Cast
Wilfred Lucas
Acting
Cast
Wilfred Lucas
Known for
Acting
Born
1871-01-29
From
Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Died
1940-12-13
Also known as Wilfred Van Norman Lucas
Biography
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.
The Baroness and the Butler
as Member of Parliament
Modern Times
as Juvenile Officer
Waterloo Bridge
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Onlooker
The Devil's Brother
Frisco Kid
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Stranded
as Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Virginia City
as Southerner (uncredited)
Careless Lady
as Ship's Purser
Cyclone Cavalier
as Hugh Clayton
Just Imagine
as X-10
Dodge City
as Bartender (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
Zenobia
as Undetermined Role
Brother Rat
as Ballfield Doctor
Four Daughters
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Massacre
as Stephen
California Mail
as Sheriff
The Intruder
as Mr. Wayne
Santa Fe Trail
as Weiner (uncredited)
Madame Rex
Dishonored
Strange People
as John Davis
The Fighting 69th
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
as Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
as The Specialist
Midnight Mary
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Lightning Romance
as Richard Wade
Brother Orchid
as Brother MacDonald
Lawyer Man
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Triple Justice
as Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
Enoch Arden
as Enoch Arden
The Sphinx
as Prosecuting Attorney
They Drive by Night
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Moth
as John Gale
Cleopatra
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Marked Woman
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Phantom Thunderbolt
as Eaton - Railroad President
Millie
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Madam Satan
as Roman Senator
The Sea Wolf
Pardon Us
as Warden
Tear Gas Squad
as Policeman
Homicide Squad
The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan
The Westland Case
as Gun Dealer
Blazing Sixes
as Sheriff Tom
Raffles
as Bobby
What Price Hollywood?
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
Four Wives
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Dock Official (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Broker
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Board Member (uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Police Chief
A Chump at Oxford
as Dean Williams
Chatterbox
as Himself (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Big Ears
as Doctor
One Night of Love
as Metropolitan Operagoer
Each Dawn I Die
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Renunciation
Black Legion
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Cross-Examination
as Judge Hollister
Devil and the Deep
as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Brandon's Assistant
The Failure
as The Clerk
Naughty Marietta
as Announcer (uncredited)
Convicted
as Capt. Hammond
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Police Detective Randall
The Declaration of Independence
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
Women Without Names
as Roomer
Navy Blue and Gold
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Big City Blues
as Policeman (uncredited)
The White Angel
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Love Time
as Dignitary (uncredited)
The Arizonian
as Townsman with Mayor
The Devil-Doll
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
The Dark Horse
as Debate Chairman
Kind Lady
as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
as Doctor (Uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
as Bill (uncredited)
Lucky Larrigan
as John Larrigan
Red Noses
as Mr. Lucas
His Trust
as George
Give Me Liberty
as His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
Upperworld
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Gentleman Burglar
as Baffles
Call Her Savage
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
Night Spot
as Police Lieutenant
A Man to Remember
as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Racetrack
as Mr. Ryan
Down on the Farm
as Wheeler
Empty Holsters
as John Ware
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Director (Uncredited)
Young Donovan's Kid
as Duryea
The Big Cage
as Bob Mills
The Dragon Murder Case
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
High Tension
as Businessman
The Country Doctor
as Proprietor (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
The Mask of Lopez
as Richard O'Neil
The Sorrows of Satan
as Minister (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
Hot Water
as Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
Over the Wall
as Cell Block Keeper
The Return of Chandu
as Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Primal Call
as The Fisherman
A Love Sublime
as Philip
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as Violent Jailbird
Man's Genesis
as Bruteforce
The Westerners
as Jim Buckley
Show Them No Mercy!
as Druggist (uncredited)
Enoch Arden: Part I
The Devil Horse
as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
The Age for Love
as Undetermined Role
Land Beyond the Law
as Jim Blake (uncredited)
Freshman Year
as Professor Ullrich
The Phantom
as Dist. Atty. John Hampton
Her Sacrifice
as Edwin Ramsey
The House on 56th Street
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
The Broken Cross
I Cover the Waterfront
as Randall
Varsity Show
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Varsity Show
as Police Commissioner
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
Stormy
as Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Jim Bludso
as Jim Bludso
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
as J.P. Walker
Men Call It Love
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Brute Force
as Brute Force
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Wade
Home Folks
as The Blacksmith
House of Mystery
as Sheriff Franklin
A Woman of Pleasure
as Sir John Thornbull
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Heroes of the Street
Angkor
as Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
The Long Road
as A Policeman
A Strange Meeting
Mile a Minute Love
as Drexel
The Arizona Kid
as Manager
A Broadway Butterfly
as Stage Manager
Cock o' the Walk
as Señor Vallejo
Macbeth
as Macduff
Graft
as Candidate Louis
The Microscope Mystery
as Doc Arnold
The Co-respondent
as Richard Manning
Midnight Blunders
as Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
The Two Paths
as Nellie's Husband
Sins of Ambition
as Andrew Maxwell
Love on a Bet
as Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Taming of the Shrew
The Nest
as Howard Hardy
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Pharmacist
You Said a Mouthful
as Official (uncredited)
Soldiers of Fortune
as President Alvarez
The Honor of Thieves
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Lily and the Rose
as Jack Van Norman
Legion of the Lawless
as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
The Hushed Hour
as Robert Appleton Jr.
