Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

1909-03-16 – 1997-11-23 (age 88) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Robert Lewis (1909 – 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947.

In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s. In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.

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Known For

Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Maurice Bottello

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies

1945

as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed

1944

as Captain Sato

Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift

1983

as Self

Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie

1945

as Sergeant Schmidt

The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye

1945

as Stormvig

The Last Installment
Paris After Dark
Paris After Dark

1943

as Col. Pirosh