Mitchell Lewis
Actor
Biography
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Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player encompassed both silent and sound films. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur, then Ernest De Farge in A Tale of Two Cities (1935) in the sound era, but his career would diminish to small uncredited roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Mitchell served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
Filmography
Meet John Doe
as Bennett 1941
The Docks of New York
as Andy 1928
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Sheik Ilderim 1925
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Third Man Outside Barber Shop(uncredited) 1944
Go West
as Indian Pete - Halfbreed 1940
Kiss Me Kate
as Stage Doorman (uncredited) 1953
A Tale of Two Cities
as Ernest De Farge 1935
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Lili
as Concessionaire (uncredited) 1953
Boom Town
as Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited) 1940
Strange Cargo
as Guard (uncredited) 1940
I Love You Again
as Sailor Yelling 'Man Overboard' (uncredited) 1940
The Bohemian Girl
as Salinas 1936
The Harvey Girls
as Sandy (uncredited) 1946
The Sun Shines Bright
as Andy Redcliffe 1953
The Tall Target
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) 1951