His Trust Fulfilled
as George
Advice to the Lovelorn
Prairie Thunder
as Nate Temple
The Daredevil Drivers
as Race Judge
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Oldring
His Daughter
Flesh and Blood
as The Policeman
Hello Sister
as Dr. Saltus
The Girl of the Golden West
as Ashby
The New Dress
as Jose
Chandu on the Magic Island
as Capt. Walker
Fate's Interception
as The American
How Baxter Butted In
as R.S. Falk
Those Who Dance
as Big Ben Benson
The Miser's Heart
as First Crook
The Bad Lands
as Col. Owen
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Enoch Arden
A Woman Scorned
as The Doctor
Women in Hiding
as Policeman (uncredited)
Daughters of Pleasure
as Mark Hadley
The Man Without a Country
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
as Councilman
The Kentucky Derby
as Capt. Wolff
Almost a Gentleman
as Dog Show Director
The Galloping Ghost
as Sportscaster
The Tabasco Kid
as Sheriff's Deputy
As No Man Has Loved
as Maj. Bissell
She Loved a Fireman
as Fire Tug Captain
The Valley of Hate
as Old Jim Darley
Through the Back Door
as Elton Reeves
Talent Scout
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
Winning Back His Love
as Frederick Wallace
The Transformation of Mike
as Mike
The Unwritten Law
as Captain Kane
The Fighting Breed
as John MacDonald
Hands Up!
as John Houston
A Pueblo Legend
as The Indian Girl's Great Brother
Love in the Hills
as The Manley Suitor
The Fatal Mistake
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
as John MacDonald
The Thief and the Girl
as The Thief
The Midnight Patrol
Rip Roaring Riley
as Chief Martin
A Temporary Truce
as An Indian (uncredited)
When a Man Loves
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
as Edward Mariott
The Breaking Point
as Mortimer Davidson
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
as Judge Bledsoe
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Sorrowful Example
as The Husband
The Lonedale Operator
as The Fireman
Across the Dead-Line
as Aaron Kidder
The Price She Paid
as James Presbury
Passion's Pathway
as Richard Stanton
The Man from Kangaroo
as Red Jack Braggan
The Rocky Road
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
as Earl of Rutland
Fisher Folks
as Steve Hardester
Air Fright
as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
What Every Woman Wants
as Horace Lennon
Valley of Hate
as Old Jim Darley
Looser Than Loose
as Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Sister to Judas
as Mike O'Flanagan
Burnt Fingers
as Lord Cumberly
The Greaser's Gauntlet
as Jose
Racing for Life
as Hudford
Billy's Stratagem
as Billy's Father
The Snob Buster
as John Pendergast
Jazzmania
as Julius Furman
The Spanish Gypsy
as Jose
Apples to You!
as Chairman of the Board
A Tender-Hearted Crook
The Indian Brothers
as The Indian Chief's Brother
Under Burning Skies
as Joe
Hell-to-Pay Austin
as Hell-to-Pay Austin
North of Nevada
as C. Hanaford
The Girls and Daddy
A Terrible Discovery
as The District Attorney
The Spanish Jade
as Osmund Manvers
Just Like a Woman
as The Wealthy Friend
The Widow and the Widower
as The Widower
Trilby
as The Laird
The Making of a Man
as In Second Audience
The Wood Nymph
as Fred Arnold
Love Your Neighbor
The Girl from Nowhere
as Diamond Terry
The Rose of Kentucky
as The planter
The Fighting Sap
as Charles Richmond
Acquitted
as John Carter
Idol of the Crowds
as Doctor (uncredited)
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
as Jim Hamilton
The Super Snooper
Souls Triumphant
as Robert Powers
Paid Back
as Ship Captain
The Food Gamblers
as Henry Havens
Can a Woman Love Twice?
as Franklyn Chase
The Judgment House
as Rudyard Byng
The Blind Princess and the Poet
as Princess's Father
Heart Beats of Long Ago
as The Lover
Rich Man's Folly
A Sailor’s Heart
as The Sailor
The Beautiful Liar
as Gaston Allegretti
One a Minute
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Greatest Menace
as Charles W. Wright
When Kings Were the Law
as The King of Romanda
The Girl and Her Trust
Swords and Hearts
as Hugh Frazier
Pure Gold and Dross
Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
The Diamond Star
as John Wilson
Youth's Gamble
as Harry Blaine