Wilfred Lucas
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 29, 1871
Day of Death: December 13, 1940 (70 years old)
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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.
1968
1941
1940
Actor Brother MacDonald
Brother Orchid
Actor Dean Williams
A Chump at Oxford
Actor Policeman (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
Actor Eye Doctor (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Actor East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
Actor Broker
Edison, the Man
Actor Weiner (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Actor Southerner (uncredited)
Virginia City
Actor Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
Triple Justice
Actor Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Actor Board Member (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Actor Bailiff (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Actor Roomer
Women Without Names
Actor Policeman
Tear Gas Squad
1939
Actor Undetermined Role
Zenobia
Actor Dog Show Director
Almost a Gentleman
Actor Bartender (uncredited)
Dodge City
Actor Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Actor Bailiff (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Actor Pompous Man (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Stationmaster (uncredited)
Four Wives
Actor Police Detective Randall
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Actor Bobby
Raffles
Actor Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Actor Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
1938
Actor Professor Ullrich
Freshman Year
Actor Member of Parliament
The Baroness and the Butler
Actor Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
Actor Ballfield Doctor
Brother Rat
Actor Police Lieutenant
Night Spot
Actor Race Judge
The Daredevil Drivers
Actor Cell Block Keeper
Over the Wall
Actor Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Actor Councilman
Safety in Numbers
Actor Wheeler
Down on the Farm
Actor John Dickinson (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
Actor Doctor (uncredited)
Four Daughters
1937
Actor
The Super Snooper
Actor Doctor (uncredited)
Idol of the Crowds
Actor Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Varsity Show
Actor Brandon's Assistant
Criminal Lawyer
Actor Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
Actor Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
Actor Fire Tug Captain
She Loved a Fireman
Actor Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
Actor Sheriff Tom
Blazing Sixes
Actor Police Commissioner
Varsity Show
Actor John Ware
Empty Holsters
Actor Drexel
Mile a Minute Love
Actor Nate Temple
Prairie Thunder
Actor Jim Blake (uncredited)
Land Beyond the Law
Actor Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Talent Scout
Actor Gun Dealer
The Westland Case
Actor Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Hot Water
Actor Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
Actor Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Actor Bailiff (uncredited)
Black Legion
1936
Actor Juvenile Officer
Modern Times
Actor Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
Love on a Bet
Actor Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
The Devil-Doll
Actor Doctor (Uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
Actor Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
The White Angel
Actor Director (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Actor Proprietor (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
Actor Businessman
High Tension
Actor Sheriff
California Mail
Actor Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders
Actor Himself (uncredited)
Chatterbox
Actor Police Chief
Human Cargo
Actor His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Give Me Liberty
1935
Actor Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Stormy
Actor Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Angkor
Actor First Policeman (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Actor Capt. Walker
Chandu on the Magic Island
Actor First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Kind Lady
Actor Chief Martin
Rip Roaring Riley
Actor Druggist (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
Actor Townsman with Mayor
The Arizonian
Actor Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Stranded
Actor Announcer (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Actor Onlooker
Les Misérables
Actor Dock Official (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1934
Actor Metropolitan Operagoer
One Night of Love
Actor Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Dragon Murder Case
Actor Dignitary (uncredited)
Love Time
Actor Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Return of Chandu
Actor John Gale
The Moth
Actor Mr. Wade
Shrimps for a Day
Actor Chairman of the Board
Apples to You!
