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 eventually made a name for himself performing in light and grand opera in America and abroad. He made his Broadway debut on April 4, 1904, at the Savoy Theater playing in both the curtain raiser "The Blue Grass Handicap" and The Superstition of Sue in which he played Sue’s brother, Percy Flage. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, Lucas 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. Wilfred 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.
Movie | The Sea Wolf | 1941-03-21 | |
Movie | Women Without Names | Roomer | 1940-03-14 |
Movie | Virginia City | Southerner (uncredited) | 1940-03-23 |
Movie | The Fighting 69th | Eye Doctor (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | A Chump at Oxford | Dean Williams | 1940-01-25 |
Movie | Legion of the Lawless | East Ivestown Leader (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
Movie | Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Tear Gas Squad | Policeman | 1940-05-04 |
Movie | Waterloo Bridge | Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | Board Member (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Weiner (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
Movie | They Drive by Night | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | Triple Justice | Constable Herb at Tule Mesa | 1940-09-22 |
Movie | Women in Hiding | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-06-22 |
Movie | Brother Orchid | Brother MacDonald | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Zenobia | Undetermined Role | 1939-04-21 |
Movie | Each Dawn I Die | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
Movie | Almost a Gentleman | Dog Show Director | 1939-03-31 |
Movie | The Day the Bookies Wept | Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
Movie | Dodge City | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | Women in the Wind | Burbank Offical (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Pompous Man (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Raffles | Bobby | 1939-11-11 |
Movie | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Police Detective Randall | 1939-12-13 |
Movie | Four Wives | Stationmaster (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited) | 1939-11-03 |
Movie | Night Spot | Police Lieutenant | 1938-02-25 |
Movie | Over the Wall | Cell Block Keeper | 1938-04-02 |
Movie | The Baroness and the Butler | Member of Parliament | 1938-02-18 |
Movie | Four Daughters | Doctor (uncredited) | 1938-08-09 |
Movie | The Daredevil Drivers | Race Judge | 1938-02-12 |
Movie | Safety in Numbers | Councilman | 1938-05-30 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1938 | Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
Movie | Freshman Year | Professor Ullrich | 1938-09-02 |
Movie | Brother Rat | Ballfield Doctor | 1938-10-29 |
Movie | The Declaration of Independence | John Dickinson (uncredited) | 1938-11-26 |
Movie | Down on the Farm | Wheeler | 1938-10-11 |
Movie | A Man to Remember | Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | Blazing Sixes | Sheriff Tom | 1937-06-12 |
Movie | Marked Woman | Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Movie | Empty Holsters | John Ware | 1937-07-10 |
Movie | Mile a Minute Love | Drexel | 1937-04-05 |
Movie | We Who Are About to Die | Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
Movie | Talent Scout | Director of Screen Test (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
Movie | Criminal Lawyer | Brandon's Assistant | 1937-01-29 |
Movie | Black Legion | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1937-01-30 |
Movie | Land Beyond the Law | Jim Blake (uncredited) | 1937-03-13 |
Movie | The Super Snooper | 1937-02-25 | |
Movie | Navy Blue and Gold | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | 1937-11-19 |
Movie | Missing Witnesses | Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited) | 1937-12-11 |
Movie | Varsity Show | Police Commissioner | 1937-09-04 |
Movie | She Loved a Fireman | Fire Tug Captain | 1937-12-18 |
Movie | The Man Without a Country | Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-11-27 |
Movie | The Westland Case | Gun Dealer | 1937-10-30 |
Movie | Prairie Thunder | Nate Temple | 1937-09-10 |
Movie | Hot Water | Customer in Drugstore (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
Movie | Idol of the Crowds | Doctor (uncredited) | 1937-09-30 |
Movie | The Country Doctor | Proprietor (uncredited) | 1936-03-12 |
Movie | Human Cargo | Police Chief | 1936-05-15 |
Movie | Love on a Bet | Man at Hutchinson's Meeting | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Chatterbox | Himself (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
Movie | The White Angel | Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
Movie | Modern Times | Juvenile Officer | 1936-02-05 |
Movie | The Preview Murder Mystery | Director (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Captain (uncredited) | 1936-10-20 |
Movie | Give Me Liberty | His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited) | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | Beloved Enemy | Doctor (Uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
Movie | The Devil-Doll | Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited) | 1936-07-10 |
Movie | Midnight Blunders | Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited) | 1936-12-13 |
Movie | California Mail | Sheriff | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | High Tension | Businessman | 1936-07-10 |
Movie | Naughty Marietta | Announcer (uncredited) | 1935-03-29 |
Movie | Angkor | Wilfred Lucas, game hunter | 1935-01-01 |
Movie | Stranded | Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
Movie | Chandu on the Magic Island | Capt. Walker | 1935-01-01 |
Movie | The Arizonian | Townsman with Mayor | 1935-06-27 |
Movie | Stormy | Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited) | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Druggist (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
Movie | Kind Lady | First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
Movie | Frisco Kid | First Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-11-30 |
Movie | Rip Roaring Riley | Chief Martin | 1935-10-23 |
Movie | One Night of Love | Metropolitan Operagoer | 1934-07-16 |
Movie | The Moth | John Gale | 1934-01-14 |
Movie | The Return of Chandu | Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12] | 1934-10-01 |
Movie | The Dragon Murder Case | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1934-08-25 |
Movie | Shrimps for a Day | Mr. Wade | 1934-12-07 |
Movie | Love Time | Dignitary (uncredited) | 1934-11-03 |
Movie | Cleopatra | Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited) | 1934-10-05 |
Movie | The Three Musketeers | El Shaitan | 1933-04-07 |
Movie | The Devil's Brother | 1933-05-05 | |
Movie | The Big Cage | Bob Mills | 1933-05-01 |
Movie | Phantom Thunderbolt | Eaton - Railroad President | 1933-03-04 |
Movie | Racetrack | Mr. Ryan | 1933-02-25 |
Movie | I Cover the Waterfront | Randall | 1933-05-19 |
Movie | The Intruder | Mr. Wayne | 1933-03-13 |
Movie | Midnight Mary | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
Movie | The House on 56th Street | Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | The Sphinx | Prosecuting Attorney | 1933-06-01 |
Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
Movie | Air Fright | Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | The Mayor of Hell | Bill (uncredited) | 1933-06-24 |
Movie | Strange People | John Davis | 1933-06-16 |
Movie | The Midnight Patrol | 1932-04-10 | |
Movie | What Price Hollywood? | Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited) | 1932-06-24 |
Movie | Careless Lady | Ship's Purser | 1932-04-02 |
Movie | Cross-Examination | Judge Hollister | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | The Tabasco Kid | Sheriff's Deputy | 1932-01-30 |
Movie | Red Noses | Mr. Lucas | 1932-03-18 |
Movie | The Dark Horse | Debate Chairman | 1932-06-16 |
Movie | The Secrets of Wu Sin | Pharmacist | 1932-12-15 |
Movie | Big City Blues | Policeman (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
Movie | Call Her Savage | Child Welfare Official (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
Movie | Sister to Judas | Mike O'Flanagan | 1932-12-25 |
Movie | You Said a Mouthful | Official (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Free Wheeling | The Specialist | 1932-09-30 |
Movie | The Devil Horse | Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited) | 1932-11-01 |
Movie | Homicide Squad | 1931-08-01 | |
Movie | Stranger in Town | J.P. Walker | 1931-08-06 |
Movie | Young Donovan's Kid | Duryea | 1931-06-06 |
Movie | Men Call It Love | Sam Ellery (uncredited) | 1931-03-14 |
Movie | Pardon Us | Warden | 1931-08-15 |
Movie | Millie | Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited) | 1931-02-06 |
Movie | Dishonored | 1931-04-04 | |
Movie | The Galloping Ghost | Sportscaster | 1931-09-01 |
Movie | Rich Man's Folly | 1931-11-14 | |
Movie | Graft | Candidate Louis | 1931-09-21 |
Movie | Convicted | Capt. Hammond | 1931-11-01 |
Movie | House of Mystery | Sheriff Franklin | 1931-12-16 |
Movie | The Phantom | Dist. Atty. John Hampton | 1931-11-01 |
Movie | The Age for Love | Undetermined Role | 1931-10-17 |
Movie | The Arizona Kid | Manager | 1930-03-23 |
Movie | Hello Sister | Dr. Saltus | 1930-02-07 |
Movie | Those Who Dance | Big Ben Benson | 1930-04-18 |
Movie | Cock o' the Walk | SeƱor Vallejo | 1930-04-13 |
Movie | Looser Than Loose | Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss | 1930-11-15 |
Movie | Burnt Fingers | Lord Cumberly | 1927-02-20 |
Movie | Her Sacrifice | Edwin Ramsey | 1926-09-26 |
Movie | The Sorrows of Satan | 1926-10-12 | |
Movie | Riders of the Purple Sage | Oldring | 1925-03-15 |
Movie | A Broadway Butterfly | Stage Manager | 1925-03-29 |
Movie | Cyclone Cavalier | Hugh Clayton | 1925-09-28 |
Movie | The Bad Lands | Col. Owen | 1925-07-15 |
Movie | North of Nevada | C. Hanaford | 1924-02-24 |
Movie | Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall | Earl of Rutland | 1924-05-24 |
Movie | Daughters of Pleasure | Mark Hadley | 1924-06-15 |
Movie | Lightning Romance | Richard Wade | 1924-11-15 |
Movie | Valley of Hate | Old Jim Darley | 1924-06-20 |
Movie | Jazzmania | Julius Furman | 1923-02-12 |
Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Ashby | 1923-05-03 |
Movie | The Greatest Menace | Charles W. Wright | 1923-05-19 |
Movie | Trilby | The Laird | 1923-07-29 |
Movie | Flesh and Blood | The Policeman | 1922-08-22 |
Movie | Paid Back | Ship Captain | 1922-08-28 |
Movie | Heroes of the Street | 1922-12-24 | |
Movie | The Kentucky Derby | Capt. Wolff | 1922-12-04 |
Movie | Through The Back Door | Elton Reeves | 1921-05-05 |
Movie | One a Minute | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1921-06-19 |
Movie | The Fighting Breed | John MacDonald | 1921-09-01 |
Movie | The Beautiful Liar | Gaston Allegretti | 1921-12-26 |
Movie | The Man from Kangaroo | Red Jack Braggan | 1920-01-24 |
Movie | A Woman of Pleasure | Sir John Thornbull | 1919-11-09 |
Movie | What Every Woman Wants | Horace Lennon | 1919-02-23 |
Movie | The Hushed Hour | Robert Appleton Jr. | 1919-05-18 |
Movie | Hands Up! | John Houston | 1917-04-28 |
Movie | Jim Bludso | Jim Bludso | 1917-02-04 |
Movie | A Love Sublime | Philip | 1917-03-11 |
Movie | Souls Triumphant | Robert Powers | 1917-05-19 |
Movie | Sins of Ambition | Andrew Maxwell | 1917-09-19 |
Movie | The Co-respondent | 1917-10-06 | |
Movie | The Wood Nymph | Fred Arnold | 1916-01-23 |
Movie | Macbeth | Macduff | 1916-01-02 |
Movie | Acquitted | John Carter | 1916-02-06 |
Movie | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
Movie | The Microscope Mystery | Doc Arnold | 1916-11-19 |
Movie | Hell-to-Pay Austin | Hell-to-Pay Austin | 1916-08-20 |
Movie | The Lily and the Rose | Jack Van Norman | 1915-11-06 |
Movie | Brute Force | Brute Force | 1914-04-24 |
Movie | Gentleman Burglar | Baffles | 1914-02-16 |
Movie | The Girl and Her Trust | 1912-03-28 | |
Movie | Fate's Interception | The American | 1912-04-08 |
Movie | Under Burning Skies | Joe | 1912-02-21 |
Movie | The Transformation of Mike | Mike | 1912-02-01 |
Movie | Just Like a Woman | The Wealthy Friend | 1912-04-18 |
Movie | Billy's Stratagem | Billy's Father | 1912-02-12 |
Movie | When Kings Were the Law | The King of Romanda | 1912-05-20 |
Movie | A Pueblo Legend | The Indian Girl's Great Brother | 1912-08-29 |
Movie | The Massacre | Stephen | 1912-12-19 |
Movie | Man's Genesis | Bruteforce | 1912-07-10 |
Movie | A Sailor’s Heart | The Sailor | 1912-11-25 |
Movie | A Temporary Truce | An Indian (uncredited) | 1912-06-10 |
Movie | Home Folks | The Blacksmith | 1912-06-06 |
Movie | Fisher Folks | Steve Hardester | 1911-02-16 |
Movie | The Diamond Star | 1911-02-20 | |
Movie | His Daughter | 1911-02-23 | |
Movie | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Violent Jailbird | 1911-02-13 |
Movie | The Lonedale Operator | The Fireman | 1911-03-23 |
Movie | His Trust | George | 1911-01-16 |
Movie | The Two Paths | 1911-01-02 | |
Movie | When a Man Loves | 1911-01-05 | |
Movie | Enoch Arden: Part I | 1911-06-12 | |
Movie | His Trust Fulfilled | George | 1911-01-18 |
Movie | Heart Beats of Long Ago | The Lover | 1911-02-06 |
Movie | Love in the Hills | The Manley Suitor | 1911-10-30 |
Movie | The Long Road | A Policeman | 1911-10-26 |
Movie | The Miser's Heart | First Crook | 1911-11-20 |
Movie | A Woman Scorned | The Doctor | 1911-11-30 |
Movie | Enoch Arden | Enoch Arden | 1911-06-15 |
Movie | The Making of a Man | In Second Audience | 1911-10-04 |
Movie | The Failure | The Clerk | 1911-12-07 |
Movie | Swords and Hearts | Hugh Frazier | 1911-08-27 |
Movie | The Primal Call | The Fisherman | 1911-06-21 |
Movie | Enoch Arden: Part II | 1911-06-15 | |
Movie | The Rose of Kentucky | The planter | 1911-08-24 |
Movie | The Rocky Road | 1910-01-03 | |
Movie | Winning Back His Love | Frederick Wallace | 1910-12-25 |
Movie | The Honor of Thieves | 1909-01-11 | |
Movie | The Renunciation | 1909-07-19 | |
Movie | 1776, or The Hessian Renegades | 1909-09-06 | |
Movie | A Strange Meeting | 1909-08-01 | |
Movie | The Greaser's Gauntlet | Jose | 1908-08-11 |
Movie | The Taming of the Shrew | 1908-11-10 | |
Movie | The Girl and the Outlaw | 1908-09-08 |