Wilfred Lucas
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.
One Night of Love
(Metropolitan Operagoer)
Modern Times
(Juvenile Officer)
Love Your Neighbor
Homicide Squad
Stormy
(Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited))
The Hushed Hour
(Robert Appleton Jr.)
A Broadway Butterfly
(Stage Manager)
Brother Orchid
(Brother MacDonald)
A Chump at Oxford
(Dean Williams)
Heroes of the Street
Paid Back
(Ship Captain)
The Long Road
(A Policeman)
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
(Minor Role (uncredited))
A Temporary Truce
(An Indian (uncredited))
The Fighting Sap
(Charles Richmond)
Lightning Romance
(Richard Wade)
The Super Snooper
North of Nevada
(C. Hanaford)
Convicted
(Capt. Hammond)
Soldiers of Fortune
(President Alvarez)
The Bad Lands
(Col. Owen)
The Dragon Murder Case
(Police Sergeant (uncredited))
The Unwritten Law
(Captain Kane)
Love Time
(Dignitary (uncredited))
Midnight Mary
(Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited))
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
Brute Force
(Brute Force)
The Dark Horse
(Debate Chairman)
Freshman Year
(Professor Ullrich)
The Return of Chandu
(Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12])
The Mayor of Hell
(Bill (uncredited))
The House on 56th Street
(Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited))
Angkor
(Wilfred Lucas, game hunter)
What Every Woman Wants
(Horace Lennon)
Idol of the Crowds
(Doctor (uncredited))
Frisco Kid
(First Policeman (uncredited))
The Girl and Her Trust
The Sea Wolf
Racing for Life
(Hudford)
Cross-Examination
(Judge Hollister)
The Galloping Ghost
(Sportscaster)
His Trust
(George)
Big City Blues
(Policeman (uncredited))
Varsity Show
(Police Commissioner (uncredited))
Chandu on the Magic Island
(Capt. Walker)
Enoch Arden: Part I
Enoch Arden: Part II
When a Man Loves
The Transformation of Mike
(Mike)
The Massacre
(Stephen)
Winning Back His Love
(Frederick Wallace)
The Moth
(John Gale)
Love on a Bet
(Man at Hutchinson's Meeting)
His Trust Fulfilled
(George)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
(Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited))
The Kentucky Derby
(Capt. Wolff)
Sister to Judas
(Mike O'Flanagan)
The Three Musketeers
(El Shaitan)
Criminal Lawyer
(Brandon's Assistant)
The Lily and the Rose
(Jack Van Norman)
Cock o' the Walk
(Señor Vallejo)
The Age for Love
(Undetermined Role)
A Terrible Discovery
(The District Attorney)
The Devil-Doll
(Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited))
The Baroness and the Butler
(Member of Parliament)
As No Man Has Loved
(Maj. Bissell)
Phantom Thunderbolt
(Eaton - Railroad President)
House of Mystery
(Sheriff Franklin)
Macbeth
(Macduff)
The Spanish Jade
(Osmund Manvers)
Red Noses
(Mr. Lucas)
Swords and Hearts
(Hugh Frazier)
The Greatest Menace
(Charles W. Wright)
The Taming of the Shrew
Man's Genesis
(Bruteforce)
Daughters of Pleasure
(Mark Hadley)
The Intruder
(Mr. Wayne)
Jim Bludso
(Jim Bludso)
Riders of the Purple Sage
(Oldring)
Careless Lady
(Ship's Purser)
Air Fright
(Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent)
We Who Are About to Die
(Prison Yard Captain (uncredited))
A Man to Remember
(Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited))
Brother Rat
(Ballfield Doctor)
Night Spot
(Police Lieutenant)
Zenobia
(Undetermined Role)
Kind Lady
(First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited))
Beloved Enemy
(Doctor (Uncredited))
The White Angel
(Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited))
The Primal Call
(The Fisherman)
You Said a Mouthful
(Official (uncredited))
Almost a Gentleman
(Dog Show Director)
Dodge City
(Bartender (uncredited))
Navy Blue and Gold
(Ship's Captain (uncredited))
Women in the Wind
(Burbank Offical (uncredited))
Each Dawn I Die
(Bailiff (uncredited))
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(Pompous Man (uncredited))
The Daredevil Drivers
(Race Judge)
Four Wives
(Stationmaster (uncredited))
Raffles
(Bobby)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
(Police Detective Randall)
Looser Than Loose
(Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
(Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited))
The Preview Murder Mystery
(Director (Uncredited))
The Day the Bookies Wept
(Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited))
She Loved a Fireman
(Fire Tug Captain)
Women in Hiding
(Policeman (uncredited))
Under Burning Skies
(Joe)
Men Call It Love
(Sam Ellery (uncredited))
Strange People
(John Davis)
The Valley of Hate
(Old Jim Darley)
Missing Witnesses
(Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited))
The Secrets of Wu Sin
(Pharmacist)
The Country Doctor
(Proprietor (uncredited))
Blazing Sixes
(Sheriff Tom)
Varsity Show
(Police Commissioner)
Gentleman Burglar
(Baffles)
A Sailor’s Heart
(The Sailor)
Empty Holsters
(John Ware)
Those Who Dance
(Big Ben Benson)
Rip Roaring Riley
(Chief Martin)
Show Them No Mercy!
