Lew Ayres

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Lewis Frederick Ayres III was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Johnny Belinda (1948).

Birth Name

Lewis Frederick Ayer III

Born

Monday, 28 December 1908

Died

Monday, 30 December 1996

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

These Amazing Shadows	Paul (clip from All Quiet on the Western Front (1930))	2011
Garbo	Pierre Lassalle	2005
Checking Out: Grand Hotel	Self - At the premiere	2004
The 69th Annual Academy Awards	Self - Memorial Tribute	1997
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart	Prof. Cabel / Professor Cabel	1994
MGM: When the Lion Roars	Himself	1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker	actor 'Advise and 'Consent'	1991
Outlaws	Timothy Jared Wade	1986
L.A. Law	Lorimar Henderson	1986
Lime Street	Henry Wade Culver	1985

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

These Amazing Shadows	Paul (clip from All Quiet on the Western Front (1930))	2011
Garbo	Pierre Lassalle	2005
Checking Out: Grand Hotel	Self - At the premiere	2004
The 69th Annual Academy Awards	Self - Memorial Tribute	1997
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart	Prof. Cabel / Professor Cabel	1994
MGM: When the Lion Roars	Himself	1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker	actor 'Advise and 'Consent'	1991
Outlaws	Timothy Jared Wade	1986
L.A. Law	Lorimar Henderson	1986
Lime Street	Henry Wade Culver	1985
Finder of Lost Loves	Oliver Hawthorne	1984
Highway to Heaven	Frank Worton, Harry Haynes, Ivan Zelenka	1984
The World of Don Camillo	Doc	1984
The A-Team	Bernie Greene	1983
The Devlin Connection	Wedemeyer	1982
Hotel	Nelson O'Neil	1982
Fame	Bert Kline	1982
Simon & Simon	Justin Carter	1981
Cagney & Lacey	Conrad Minton	1981
Magnum, P.I.	Sidney Dollinger	1980
Hollywood	Actor 'All Quiet on Western Front'	1980
Knots Landing	Andrew Douglas	1979
Salem's Lot	Jason Burke	1979
Trapper John, M.D.	Dr. Chambers	1979
Suddenly, Love	Mr. Graham	1978
Greatest Heroes of the Bible	Noah	1978
Battlestar Galactica	President Adar	1978
Flying High	Wilbur Dodson	1978
Battlestar Galactica	President Adar	1978
Damien: Omen II	Bill Atherton	1978
End of the World	Com. Joseph Beckerman / Beckerman	1977
The Love Boat	Carl Hooper	1977
The Fantastic Journey	Rayat	1977
Fantasy Island	J.D. Pettigrew, John Cook	1977
Quincy M.E.	Prof. Henry Lester Hillman	1976
That's Entertainment, Part II	Clip from 'Broadway Serenade' / (archive footage)	1976
Altars of the World	Narrator	1976
The Bionic Woman	Dr. Elijah Cooper	1976
Wonder Woman	Dr. Kenneth Wilson	1975
Little House on the Prairie	Lem McCary	1974
Heatwave!	Dr. Grayson	1974
The Questor Tapes	Vaslovik	1974
Battle for the Planet of the Apes	Mandemus	1973
The Magician	Max Braden	1973
Hawkins	Gus Bitterman	1973
The Stranger	Prof. Dylan MacAuley	1973
The Streets of San Francisco	Harlan Edgerton	1972
The Man	Noah Calvin	1972
The Biscuit Eater	Mr. Ames	1972
Kung Fu	Beaumont	1972
She Waits	Dr. Sam Carpenter	1972
Earth II	President Charles Carter Durant	1971
McMillan & Wife	Ambassador Justin Sinclair	1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Bennett Hamilton	1971
Columbo	Dr. Howard Nicholson	1971
San Francisco International Airport	Jess Murray	1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Doug Booth	1970
The Interns	Dr. Holt	1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Dr. Andrew Swanson	1969
Here Come the Brides	Muncey	1968
The Doris Day Show	William Tyler	1968
Hawaii Five-O	Comm. Reginald Blackwell, Dr. Elias Haig, The Governor	1968
The Joey Bishop Show	Self	1967
ABC Stage 67	Arthur	1966
Hollywood My Home Town	Himself / Self	1965
The F.B.I.	Marshall Winslow	1965
I Spy	Dr. Owen Maclean	1965
The Big Valley	Jason Fleet, Sheriff Roy Kingston	1965
Slattery's People	Spencer Champion Carlisle	1964
The Carpetbaggers	'Mac' McAllister	1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre	Dr. Thomas Clay	1963
The Judy Garland Show	Self	1963
Channing	Joshua Tillett	1963
Hollywood Without Make-Up	Self / Himself	1963
The Virginian	Judge John Markham	1962
