
Acting
Born January 29, 1871 · Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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 Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years. In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years. In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance. Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios. Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford. During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.

The Unwritten Law
1932
Her Sacrifice
1926
The Fighting Breed
1921

The Jackeroo of Coolabong
1920

The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920

The Man from Kangaroo
1920

The Girl from Nowhere
1919

The Testing of Mildred Vane
1918

A Pair of Pink Pajamas
1918

The Romance of Tarzan
1918

The Return of Mary
1918
The Red, Red Heart
1918

Morgan's Raiders
1918

Hands Up!
1917

A Love Sublime
1917
Jim Bludso
1917
The Spanish Jade
1915

The Trey o' Hearts
1914
The Severed Hand
1914
A Misplaced Foot
1914
A Glimpse of Los Angeles
1914
The Milk We Drink
1913

The Speed Kings
1913
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913

Fatty's Day Off
1913
Baby Day
1913
Pirate Gold
1913

A Sailor’s Heart
1912

Blind Love
1912

With the Enemy's Help
1912
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968

The Sea Wolf
1941

Santa Fe Trail
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

Triple Justice
1940

They Drive by Night
1940

Women in Hiding
1940

Brother Orchid
1940

Waterloo Bridge
1940

Edison, the Man
1940

Tear Gas Squad
1940

Virginia City
1940

Women Without Names
1940

The Fighting 69th
1940

A Chump at Oxford
1940

Legion of the Lawless
1940

Four Wives
1939

Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939

Raffles
1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

The Day the Bookies Wept
1939

Each Dawn I Die
1939

Zenobia
1939

Women in the Wind
1939

Dodge City
1939

Almost a Gentleman
1939

Breakdowns of 1938
1938

The Declaration of Independence
1938

Brother Rat
1938