(Druggist (uncredited))
The Fighting 69th
(Eye Doctor (uncredited))
High Tension
(Businessman)
The Girl and the Outlaw
Legion of the Lawless
(East Ivestown Leader (uncredited))
Edison, the Man
(Broker)
A Strange Meeting
The Devil Horse
(Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited))
Mile a Minute Love
(Drexel)
I Cover the Waterfront
(Randall)
Santa Fe Trail
(Weiner (uncredited))
Virginia City
(Southerner (uncredited))
Triple Justice
(Constable Herb at Tule Mesa)
Prairie Thunder
(Nate Temple)
Flesh and Blood
(The Policeman)
Billy's Stratagem
(Billy's Father)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Extra (uncredited))
The Rose of Kentucky
(The planter)
The Arizona Kid
(Manager)
The Arizonian
(Townsman with Mayor)
California Mail
(Sheriff)
Land Beyond the Law
(Jim Blake (uncredited))
Talent Scout
(Director of Screen Test (uncredited))
Waterloo Bridge
(Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited))
The Honor of Thieves
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
(The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited))
A Dispatch from Reuters
(Board Member (uncredited))
They Drive by Night
(Bailiff (uncredited))
Women Without Names
(Roomer)
A Woman of Pleasure
(Sir John Thornbull)
The Beautiful Liar
(Gaston Allegretti)
Heart Beats of Long Ago
(The Lover)
His Daughter
Graft
(Candidate Louis)
Over the Wall
(Cell Block Keeper)
The Tabasco Kid
(Sheriff's Deputy)
Midnight Blunders
(Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited))
Souls Triumphant
(Robert Powers)
Hands Up!
(John Houston)
A Love Sublime
(Philip)
Through The Back Door
(Elton Reeves)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
(Earl of Rutland)
Free Wheeling
(The Specialist)
Shrimps for a Day
(Mr. Wade)
Chatterbox
(Himself (uncredited))
Cyclone Cavalier
(Hugh Clayton)
The Making of a Man
(In Second Audience)
Her Sacrifice
(Edwin Ramsey)
The Wood Nymph
(Fred Arnold)
Enoch Arden
(Enoch Arden)
What Price Hollywood?
(Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited))
A Pueblo Legend
(The Indian Girl's Great Brother)
Home Folks
(The Blacksmith)
Just Like a Woman
(The Wealthy Friend)
Fate's Interception
(The American)
Breakdowns of 1938
(Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Man from Kangaroo
(Red Jack Braggan)
The Westland Case
(Gun Dealer)
Human Cargo
(Police Chief)
Fisher Folks
(Steve Hardester)
Tear Gas Squad
(Policeman)
The Sorrows of Satan
Young Donovan's Kid
(Duryea)
Burnt Fingers
(Lord Cumberly)
Rich Man's Folly
Jazzmania
(Julius Furman)
The Phantom
(Dist. Atty. John Hampton)
Stranded
(Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited))
Hello Sister
(Dr. Saltus)
Pardon Us
(Warden)
The Lonedale Operator
(The Fireman)
The Greaser's Gauntlet
(Jose)
Hot Water
(Customer in Drugstore (uncredited))
Down on the Farm
(Wheeler)
Safety in Numbers
(Councilman)
The Declaration of Independence
(John Dickinson (uncredited))
The Man Without a Country
(Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited))
The Co-respondent
The Two Paths
The Diamond Star
Sins of Ambition
(Andrew Maxwell)
A Woman Scorned
(The Doctor)
The Failure
(The Clerk)
Love in the Hills
(The Manley Suitor)
The Fighting Breed
(John MacDonald)
Stranger in Town
(J.P. Walker)
The Girl of the Golden West
(Ashby)
Millie
(Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited))
Marked Woman
(Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited))
Black Legion
(Bailiff (uncredited))
Valley of Hate
(Old Jim Darley)
Trilby
(The Laird)
Give Me Liberty
(His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited))
One a Minute
(Prosecutor (uncredited))
Naughty Marietta
(Announcer (uncredited))
Racetrack
(Mr. Ryan)
Apples to You!
(Chairman of the Board)
The Microscope Mystery
(Doc Arnold)
Call Her Savage
(Child Welfare Official (Uncredited))
Hell-to-Pay Austin
(Hell-to-Pay Austin)
Acquitted
(John Carter)
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Devil's Brother
The Renunciation
A Tender-Hearted Crook
When Kings Were the Law
(The King of Romanda)
The Rocky Road
Four Daughters
(Doctor (uncredited))
The Big Cage
(Bob Mills)
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
(Violent Jailbird)
Dishonored
Pure Gold and Dross
Across the Dead-Line
(Aaron Kidder)
Cleopatra
(Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited))
The Midnight Patrol
The Miser's Heart
(First Crook)
Lucky Larrigan
(John Larrigan)
The Sphinx
(Prosecuting Attorney)
Big Ears
(Doctor)
Les Misérables
(Onlooker)
The Widow and the Widower
(The Widower)
Pirate Gold
(Director)
The Romance of Tarzan
(Scenario Writer)
Racing for Life
(Screenplay)
Racing for Life
(Story)
The Chief's Blanket
(Writer)
The Speed Kings
(Director)
The Severed Hand
(Director)
Fatty's Day Off
(Director)
The Milk We Drink
(Director)
A Quiet Little Wedding
(Director)
A Misplaced Foot
(Director)
Igloo
(Writer)
The Romance of Tarzan
(Director)
The Spanish Jade
(Director)
Sunshine Sue
(Writer)
The Beautiful Sinner
(Story)
A Sailor’s Heart
(Director)
Jim Bludso
(Director)
The Unwritten Law
(Director)
Hands Up!
(Writer)
Hands Up!
(Director)
A Love Sublime
(Director)
A Love Sublime
(Writer)
Her Sacrifice
(Director)
With the Enemy's Help
(Director)
The Man from Kangaroo
(Director)
Morgan's Raiders
(Writer)
Morgan's Raiders
(Director)
The Fighting Breed
(Director)
The Fighting Breed
(Writer)
The Trey o' Hearts
(Director)
When Kings Were the Law
(Writer)
Baby Day
(Director)
A Glimpse of Los Angeles
(Director)