Saints and Sinners	Judge Victor Llewelyn	1962
Advise & Consent	The Vice President	1962
Ben Casey	Thomas W. Hardin	1961
Bus Stop	John Benson	1961
Route 66	Frank Bartlett	1960
My Three Sons	Professor Harper	1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Dr. Paul Harris	1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Howard Moon	1959
Laramie	Dr. Samuel Mudd	1959
Pursuit	John Conrad	1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse	Dr. Samuel A. Mudd	1958
Frontier Justice	Self - Host, Clint Howard / Self - Host	1958
Alcoa Theatre	Nathan Hardy, Jed Risk	1957
Zane Grey Theatre	Clint Howard, Jesse Martin, Jud Lester	1956
Playhouse 90	Carl Doss	1956
Screen Directors Playhouse	Dr. John Mohler	1955
Gunsmoke	Jonathan Cole	1955
The Magical World of Disney	Mr. Ames	1954
Climax!	Bob Kilgore	1954
Donovan's Brain	Dr. Patrick J. Cory	1953
No Escape	John Howard Tracy	1953
Omnibus	Julius Maltby (segment "Nothing So Monstrous")	1952
The Ford Television Theatre	Father John Gerald	1952
Cavalcade of America	Matt Needham	1952
The Kate Smith Evening Hour	Self	1951
New Mexico	Capt. Hunt / Captain Erik Hunt	1951
The Capture	Vanner / Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown	1950
The Ken Murray Show	Self	1950
Johnny Belinda	Dr. Robert Richardson	1948
The Unfaithful	Larry Hannaford	1947
The Way of Peace	Narrator / Narrator (voice)	1947
The Dark Mirror	Dr. Scott Elliott	1946
Fingers at the Window	Oliver Duffy	1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory	Dr. James Kildare	1942
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day	Dr. James Kildare	1941
The People vs. Dr. Kildare	Dr. James Kildare	1941
Maisie Was a Lady	Bob Rawlston	1941
Dr. Kildare's Crisis	Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare / Dr. James Kildare	1940
The Miracle of Sound	Self	1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home	Dr. James Kildare	1940
The Golden Fleecing	Henry Twinkle	1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World	Self	1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case	Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare / Dr. James Kildare	1940
Remember?	Sky Ames	1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare	Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare / Dr. James Kildare	1939
From the Ends of the Earth	Self	1939
These Glamour Girls	Philip S. Griswold / Philip S. Griswold III	1939
Calling Dr. Kildare	Dr. James Kildare	1939
Broadway Serenade	James Geoffrey Seymour / James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour	1939
The Ice Follies of 1939	Eddie Burgess	1939
Spring Madness	Sam Thatcher	1938
Young Dr. Kildare	Dr. James Kildare	1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl	Henry Thayer	1938
Holiday	Ned Seton	1938
King of the Newsboys	Jerry Flynn	1938
Scandal Street	Joe McKnight	1938
Hold 'Em Navy	Tommy Graham	1937
The Last Train from Madrid	Bill Dexter	1937
The Crime Nobody Saw	Nick Milburn	1937
Murder with Pictures	Kent Murdock	1936
Lady Be Careful	Chester aka Dynamite	1936
Shakedown	Bob Sanderson	1936
Panic on the Air	Jerry Franklin	1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed	Woodruff 'Woody' Davis	1936
Silk Hat Kid	Eddie Howard	1935
Spring Tonic	Caleb Enix	1935
Lottery Lover	Cadet Frank Harrington	1935
She Learned About Sailors	Larry Wilson	1934
Cross Country Cruise	Norman Winthrop	1934
My Weakness	Ronnie Gregory	1933
Don't Bet on Love	Bill McCaffery / Bill McCaffrey	1933
State Fair	Pat Gilbert	1933
Night World	Michael Rand	1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood	Lew Ayres	1932
The Impatient Maiden	Dr. Myron Brown	1932
Heaven on Earth	States	1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame	Bucky O'Brien / Edward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian	1931
Up for Murder	Robert Marshall	1931
Iron Man	Kid Mason	1931
East Is West	Billy Benson	1930
The Doorway to Hell	Louie Ricarno	1930
Common Clay	Hugh Fullerton	1930
All Quiet on the Western Front	Paul / Paul Bäumer	1930
The Kiss	Pierre Lassalle	1929
Big News	Copyboy	1929
The Sophomore	Sophomore Fraternity Brother	1929