Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Deceased · Born: Mar 16, 1909 · Died: Nov 23, 1997

Personal Details

Born Mar 16, 1909 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Robert Lewis (1909 – 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947. In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s. In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.

Career

1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux as Maurice Bottello
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1945
The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye as Stormvig
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Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie as Sergeant Schmidt
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1943
Paris After Dark
Paris After Dark as Col. Pirosh
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Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais as Maurice Bonnard
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1956
Anything Goes
Anything Goes as Director
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1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies as Director
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