Robert Lewis
Age: 88 | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1909-03-16 17:15:32
Death: 1997-11-23 17:15:32
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Son of Lassie
(1945) Sergeant Schmidt
Dragon Seed
(1944) Captain Sato
The Last Installment
(1945) Kovak
The Hidden Eye
(1945) Stormvig
Paris After Dark
(1943) Col. Pirosh
Montgomery Clift
(1983) Self
Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Self | |
| 1983 | Self | |
| 1947 | Maurice Bottello | |
| 1945 | Stormvig | |
| Chinese Gentleman (segment Limehouse Blues) / Telephone Voice (segment Number Please) | ||
| Kovak | ||
| Sergeant Schmidt | ||
| 1944 | Captain Sato | |
| 1943 | Col. Pirosh | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Director | |
| 1945 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
