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Lew Ayres

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1908Born, Minneapolis
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Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare (1938) and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was outraged, and theaters vowed never to show his films again, but quietly he achieved the Medical…

Known for

The A-TeamBernie Greene
Battle for the Planet of the ApesMandemus
Little House on the Prairie
ColumboHoward Nicholson
Damien - Omen IIBill Atherton
1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartProfessor CabelMovie
1992MGM: When the Lion Roars3 episodesShow
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1989Cast the First StoneMartinMovie
1986Outlaws1 episodeShow
1986L.A. LawLorimar Henderson · 1 episodeShow
1986Under SiegeJohn PaceMovie
1985Lime StreetHenry Wade Culver · 8 episodesShow
1984Finder of Lost LovesOliver Hawthorne · 1 episodeShow
1984Highway to Heaven3 episodesShow
1984Don CamilloDocMovie
1982HotelNelson O'Neil · 1 episodeShow
1982Cagney & Lacey1 episodeShow
1982Fame1 episodeShow
1981Of Mice and MenCandyMovie
1981Simon & Simon1 episodeShow
1980Magnum, P.I.Sidney Dollinger · 1 episodeShow
1980ReunionBob HollanderMovie
1979Knots LandingAndrew Douglas · 1 episodeShow
1979Letters from FrankDan MillerMovie
1979Salem's LotJason Burke · 2 episodesShow
1978Suddenly, LoveMr. GrahamMovie
1978The Story of NoahNoahMovie
1978Battlestar GalacticaPresident AdarMovie
1978Flying HighWilbur Dodson · 1 episodeShow
1978Battlestar GalacticaPresident Adar · 1 episodeShow
1978Damien - Omen IIBill AthertonMovie
1977End of the WorldCom. Joseph BeckermanMovie
1977The Fantastic JourneyRayat · 1 episodeShow
1976Quincy, M.E.1 episodeShow
1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentAllen DullesMovie
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Movie
1976Altars of the WorldDirectorMovie
1976The Bionic Woman2 episodesShow
1975Wonder WomanDr. Kenneth Wilson · 1 episodeShow
1974Little House on the Prairie1 episodeShow
1974Heatwave!Dr. GraysonMovie
1974The Questor TapesVaslovikMovie
1973The MagicianMax Braden · 1 episodeShow
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesMandemusMovie
1973HawkinsGus Bitterman · 1 episodeShow
1973The StrangerProf. Dylan MacAuleyMovie
1972Kung FuBeaumont · 1 episodeShow
1972The Streets of San Francisco1 episodeShow
1972The ManNoah CalvinMovie
1972The Biscuit EaterMr. AmesMovie
1972She WaitsDr. Sam CarpenterMovie
1971Earth IIPresident Charles Carter DurantMovie
1971McMillan & Wife1 episodeShow
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1 episodeShow
1970San Francisco International Airport1 episodeShow
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show1 episodeShow
1970The Interns1 episodeShow
1969Hawaii Five-OThe Governor, Dr. Elias Haig, Comm. Reginald Blackwell · 1 episodeShow
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of HumanitiesDr. Andrew SwansonMovie
1968Here Come the Brides1 episodeShow
1968CocoonThe GovernorMovie
1966ABC Stage 67Arthur · 1 episodeShow
1965The F.B.I.Marshall Winslow · 1 episodeShow
1965The Big ValleySheriff Roy Kingston, Jason Fleet · 1 episodeShow
1964Slattery's People1 episodeShow
1964The CarpetbaggersMac McAllisterMovie
1963The Upper ChamberMovie
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Thomas Clay · 1 episodeShow
1962The VirginianJudge John Markham · 1 episodeShow
1962Saints and Sinners1 episodeShow
1962Advise & ConsentThe Vice PresidentMovie
1961Ben Casey1 episodeShow
1961Bus Stop1 episodeShow
1960Route 661 episodeShow
1960My Three Sons1 episodeShow
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowDr. Paul Harris · 1 episodeShow
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonHoward Moon · 1 episodeShow
1959Laramie1 episodeShow
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 episodeShow
1956The Family Nobody WantedCarl DossMovie

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