Actor Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1933
Actor Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
Actor Bill (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
Actor Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
Actor Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Actor El Shaitan
The Three Musketeers
Actor Eaton - Railroad President
Phantom Thunderbolt
Actor Mr. Wayne
The Intruder
Actor Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
Air Fright
Actor John Davis
Strange People
Actor Randall
I Cover the Waterfront
Actor Mr. Ryan
Racetrack
Actor
The Devil's Brother
Actor Bob Mills
The Big Cage
Actor Prosecuting Attorney
The Sphinx
1932
Actor Captain Kane
The Unwritten Law
Actor
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
Actor Debate Chairman
The Dark Horse
Actor Judge Hollister
Cross-Examination
Actor Policeman (uncredited)
Big City Blues
Actor Mike O'Flanagan
Sister to Judas
Actor Mr. Lucas
Red Noses
Actor Ship's Purser
Careless Lady
Actor Official (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
Actor Pharmacist
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Actor Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
The Devil Horse
Actor Sheriff's Deputy
The Tabasco Kid
Actor The Specialist
Free Wheeling
Actor Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
Actor Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage
Actor
The Midnight Patrol
Actor John Larrigan
Lucky Larrigan
Writer
Igloo
Director
The Unwritten Law
1931
Actor
Homicide Squad
Actor Capt. Hammond
Convicted
Actor Sportscaster
The Galloping Ghost
Actor Undetermined Role
The Age for Love
Actor Sheriff Franklin
House of Mystery
Actor Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Men Call It Love
Actor Candidate Louis
Graft
Actor Duryea
Young Donovan's Kid
Actor
Rich Man's Folly
Actor Dist. Atty. John Hampton
The Phantom
Actor Warden
Pardon Us
Actor J.P. Walker
Stranger in Town
Actor Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Millie
Actor
Dishonored
Actor Doctor
Big Ears
1930
1927
1926
1925
1924
Actor Charles Richmond
The Fighting Sap
Actor Richard Wade
Lightning Romance
Actor C. Hanaford
North of Nevada
Actor Hudford
Racing for Life
Actor Mark Hadley
Daughters of Pleasure
Actor Old Jim Darley
The Valley of Hate
Actor Earl of Rutland
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Actor Old Jim Darley
Valley of Hate
Actor James Presbury
The Price She Paid
Screenplay
Racing for Life
Story
Racing for Life
Story
The Beautiful Sinner
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
Actor Jim Bludso
Jim Bludso
Actor Robert Powers
Souls Triumphant
Actor John Houston
Hands Up!
Actor Philip
A Love Sublime
Actor
The Co-respondent
Actor Andrew Maxwell
Sins of Ambition
Actor Rudyard Byng
The Judgment House
Director
Jim Bludso
Director
Hands Up!
Writer
Hands Up!
Director
A Love Sublime
Writer
A Love Sublime
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
Actor An Indian (uncredited)
A Temporary Truce
Actor Minor Role (uncredited)
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
Actor
The Girl and Her Trust
Actor Mike
The Transformation of Mike
Actor Stephen
The Massacre
Actor Bruteforce
Man's Genesis
Actor Joe
Under Burning Skies
Actor The Sailor
A Sailor’s Heart
Actor Billy's Father
Billy's Stratagem
Actor The Indian Girl's Great Brother
A Pueblo Legend
Actor The Blacksmith
Home Folks
Actor The Wealthy Friend
Just Like a Woman
Actor The American
Fate's Interception
Actor The King of Romanda
When Kings Were the Law
Writer
The Chief's Blanket
Director
A Sailor’s Heart
Director
With the Enemy's Help
Writer
When Kings Were the Law
1911
Actor A Policeman
The Long Road
Actor George
His Trust
Actor
Enoch Arden: Part I
Actor
Enoch Arden: Part II
Actor
When a Man Loves
Actor George
His Trust Fulfilled
Actor The District Attorney
A Terrible Discovery
Actor Hugh Frazier
Swords and Hearts
Actor The Fisherman
The Primal Call
Actor The planter
The Rose of Kentucky
Actor The Lover
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Actor
His Daughter
Actor In Second Audience
The Making of a Man
Actor Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden
Actor Steve Hardester
Fisher Folks
Actor The Fireman
The Lonedale Operator
Actor
The Diamond Star
Actor
The Two Paths
Actor The Manley Suitor
Love in the Hills
Actor The Clerk
The Failure
Actor The Doctor
A Woman Scorned
Actor Violent Jailbird
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Actor First Crook
The Miser's Heart
