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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 Biogr…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Wilfred Lucas's Filmography
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No Poster
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
Santa Fe Trail
as Weiner (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Board Member (uncredited)
Triple Justice
as Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
They Drive by Night
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
as Policeman (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Brother MacDonald
Waterloo Bridge
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Broker
Tear Gas Squad
as Policeman
Virginia City
as Southerner (uncredited)
Women Without Names
as Roomer
The Fighting 69th
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
as Dean Williams
Legion of the Lawless
as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Four Wives
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Police Detective Randall
Raffles
as Bobby
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Zenobia
as Undetermined Role
Women in the Wind
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Bartender (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman
as Dog Show Director
Breakdowns of 1938
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
Brother Rat
as Ballfield Doctor
A Man to Remember
as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
as Wheeler
Freshman Year
as Professor Ullrich
Four Daughters
as Doctor (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
as Councilman
Over the Wall
as Cell Block Keeper
Night Spot
as Police Lieutenant
The Baroness and the Butler
as Member of Parliament
The Daredevil Drivers
as Race Judge
She Loved a Fireman
as Fire Tug Captain
Missing Witnesses
as Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Westland Case
as Gun Dealer
Idol of the Crowds
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hot Water
as Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
as Nate Temple
Varsity Show
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Varsity Show
as Police Commissioner
Talent Scout
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Empty Holsters
as John Ware
Blazing Sixes
as Sheriff Tom
Marked Woman
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Mile a Minute Love
as Drexel
Land Beyond the Law
as Jim Blake (uncredited)
No Poster
The Super Snooper
Black Legion
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Brandon's Assistant
We Who Are About to Die
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Give Me Liberty
as His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders
as Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
California Mail
as Sheriff
The Devil-Doll
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
High Tension
as Businessman
The White Angel
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Police Chief
The Country Doctor
as Proprietor (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Director (Uncredited)
Modern Times
as Juvenile Officer
Chatterbox
as Himself (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Druggist (uncredited)
Kind Lady
as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Rip Roaring Riley
as Chief Martin
Stormy
as Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Stranded
as Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
The Arizonian
as Townsman with Mayor
Vagabond Lady
as Dock Official (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Onlooker
Naughty Marietta
as Announcer (uncredited)
Chandu on the Magic Island
as Capt. Walker
Angkor
as Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Wade
Love Time
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Cleopatra
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
The Return of Chandu
as Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Dragon Murder Case
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
One Night of Love
as Metropolitan Operagoer
Upperworld
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Apples to You!
as Chairman of the Board
The Moth
as John Gale
The House on 56th Street
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Air Fright
as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
Advice to the Lovelorn
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
as Bill (uncredited)
Strange People
as John Davis
The Sphinx
as Prosecuting Attorney
I Cover the Waterfront
as Randall
The Devil's Brother
The Big Cage
as Bob Mills
The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan
The Intruder
as Mr. Wayne
Phantom Thunderbolt
as Eaton - Railroad President
Racetrack
as Mr. Ryan
Sister to Judas
as Mike O'Flanagan
Lawyer Man
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Pharmacist
You Said a Mouthful
as Official (uncredited)
Lucky Larrigan
as John Larrigan
The Unwritten Law
as Captain Kane
Call Her Savage
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
The Devil Horse
as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
as The Specialist
Big City Blues
as Policeman (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
as J.P. Walker
What Price Hollywood?
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
as Debate Chairman
No Poster
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
The Midnight Patrol
Careless Lady
as Ship's Purser
Red Noses
as Mr. Lucas
Cross-Examination
as Judge Hollister
The Tabasco Kid
as Sheriff's Deputy
House of Mystery
as Sheriff Franklin
Rich Man's Folly
The Phantom
as Dist. Atty. John Hampton
Convicted
as Capt. Hammond
The Age for Love
as Undetermined Role
Graft
as Candidate Louis
The Galloping Ghost
as Sportscaster
Big Ears
as Doctor
Pardon Us
as Warden
Homicide Squad
Young Donovan's Kid
as Duryea
Cracked Nuts
Dishonored
Men Call It Love
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Millie
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Just Imagine
as X-10
Looser Than Loose
as Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
No Poster
Love Your Neighbor
Madam Satan
as Roman Senator
Those Who Dance
as Big Ben Benson
Cock o' the Walk
as Señor Vallejo
The Arizona Kid
as Manager
Hello Sister
as Dr. Saltus
Burnt Fingers
as Lord Cumberly
The Sorrows of Satan
as Minister (uncredited)
No Poster
Her Sacrifice
as Edwin Ramsey
Cyclone Cavalier
as Hugh Clayton
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
as Judge Bledsoe
How Baxter Butted In
as R.S. Falk
The Bad Lands
as Col. Owen
Youth's Gamble
as Harry Blaine
The Snob Buster
as John Pendergast
A Broadway Butterfly
as Stage Manager
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Oldring
As No Man Has Loved
as Maj. Bissell
Lightning Romance
as Richard Wade
The Price She Paid
as James Presbury
The Fatal Mistake
Racing for Life
as Hudford
Passion's Pathway
as Richard Stanton
The Fighting Sap
as Charles Richmond
The Valley of Hate
as Old Jim Darley
Valley of Hate
as Old Jim Darley
Daughters of Pleasure
as Mark Hadley
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
as Earl of Rutland
North of Nevada
as C. Hanaford
The Mask of Lopez
as Richard O'Neil
Trilby
as The Laird
The Greatest Menace
as Charles W. Wright
The Girl of the Golden West
as Ashby
Can a Woman Love Twice?
