Wilfred Lucas
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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.
As Actor/Actress
The Baroness and the Butler
Member of Parliament
Tiempos Modernos
Juvenile Officer
Caballero sin espada
Pompous Man (uncredited)
El puente de Waterloo
Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Les Misérables
Onlooker
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
Stranded
Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
First Policeman (uncredited)
Esclavos del oro
Bartender (uncredited)
Careless Lady
Ship's Purser
La caravana de la muerte
Southerner (uncredited)
Millie
Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Una fantasía del porvenir
X-10
The Intruder
Mr. Wayne
Cleopatra
Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Four Daughters
Doctor (uncredited)
Madam Satan
Roman Senator
Missing Witnesses
Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Cyclone Cavalier
Hugh Clayton
Midnight Mary
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
The Specialist
Madame Rex
Santa Fe Trail
Weiner (uncredited)
El lobo de mar
Four Wives
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Dishonored
Pardon Us
Warden
California Mail
Sheriff
Tear Gas Squad
Policeman
Behind the Camera
Igloo
Escritor
The Romance of Tarzan
Scenario Writer, Director
A Love Sublime
Director, Escritor
Sunshine Sue
Escritor
The Unwritten Law
Director
The Trey o' Hearts
Director
The Chief's Blanket
Escritor
Morgan's Raiders
Director, Escritor
Hands Up!
Director, Escritor
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
Director, Historia
The Fatal Mistake
Historia
Blind Love
Director
Racing for Life
Guionista, Historia
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
Director
Fatty's Day Off
Director
The Man from Kangaroo
Director
The Speed Kings
Director
Women First
Historia
A Sailor’s Heart
Director, Escritor
The Girl from Nowhere
Director, Historia
The Return of Mary
Director
With the Enemy's Help
Director
The Testing of Mildred Vane
Director
A Pair of Pink Pajamas
Director