Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Date of Birth:

Jan 29, 1871

Place of Birth:

Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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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 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.

filmography:

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

1924

Through The Back Door Through The Back Door

1921

Free Wheeling Free Wheeling

1932

Shrimps for a Day Shrimps for a Day

1934

Cyclone Cavalier Cyclone Cavalier

1925

Chatterbox Chatterbox

1936

A Love Sublime A Love Sublime

1917

Hands Up! Hands Up!

1917

Graft Graft

1931

His Daughter His Daughter

1911

Over the Wall Over the Wall

1938

The Tabasco Kid The Tabasco Kid

1932

Souls Triumphant Souls Triumphant

1917

Midnight Blunders Midnight Blunders

1936

The Making of a Man The Making of a Man

1911

Her Sacrifice Her Sacrifice

1926

The Man from Kangaroo The Man from Kangaroo

1920

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

The Westland Case The Westland Case

1937

Human Cargo Human Cargo

1936

Tear Gas Squad Tear Gas Squad

1940

Fisher Folks Fisher Folks

1911

Fate's Interception Fate's Interception

1912

Just Like a Woman Just Like a Woman

1912

Enoch Arden Enoch Arden

1911

The Wood Nymph The Wood Nymph

1916

What Price Hollywood? What Price Hollywood?

1932

A Pueblo Legend A Pueblo Legend

1912

Home Folks Home Folks

1912

Heart Beats of Long Ago Heart Beats of Long Ago

1911

The Beautiful Liar The Beautiful Liar

1921

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

I Cover the Waterfront I Cover the Waterfront

1933

Virginia City Virginia City

1940

Triple Justice Triple Justice

1940

Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood

1922

Prairie Thunder Prairie Thunder

1937

Mile a Minute Love Mile a Minute Love

1937

The Devil Horse The Devil Horse

1932

The Girl and the Outlaw The Girl and the Outlaw

1908

High Tension High Tension

1936

Legion of the Lawless Legion of the Lawless

1940

Edison, the Man Edison, the Man

1940

A Strange Meeting A Strange Meeting

1909

Billy's Stratagem Billy's Stratagem

1912

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

The Best of Laurel and Hardy The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Honor of Thieves The Honor of Thieves

1909

A Dispatch from Reuters A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

A Woman of Pleasure A Woman of Pleasure

1919

Women Without Names Women Without Names

1940

Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Bridge

1940

Talent Scout Talent Scout

1937

The Arizona Kid The Arizona Kid

1930

The Rose of Kentucky The Rose of Kentucky

1911

The Arizonian The Arizonian

1935

California Mail California Mail

1936

Land Beyond the Law Land Beyond the Law

1937

The Sorrows of Satan The Sorrows of Satan

1926

Young Donovan's Kid Young Donovan's Kid

1931

The Devil's Brother The Devil's Brother

1933

1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1909

The Renunciation The Renunciation

1909

A Tender-Hearted Crook A Tender-Hearted Crook

1913

The Rocky Road The Rocky Road

1910

When Kings Were the Law When Kings Were the Law

1912

Acquitted Acquitted

1916

Hell-to-Pay Austin Hell-to-Pay Austin

1916

Naughty Marietta Naughty Marietta

1935

One a Minute One a Minute

1921

Racetrack Racetrack

1933

Apples to You! Apples to You!

1934

Call Her Savage Call Her Savage

1932

The Microscope Mystery The Microscope Mystery

1916

Four Daughters Four Daughters

1938

The Big Cage The Big Cage

1933

The Sphinx The Sphinx

1933

Lucky Larrigan Lucky Larrigan

1932

Big Ears Big Ears

1931

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1935

Vagabond Lady Vagabond Lady

1935

The Widow and the Widower The Widow and the Widower

1913

The Miser's Heart The Miser's Heart

1911

The Midnight Patrol The Midnight Patrol

1932

Dishonored Dishonored

1931

What Shall We Do with Our Old? What Shall We Do with Our Old?

1911

Pure Gold and Dross Pure Gold and Dross

1913

Across the Dead-Line Across the Dead-Line

1922

Cleopatra Cleopatra

1934

Give Me Liberty Give Me Liberty

1936

Trilby Trilby

1923

The Greaser's Gauntlet The Greaser's Gauntlet

1908

The Lonedale Operator The Lonedale Operator

1911

Hot Water Hot Water

1937

Down on the Farm Down on the Farm

1938

The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence

1938

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1938

Pardon Us Pardon Us

1931

Hello Sister Hello Sister

1930

Rich Man's Folly Rich Man's Folly

1931

Burnt Fingers Burnt Fingers

1927

Jazzmania Jazzmania

1923

The Phantom The Phantom

1931

Stranded Stranded

1935

The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country

1937

The Co-respondent The Co-respondent

1917

The Girl of the Golden West The Girl of the Golden West

1923

Stranger in Town Stranger in Town

1931

Millie Millie

1931

Marked Woman Marked Woman

1937

Valley of Hate Valley of Hate

1924

Black Legion Black Legion

1937

The Fighting Breed The Fighting Breed

1921

Love in the Hills Love in the Hills

1911

The Diamond Star The Diamond Star

1911

The Two Paths The Two Paths

1911

Sins of Ambition Sins of Ambition

1917

A Woman Scorned A Woman Scorned

1911

The Failure The Failure

1911

The Fighting 69th The Fighting 69th

1940

Show Them No Mercy! Show Them No Mercy!

