischer's thriller The Woman Killer of Boston . His best-known film is Billy Wilder's tragic comedy The Apartment from 1960, in which David Lewis played one of the superiors of Lemmon's character alongside Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine , who uses his apartment for illegitimate meetings.
Lewis has been on US television for decades as a guest star in popular series such as Perry Mason , In Love with a Witch , Bonanza and Detective Rockford - just give us a call . He had a recurring role as security guard Robert Chrichton in the television series Batman with Adam West in the 1960s . From 1978 to 1993 he was regularly seen in the role of the successful businessman Edward Quartermaine in the US soap opera General Hospital . For his appearances in General Hospital , he received the Emmy Award in 1982 and was nominated four more times for this, as well as three times with the Soapy Award . In 1993 Lewis retired from the series due to old age and gave the role of Edward Quartermain to his fellow actor John Ingle .
David Lewis died in 2000 at the age of 84 after a long illness. He was survived by a sister at the time of his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV series)
- 1956: All tracks obliterated (The Scarlet Hour)
- 1956: I'm Marrying My Wife (That Certain Feeling)
- 1957–1965: Perry Mason (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1958: Dezernat M ( M Squad ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1960: The apartment (The Apartment)
- 1960/1961: A Case for Michael Shayne ( Michael Shayne ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1960/1962: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1961: The Absent-Minded Professor (The Absent Minded Professor)
- 1961/1962: Los Angeles location ( The New Breed ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1962: On the Black River (The Spiral Road)
- 1962: The girl Tamiko (A Girl Named Tamiko)
- 1962: Dr. Kildare (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1962: Kid Galahad - hard fists, hot love (Kid Galahad)
- 1962: Tonight, Dick Powell ( The Dick Powell Show ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963–1965: Katy (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 1963: St. Dominic and his sheep ( Going My Way ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963–1965: The Hour of Decision ( Kraft Suspense Theater ; TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1965/1967: Race with Death ( Run for Your Life ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1966: The Doomsday Flight (TV movie)
- 1966: In Love with a Witch ( Bewitched ; TV series, episode Nobody's Perfect )
- 1966–1968: Batman (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 1967: Bonanza (TV series, episode Six Black Horses )
- 1968: The Boston Strangler (The Boston Strangler)
- 1968/1969: The Boss ( Ironside ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1971: The Young Lawyers ( The Young Lawyers ; TV Series, 1 episode)
- 1973: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco , television series, consequential For the Love of God )
- 1974: Cannon ( Cannon ; TV series, episode Duel in the Desert )
- 1974: Nothing is hidden from my wife ( The Girl with Something Extra ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1976: Rich and Poor ( Rich Man, Poor Man ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1978: The Devil's Camp (Mean Dog Blues)
- 1978: Detective Rockford - a call is enough ( The Rockford Files ; TV series, episode The Paper Palace )
- 1978–1993: General Hospital (soap opera, regular role)
- 1987: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues ; TV series, 1 episode)
Awards
- 1954: Clarence Derwent Award for King of Hearts
- 1981, 1983, 1984: Three Soapy Awards for best senior actor in a soap opera
- 1982: Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Soap Opera (further nominations followed in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988)
- 1986, 1988, 1989: nominations for the Soap Opera Digest Award for best comedic actor in a soap opera
- 1986: Nomination for the Soap Opera Digest Award for best supporting actor in a soap opera
Web links
- David Lewis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Lewis - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Clipped From The San Bernardino County Sun . In: The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California June 23, 1993 p. 34 ( newspapers.com [accessed January 28, 2020]).
- ↑ Variety Staff, Variety Staff: David Lewis. In: Variety. January 20, 2001, accessed January 28, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewis, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2000 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |