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.
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 | Women in the Wind | Burbank Offical (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
Movie | Zenobia | Undetermined Role | 1939-04-21 |
Movie | Almost a Gentleman | Dog Show Director | 1939-03-31 |
Movie | Each Dawn I Die | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
Movie | Dodge City | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | Four Wives | Stationmaster (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | The Day the Bookies Wept | Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
Movie | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Police Detective Randall | 1939-12-13 |
Movie | Raffles | Bobby | 1939-11-11 |
Movie | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited) | 1939-11-03 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Pompous Man (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Over the Wall | Cell Block Keeper | 1938-04-02 |
Movie | Safety in Numbers | Councilman | 1938-05-30 |
Movie | Night Spot | Police Lieutenant | 1938-02-25 |
Movie | Four Daughters | Doctor (uncredited) | 1938-08-09 |
Movie | The Daredevil Drivers | Race Judge | 1938-02-12 |
Movie | The Baroness and the Butler | Member of Parliament | 1938-02-18 |
Movie | Down on the Farm | Wheeler | 1938-10-11 |
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 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
Movie | A Man to Remember | Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | Mile a Minute Love | Drexel | 1937-04-05 |
Movie | Marked Woman | Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Movie | Blazing Sixes | Sheriff Tom | 1937-06-12 |
Movie | Land Beyond the Law | Jim Blake (uncredited) | 1937-03-13 |
Movie | Criminal Lawyer | Brandon's Assistant | 1937-01-29 |
Movie | We Who Are About to Die | Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
Movie | Black Legion | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1937-01-30 |
Movie | The Super Snooper | 1937-02-25 | |
Movie | Empty Holsters | John Ware | 1937-07-10 |
Movie | Navy Blue and Gold | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | 1937-11-19 |
Movie | Talent Scout | Director of Screen Test (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
Movie | She Loved a Fireman | Fire Tug Captain | 1937-12-18 |
Movie | The Westland Case | Gun Dealer | 1937-10-30 |
Movie | The Man Without a Country | Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-11-27 |
Movie | Idol of the Crowds | Doctor (uncredited) | 1937-09-30 |
Movie | Prairie Thunder | Nate Temple | 1937-09-10 |
Movie | Varsity Show | Police Commissioner | 1937-09-04 |
Movie | Hot Water | Customer in Drugstore (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
Movie | Love on a Bet | Man at Hutchinson's Meeting | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | The Country Doctor | Proprietor (uncredited) | 1936-03-12 |
Movie | The Preview Murder Mystery | Director (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
Movie | Human Cargo | Police Chief | 1936-05-15 |
Movie | Chatterbox | Himself (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
Movie | Modern Times | Juvenile Officer | 1936-02-05 |
Movie | The Devil-Doll | Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited) | 1936-07-10 |
Movie | Give Me Liberty | His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited) | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | The White Angel | Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
Movie | California Mail | Sheriff | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | Midnight Blunders | Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited) | 1936-12-13 |
Movie | High Tension | Businessman | 1936-07-10 |
Movie | Beloved Enemy | Doctor (Uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
Movie | The Arizonian | Townsman with Mayor | 1935-06-27 |
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 | 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 | Rip Roaring Riley | Chief Martin | 1935-10-23 |
Movie | Frisco Kid | First Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-11-30 |
Movie | Apples to You! | Chairman of the Board | 1934-04-07 |
Movie | The Moth | John Gale | 1934-01-14 |
Movie | The Dragon Murder Case | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1934-08-25 |
Movie | One Night of Love | Metropolitan Operagoer | 1934-07-16 |
Movie | The Return of Chandu | Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12] | 1934-10-01 |
Movie | Shrimps for a Day | Mr. Wade | 1934-12-07 |
Movie | Cleopatra | Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited) | 1934-10-05 |
Movie | The Devil's Brother | 1933-05-05 | |
Movie | I Cover the Waterfront | Randall | 1933-05-19 |
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 | The Intruder | Mr. Wayne | 1933-03-13 |
Movie | The Three Musketeers | El Shaitan | 1933-04-07 |
Movie | The Sphinx | Prosecuting Attorney | 1933-06-01 |
Movie | The House on 56th Street | Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | Strange People | John Davis | 1933-06-16 |
Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
Movie | Air Fright | Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | Midnight Mary | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
Movie | The Mayor of Hell | Bill (uncredited) | 1933-06-24 |
Movie | The Dark Horse | Debate Chairman | 1932-06-16 |
Movie | What Price Hollywood? | Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited) | 1932-06-24 |
Movie | The Midnight Patrol | 1932-04-10 | |
Movie | The Tabasco Kid | Sheriff's Deputy | 1932-01-30 |
Movie | Cross-Examination | Judge Hollister | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | Red Noses | Mr. Lucas | 1932-03-18 |
Movie | Careless Lady | Ship's Purser | 1932-04-02 |
Movie | Big City Blues | Policeman | 1932-09-18 |
Movie | Lucky Larrigan | John Larrigan | 1932-12-01 |
Movie | The Secrets of Wu Sin | Pharmacist | 1932-12-15 |
Movie | Free Wheeling | The Specialist | 1932-09-30 |
Movie | The Unwritten Law | Captain Kane | 1932-11-26 |
Movie | Sister to Judas | Mike O'Flanagan | 1932-12-25 |
Movie | Call Her Savage | Child Welfare Official (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
Movie | The Devil Horse | Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited) | 1932-11-01 |
Movie | You Said a Mouthful | Official (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
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 | Millie | Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited) | 1931-02-06 |
Movie | Pardon Us | Warden | 1931-08-15 |
Movie | Men Call It Love | Sam Ellery (uncredited) | 1931-03-14 |
Movie | Dishonored | 1931-04-04 | |
Movie | House of Mystery | Sheriff Franklin | 1931-12-16 |
Movie | Rich Man's Folly | 1931-11-14 | |
Movie | The Galloping Ghost | Sportscaster | 1931-09-01 |
Movie | The Phantom | Dist. Atty. John Hampton | 1931-11-01 |
Movie | Convicted | Capt. Hammond | 1931-11-01 |
Movie | Graft | Candidate Louis | 1931-09-21 |
Movie | The Age for Love | Undetermined Role | 1931-10-17 |
Movie | The Arizona Kid | Manager | 1930-03-23 |
Movie | Cock o' the Walk | SeƱor Vallejo | 1930-04-13 |
Movie | Hello Sister | Dr. Saltus | 1930-02-07 |
Movie | Looser Than Loose | Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss | 1930-11-15 |
Movie | Love Your Neighbor | Unknown | 1930-10-12 |
Movie | Those Who Dance | Big Ben Benson | 1930-04-18 |
Movie | Burnt Fingers | Lord Cumberly | 1927-02-20 |
Movie | The Sorrows of Satan | 1926-10-12 | |
Movie | Her Sacrifice | Edwin Ramsey | 1926-09-26 |
Movie | As No Man Has Loved | Maj. Bissell | 1925-02-11 |
Movie | Riders of the Purple Sage | Oldring | 1925-03-15 |
Movie | Cyclone Cavalier | Hugh Clayton | 1925-09-28 |
Movie | A Broadway Butterfly | Stage Manager | 1925-03-29 |
Movie | The Bad Lands | Col. Owen | 1925-07-15 |
Movie | Daughters of Pleasure | Mark Hadley | 1924-06-15 |
Movie | North of Nevada | C. Hanaford | 1924-02-24 |
Movie | The Valley of Hate | Old Jim Darley | 1924-06-20 |
Movie | Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall | Earl of Rutland | 1924-05-24 |
Movie | Valley of Hate | Old Jim Darley | 1924-06-20 |
Movie | Lightning Romance | Richard Wade | 1924-11-15 |
Movie | Racing for Life | Hudford | 1924-08-08 |
Movie | The Fighting Sap | Charles Richmond | 1924-06-30 |
Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | 1923-05-03 | |
Movie | Jazzmania | Julius Furman | 1923-02-12 |
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 | Across the Dead-Line | Aaron Kidder | 1922-01-09 |
Movie | Paid Back | Ship Captain | 1922-08-28 |
Movie | The Kentucky Derby | Capt. Wolff | 1922-12-04 |
Movie | Heroes of the Street | Unknown | 1922-12-24 |
Movie | One a Minute | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1921-06-19 |
Movie | Through The Back Door | Elton Reeves | 1921-05-05 |
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 | What Every Woman Wants | Horace Lennon | 1919-02-23 |
Movie | The Hushed Hour | Robert Appleton Jr. | 1919-05-18 |
Movie | A Woman of Pleasure | Sir John Thornbull | 1919-11-09 |
Movie | Soldiers of Fortune | President Alvarez | 1919-11-22 |
Movie | A Love Sublime | Philip | 1917-03-11 |
Movie | Hands Up! | John Houston | 1917-04-28 |
Movie | The Co-respondent | Unknown | 1917-10-06 |
Movie | Souls Triumphant | Robert Powers | 1917-05-19 |
Movie | Sins of Ambition | Andrew Maxwell | 1917-09-19 |
Movie | The Wood Nymph | Fred Arnold | 1916-01-23 |
Movie | Macbeth | Macduff | 1916-01-02 |
Movie | Acquitted | John Carter | 1916-02-06 |
Movie | Hell-to-Pay Austin | Hell-to-Pay Austin | 1916-08-20 |
Movie | The Microscope Mystery | Doc Arnold | 1916-11-19 |
Movie | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
Movie | The Spanish Jade | Osmund Manvers | 1915-04-11 |
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 | Pure Gold and Dross | Unknown | 1913-04-13 |
Movie | A Tender-Hearted Crook | 1913-10-02 | |
Movie | The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1912-03-25 |
Movie | The Girl and Her Trust | 1912-03-28 | |
Movie | Under Burning Skies | Joe | 1912-02-21 |
Movie | Billy's Stratagem | Billy's Father | 1912-02-12 |
Movie | The Transformation of Mike | Mike | 1912-02-01 |
Movie | Fate's Interception | The American | 1912-04-08 |
Movie | Just Like a Woman | The Wealthy Friend | 1912-04-18 |
Movie | A Sailor’s Heart | The Sailor | 1912-11-25 |
Movie | The Massacre | Stephen | 1912-12-19 |
Movie | Man's Genesis | Bruteforce | 1912-07-10 |
Movie | A Pueblo Legend | The Indian Girl's Great Brother | 1912-08-29 |
Movie | A Temporary Truce | An Indian (uncredited) | 1912-06-10 |
Movie | Home Folks | The Blacksmith | 1912-06-06 |
Movie | When Kings Were the Law | The King of Romanda | 1912-05-20 |
Movie | Fisher Folks | Steve Hardester | 1911-02-16 |
Movie | The Diamond Star | Unknown | 1911-02-20 |
Movie | The Lonedale Operator | The Fireman | 1911-03-23 |
Movie | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Violent Jailbird | 1911-02-13 |
Movie | His Daughter | 1911-02-23 | |
Movie | When a Man Loves | 1911-01-05 | |
Movie | The Two Paths | 1911-01-02 | |
Movie | Enoch Arden: Part I | 1911-06-12 | |
Movie | His Trust | George | 1911-01-16 |
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 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 | A Terrible Discovery | The District Attorney | 1911-12-21 |
Movie | The Long Road | A Policeman | 1911-10-26 |
Movie | The Failure | The Clerk | 1911-12-07 |
Movie | Enoch Arden: Part II | 1911-06-15 | |
Movie | The Primal Call | The Fisherman | 1911-06-21 |
Movie | The Rose of Kentucky | The planter | 1911-08-24 |
Movie | Swords and Hearts | Hugh Frazier | 1911-08-27 |
Movie | The Making of a Man | In Second Audience | 1911-10-04 |
Movie | The Rocky Road | Unknown | 1910-01-03 |
Movie | Winning Back His Love | Frederick Wallace | 1910-12-25 |
Movie | The Honor of Thieves | Unknown | 1909-01-11 |
Movie | The Renunciation | 1909-07-19 | |
Movie | A Strange Meeting | 1909-08-01 | |
Movie | 1776, or The Hessian Renegades | 1909-09-06 | |
Movie | The Greaser's Gauntlet | Jose | 1908-08-11 |
Movie | The Taming of the Shrew | Unknown | 1908-11-10 |
Movie | The Girl and the Outlaw | Unknown | 1908-09-08 |