1935

The Galloping Ghost The Galloping Ghost

1931

Cross-Examination Cross-Examination

1932

His Trust His Trust

1911

Big City Blues Big City Blues

1932

Chandu on the Magic Island Chandu on the Magic Island

1935

Varsity Show Varsity Show

1937

Racing for Life Racing for Life

1924

The Sea Wolf The Sea Wolf

1941

Angkor Angkor

1935

The House on 56th Street The House on 56th Street

1933

What Every Woman Wants What Every Woman Wants

1919

Idol of the Crowds Idol of the Crowds

1937

The Girl and Her Trust The Girl and Her Trust

1912

Frisco Kid Frisco Kid

1935

Enoch Arden: Part I Enoch Arden: Part I

1911

Enoch Arden: Part II Enoch Arden: Part II

1911

The Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby

1922

Mary Stevens, M.D. Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

Sister to Judas Sister to Judas

1932

The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers

1933

The Lily and the Rose The Lily and the Rose

1915

Criminal Lawyer Criminal Lawyer

1937

His Trust Fulfilled His Trust Fulfilled

1911

Love on a Bet Love on a Bet

1936

The Transformation of Mike The Transformation of Mike

1912

When a Man Loves When a Man Loves

1911

The Massacre The Massacre

1912

Winning Back His Love Winning Back His Love

1910

The Moth The Moth

1934

The Mayor of Hell The Mayor of Hell

1933

The Return of Chandu The Return of Chandu

1934

Heroes of the Street Heroes of the Street

1922

A Chump at Oxford A Chump at Oxford

1940

Paid Back Paid Back

1922

The Long Road The Long Road

1911

A Temporary Truce A Temporary Truce

1912

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

1912

Brother Orchid Brother Orchid

1940

A Broadway Butterfly A Broadway Butterfly

1925

Love Your Neighbor Love Your Neighbor

1930

Modern Times Modern Times

1936

Homicide Squad Homicide Squad

1931

Stormy Stormy

1935

The Hushed Hour The Hushed Hour

1919

The Fighting Sap The Fighting Sap

1924

Lightning Romance Lightning Romance

1924

Midnight Mary Midnight Mary

1933

Love Time Love Time

1934

Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic” Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”

1932

Brute Force Brute Force

1914

Freshman Year Freshman Year

1938

The Dark Horse The Dark Horse

1932

The Unwritten Law The Unwritten Law

1932

The Dragon Murder Case The Dragon Murder Case

1934

North of Nevada North of Nevada

1924

The Super Snooper The Super Snooper

1937

Convicted Convicted

1931

Soldiers of Fortune Soldiers of Fortune

1919

The Bad Lands The Bad Lands

1925

Cock o' the Walk Cock o' the Walk

1930

The Age for Love The Age for Love

1931

Looser Than Loose Looser Than Loose

1930

Nick Carter, Master Detective Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

The Preview Murder Mystery The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

She Loved a Fireman She Loved a Fireman

1937

The Day the Bookies Wept The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

Raffles Raffles

1939

Four Wives Four Wives

1939

Navy Blue and Gold Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

Women in the Wind Women in the Wind

1939

Each Dawn I Die Each Dawn I Die

1939

The Daredevil Drivers The Daredevil Drivers

1938

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Women in Hiding Women in Hiding

1940

Under Burning Skies Under Burning Skies

1912

Gentleman Burglar Gentleman Burglar

1914

Varsity Show Varsity Show

1937

A Sailor’s Heart A Sailor’s Heart

1912

Empty Holsters Empty Holsters

1937

Rip Roaring Riley Rip Roaring Riley

1935

Those Who Dance Those Who Dance

1930

Blazing Sixes Blazing Sixes

1937

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

Strange People Strange People

1933

Men Call It Love Men Call It Love

1931

The Valley of Hate The Valley of Hate

1924

Missing Witnesses Missing Witnesses

1937

The Secrets of Wu Sin The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

Almost a Gentleman Almost a Gentleman

1939

You Said a Mouthful You Said a Mouthful

1932

Red Noses Red Noses

1932

The Spanish Jade The Spanish Jade

1915

Swords and Hearts Swords and Hearts

1911

The Greatest Menace The Greatest Menace

1923

Man's Genesis Man's Genesis

1912

The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew

1908

Macbeth Macbeth

1916

House of Mystery House of Mystery

1931

The Devil-Doll The Devil-Doll

1936

A Terrible Discovery A Terrible Discovery

1911

The Baroness and the Butler The Baroness and the Butler

1938

As No Man Has Loved As No Man Has Loved

1925

Phantom Thunderbolt Phantom Thunderbolt

1933

Daughters of Pleasure Daughters of Pleasure

1924

The Intruder The Intruder

1933

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

Night Spot Night Spot

1938

Kind Lady Kind Lady

1935

Beloved Enemy Beloved Enemy

1936

The Primal Call The Primal Call

1911

The White Angel The White Angel

1936

Brother Rat Brother Rat

1938

A Man to Remember A Man to Remember

1938

Riders of the Purple Sage Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

Jim Bludso Jim Bludso

1917

Careless Lady Careless Lady

1932

Air Fright Air Fright

1933

We Who Are About to Die We Who Are About to Die

1937

One Night of Love One Night of Love

1934

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