Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Actor

Syracuse, New York, USA

Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career encompassed both silent and sound films. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956, although many of the roles in his later films were uncredited. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur and Ernest De Farge in A Tale of Two Cities (1935) in the sound era, but his career would have his roles diminish to small roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (uncredited). His last film was The Fastest Gun Alive, starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, which was released shortly before Lewis' death in 1956. Mitchell also served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career encompassed both silent and sound films. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956, although many of the roles in his later films were uncredited. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur and Ernest De Farge in A Tale of Two Cities (1935) in the sound era, but his career would have his roles diminish to small roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (uncredited). His last film was The Fastest Gun Alive, starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, which was released shortly before Lewis' death in 1956. Mitchell also served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

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