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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...
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Modern TimesMovie • 1936
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
CleopatraMovie • 1934
Waterloo BridgeMovie • 1940
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie • 1916
The Devil's BrotherMovie • 1933
Marked WomanMovie • 1937
They Drive by NightMovie • 1940
A Chump at OxfordMovie • 1940
DishonoredMovie • 1931
Pardon UsMovie • 1931
The Sea WolfMovie • 1941
Dodge CityMovie • 1939
Santa Fe TrailMovie • 1940
Madam SatanMovie • 1930
Black LegionMovie • 1937
Naughty MariettaMovie • 1935
The Mayor of HellMovie • 1933
Each Dawn I DieMovie • 1939
Edison, the ManMovie • 1940
The Devil-DollMovie • 1936
The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie • 1936
Brother OrchidMovie • 1940
Virginia CityMovie • 1940