as Franklyn Chase
Jazzmania
as Julius Furman
Heroes of the Street
The Kentucky Derby
as Capt. Wolff
Paid Back
as Ship Captain
Flesh and Blood
as The Policeman
Across the Dead-Line
as Aaron Kidder
The Beautiful Liar
as Gaston Allegretti
No Poster
The Fighting Breed
as John MacDonald
One a Minute
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Through the Back Door
as Elton Reeves
The Breaking Point
as Mortimer Davidson
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
as John MacDonald
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
as Edward Mariott
The Man from Kangaroo
as Red Jack Braggan
Soldiers of Fortune
as President Alvarez
A Woman of Pleasure
as Sir John Thornbull
The Girl from Nowhere
as Diamond Terry
The Westerners
as Jim Buckley
The Hushed Hour
as Robert Appleton Jr.
What Every Woman Wants
as Horace Lennon
The Judgment House
as Rudyard Byng
The Co-respondent
as Richard Manning
Sins of Ambition
as Andrew Maxwell
The Food Gamblers
as Henry Havens
No Poster
Her Excellency, the Governor
as James Barclay
Souls Triumphant
as Robert Powers
Hands Up!
as John Houston
A Love Sublime
as Philip
No Poster
Jim Bludso
as Jim Bludso
The Microscope Mystery
as Doc Arnold
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
No Poster
Hell-to-Pay Austin
as Hell-to-Pay Austin
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
as Jim Hamilton
Macbeth
as Macduff
No Poster
Acquitted
as John Carter
The Wood Nymph
as Fred Arnold
The Lily and the Rose
as Jack Van Norman
No Poster
The Spanish Jade
as Osmund Manvers
Brute Force
as Brute Force
No Poster
Gentleman Burglar
as Baffles
No Poster
A Tender-Hearted Crook
No Poster
Pure Gold and Dross
No Poster
The Widow and the Widower
as The Widower
The Massacre
as Stephen
A Sailor’s Heart
as The Sailor
A Pueblo Legend
as The Indian Girl's Great Brother
Man's Genesis
as Bruteforce
A Temporary Truce
as An Indian (uncredited)
Home Folks
as The Blacksmith
No Poster
When Kings Were the Law
as The King of Romanda
No Poster
Just Like a Woman
as The Wealthy Friend
Fate's Interception
as The American
The Girl and Her Trust
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Under Burning Skies
as Joe
Billy's Stratagem
as Billy's Father
The Transformation of Mike
as Mike
A Terrible Discovery
as The District Attorney
The Failure
as The Clerk
A Woman Scorned
as The Doctor
The Miser's Heart
as First Crook
No Poster
Love in the Hills
as The Manley Suitor
The Long Road
as A Policeman
The Making of a Man
as In Second Audience
Swords and Hearts
as Hugh Frazier
The Rose of Kentucky
as The planter
No Poster
The Blind Princess and the Poet
as Princess's Father
No Poster
The Sorrowful Example
as The Husband
The Indian Brothers
as The Indian Chief's Brother
No Poster
The Thief and the Girl
as The Thief
Fighting Blood
The Primal Call
as The Fisherman
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden
as Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden: Part I
No Poster
The New Dress
as Jose
Madame Rex
No Poster
The Broken Cross
No Poster
The Spanish Gypsy
as Jose
The Lonedale Operator
as The Fireman
His Daughter
No Poster
The Diamond Star
as John Wilson
Fisher Folks
as Steve Hardester
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as Violent Jailbird
No Poster
Heart Beats of Long Ago
as The Lover
His Trust Fulfilled
as George
His Trust
as George
When a Man Loves
The Two Paths
as Nellie's Husband
Winning Back His Love
as Frederick Wallace
The Rocky Road
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
A Strange Meeting
The Renunciation
The Girls and Daddy
No Poster
The Honor of Thieves
The Taming of the Shrew
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Greaser's Gauntlet
as Jose
No Poster
The Nest
as Howard Hardy