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Lew Ayres
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 88
Also known asLewis Frederick Ayre IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/12/1908Born inMinneapolis, Minnesota, USADied30/12/1996 (aged 88)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ444371 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#2007 ↗

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 films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Johnny Belinda (1948).

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Filmography126 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelMovieSelf (archive footage)96
1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartMovieProfessor Cabel86
1992MGM: When the Lion RoarsSeries—84
1989Cast the First StoneMovieMartin81
1986L.A. LawSeriesLorimar Henderson78
1986Under SiegeMovieJohn Pace78
1986OutlawsSeries—78
1985Lime StreetSeriesHenry Wade Culver77
1984Don CamilloMovieDoc76
1984Highway to HeavenSeries—76
1984Finder of Lost LovesSeriesOliver Hawthorne76
1984Bruised CelluloidMovieHimself76
1983The A-TeamSeriesBernie Greene75
1982HotelSeries—74
1982Cagney & LaceySeries—74
1982FameSeries—74
1981Simon & SimonSeries—73
1981Of Mice and MenMovieCandy73
1980Magnum, P.I.SeriesSidney Dollinger72
1980ReunionMovieBob Hollander72
1979Knots LandingSeriesAndrew Douglas71
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series—71
1979Salem's LotSeriesJason Burke71
1978Flying HighSeries—70
1978Damien - Omen IIMovieBill Atherton70
1978Suddenly, LoveMovieMr. Graham70
1978Battlestar GalacticaSeriesPresident Adar70
1978The Story of NoahMovieNoah70
1977The Love BoatSeriesCarl Hooper69
1977The Fantastic JourneySeriesRayat69
1976Quincy, M.E.Series—68
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie(archive footage)68
1976The Bionic WomanSeries—68
1975Wonder WomanSeriesDr. Kenneth Wilson67
1974Little House on the PrairieSeries—66
1974Heatwave!MovieDr. Grayson66
1973The StrangerMovieProf. Dylan MacAuley65
1973HawkinsSeriesGus Bitterman65
1973The MagicianSeriesMax Braden65
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesMovieMandemus65
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries—64
1972Kung FuSeriesBeaumont64
1972She WaitsMovieDr. Sam Carpenter64
1972The Biscuit EaterMovieMr. Ames64
1971ColumboSeriesHoward Nicholson63
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries—63
1971McMillan & WifeSeries—63
1971Earth IIMoviePresident Charles Carter Durant63
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries—62
1970San Francisco International AirportSeries—62
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of HumanitiesMovieDr. Andrew Swanson61
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesComm. Reginald Blackwell60
1968Here Come the BridesSeries—60
1968CocoonMovieThe Governor60
1966ABC Stage 67SeriesArthur58
1965The Big ValleySeriesJason Fleet57
1965The F.B.I.SeriesMarshall Winslow57
1964The CarpetbaggersMovieMac McAllister56
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeriesDr. Thomas Clay55
1962The VirginianSeriesJudge John Markham54
1962Saints and SinnersSeries—54
1962Advise & ConsentMovieThe Vice President54
1961Ben CaseySeries—53
1961Bus StopSeries—53
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeriesDr. Paul Harris52
1960My Three SonsSeries—52
1960Route 66Series—52
1959LaramieSeries—51
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesHoward Moon51
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries—50
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesClint Howard48
1956The Family Nobody WantedMovieCarl Doss48
1955GunsmokeSeriesJonathan Cole47
1955MGM ParadeSeriesself47
1954Climax!SeriesBob Kilgore46
1953Donovan's BrainMovieDr. Patrick J. Cory45
1952OmnibusSeries—44
1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesMatt Needham44
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—43
1951New MexicoMovieCaptain Hunt43
1950The CaptureMovieLin Vanner / Lindley Brown42
1948Johnny BelindaMovieRobert Richardson40
1946The Dark MirrorMovieDr. Scott Elliott38
1942Dr. Kildare's VictoryMovieDr. James Kildare34
1942Fingers at the WindowMovieOliver Duffy34
1941Maisie Was a LadyMovieBob Rawlston33
1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayMovieDr. James Kildare33
1941The People Vs. Dr. KildareMovieDr. James Kildare33
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovieSelf32
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovieSelf32
1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseMovieJames Kildare32
1940Dr. Kildare's CrisisMovieDr. James Kildare32
1939These Glamour GirlsMoviePhilip S. Griswold III31
1939From the Ends of the EarthMovieSelf31
1939The Secret of Dr. KildareMovieJames Kildare31
1939The Ice Follies of 1939MovieEddie Burgess31
1939Remember?MovieSky Ames31
1939Calling Dr. KildareMovieDr. James Kildare31
1938Young Dr. KildareMovieDr. James Kildare30
1938Rich Man, Poor GirlMovieHenry Thayer30
1938HolidayMovieNed Seton30
1938King of the NewsboysMovieJerry Flynn30
1938Scandal StreetMovieJoe McKnight30
1937The Last Train from MadridMovieBill Dexter29
1937Hold 'Em NavyMovieTommy Graham29
1936Murder with PicturesMovieKent Murdock28
1936Lady Be CarefulMovieChester aka Dynamite28
1936Panic on the AirMovieJerry28
1936ShakedownMovieBob Sanderson28
1935Spring TonicMovieCaleb Enix27
1935The Lottery LoverMovieCadet Frank Harrington27
1934She Learned About SailorsMovieLarry Wilson26
1934Cross Country CruiseMovieNorman Winthrop26
1934Servants' EntranceMovieErik Landstrom26
1933My WeaknessMovieRonnie Gregory25
1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodMovieLew Ayres24
1932Okay, America!MovieLarry Wayne24
1932Night WorldMovieMichael Rand24
1931Iron ManMovieKid Mason23
1931Heaven on EarthMovieStates23
1931Many a SlipMovieJerry Brooks23
1931The Spirit of Notre DameMovieEdward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian23
1930All Quiet on the Western FrontMoviePaul Bäumer22
1930Common ClayMovieHugh Fullerton22
1929Big NewsMovieCopyboy (uncredited)21
1929The SophomoreMovieSophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)21