Wilfred Lucas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

254

Gender

Male

Birthday

1871-01-29

Day of death

1940-12-13 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Wilfred Lucas

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

  • Idol of the Crowds

    Idol of the Crowds

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • The Return of Chandu

    The Return of Chandu

  • Winning Back His Love

    Winning Back His Love

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • The Massacre

    The Massacre

  • The Sorrows of Satan

    The Sorrows of Satan

  • Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • The Judgment House

    The Judgment House

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • The Baroness and the Butler

    The Baroness and the Butler

  • The Honor of Thieves

    The Honor of Thieves

  • Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

  • The Arizona Kid

    The Arizona Kid

  • The Lily and the Rose

    The Lily and the Rose

  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die

  • The Daredevil Drivers

    The Daredevil Drivers

  • A Sailor’s Heart

    A Sailor’s Heart

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.

    Mary Stevens, M.D.

  • Modern Times

    Modern Times

  • The Miser's Heart

    The Miser's Heart

  • Daughters of Pleasure

    Daughters of Pleasure

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • Give Me Liberty

    Give Me Liberty

  • The Bad Lands

    The Bad Lands

  • The Kentucky Derby

    The Kentucky Derby

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    The Marshal Of Mesa City

  • Women Without Names

    Women Without Names

  • A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

  • The Mayor of Hell

    The Mayor of Hell

  • The Rocky Road

    The Rocky Road

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

  • A Pueblo Legend

    A Pueblo Legend

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • The Hushed Hour

    The Hushed Hour

  • Stranger in Town

    Stranger in Town

  • The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

  • Prairie Thunder

    Prairie Thunder

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • Midnight Blunders

    Midnight Blunders

  • What Every Woman Wants

    What Every Woman Wants

  • Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

  • The Greatest Menace

    The Greatest Menace

  • Madam Satan

    Madam Satan

  • A Man to Remember

    A Man to Remember

  • Angkor

    Angkor

  • The Price She Paid

    The Price She Paid

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

  • Cyclone Cavalier

    Cyclone Cavalier

  • I Cover the Waterfront

    I Cover the Waterfront

  • Chatterbox

    Chatterbox

  • Souls Triumphant

    Souls Triumphant

  • What Shall We Do with Our Old?

    What Shall We Do with Our Old?

  • Women in Hiding

    Women in Hiding

  • Criminal Lawyer

    Criminal Lawyer

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Black Legion

    Black Legion

  • Brother Rat

    Brother Rat

  • Four Daughters

    Four Daughters

  • Night Spot

    Night Spot

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • A Love Sublime

    A Love Sublime

  • Enoch Arden: Part II

    Enoch Arden: Part II

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Frisco Kid

    Frisco Kid

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • Hands Up!

    Hands Up!

  • Stormy

    Stormy

  • The Devil Horse

    The Devil Horse

  • Red Noses

    Red Noses

  • Shrimps for a Day

    Shrimps for a Day

  • Billy's Stratagem

    Billy's Stratagem

  • Cross-Examination

    Cross-Examination

  • The House on 56th Street

    The House on 56th Street

  • The Rose of Kentucky

    The Rose of Kentucky

  • The Arizonian

    The Arizonian

  • Acquitted

    Acquitted

  • Rip Roaring Riley

    Rip Roaring Riley

  • Chandu on the Magic Island

    Chandu on the Magic Island

  • Enoch Arden: Part I

    Enoch Arden: Part I

  • The Man Without a Country

    The Man Without a Country

  • One Night of Love

    One Night of Love

  • Varsity Show

    Varsity Show

  • Varsity Show

    Varsity Show

  • Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

    Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • His Trust

    His Trust

  • Lightning Romance

    Lightning Romance

  • Heroes of the Street

    Heroes of the Street

  • Those Who Dance

    Those Who Dance

  • Dishonored

    Dishonored

  • Man's Genesis

    Man's Genesis

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • California Mail

    California Mail

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • A Woman of Pleasure

    A Woman of Pleasure

  • What Price Hollywood?

    What Price Hollywood?

  • Hot Water

    Hot Water

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • The White Angel

    The White Angel

  • Heart Beats of Long Ago

    Heart Beats of Long Ago

  • Rich Man's Folly

    Rich Man's Folly

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Across the Dead-Line

    Across the Dead-Line

  • Millie

    Millie

  • Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • His Trust Fulfilled

    His Trust Fulfilled

  • The Unwritten Law

    The Unwritten Law

  • The Devil-Doll

    The Devil-Doll

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Air Fright

    Air Fright

  • Midnight Mary

    Midnight Mary

  • Under Burning Skies

    Under Burning Skies

  • A Temporary Truce

    A Temporary Truce

  • The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Almost a Gentleman

    Almost a Gentleman

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • The Big Cage

    The Big Cage

  • Racetrack

    Racetrack

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Empty Holsters

    Empty Holsters

  • The Super Snooper

    The Super Snooper

  • The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

  • Flesh and Blood

    Flesh and Blood

  • Strange People

    Strange People

  • Show Them No Mercy!

    Show Them No Mercy!

  • A Broadway Butterfly

    A Broadway Butterfly

  • Young Donovan's Kid

    Young Donovan's Kid

  • The Long Road

    The Long Road

  • Graft

    Graft

  • Vagabond Lady

    Vagabond Lady

  • Mile a Minute Love

    Mile a Minute Love

  • The Sphinx

    The Sphinx

  • Human Cargo

    Human Cargo

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • A Woman Scorned

    A Woman Scorned

  • Love Your Neighbor

    Love Your Neighbor

  • Pardon Us

    Pardon Us

  • The Westland Case

    The Westland Case

  • Racing for Life

    Racing for Life

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Looser Than Loose

    Looser Than Loose

  • The Primal Call

    The Primal Call

  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

  • Big Ears

    Big Ears

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Kind Lady

    Kind Lady

  • The Tabasco Kid

    The Tabasco Kid

  • One a Minute

    One a Minute

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • Land Beyond the Law

    Land Beyond the Law

  • The Failure

    The Failure

  • The Renunciation

    The Renunciation

  • The Wood Nymph

    The Wood Nymph

  • A Strange Meeting

    A Strange Meeting

  • His Daughter

    His Daughter

  • Home Folks

    Home Folks

  • Apples to You!

    Apples to You!

  • Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • You Said a Mouthful

    You Said a Mouthful

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Swords and Hearts

    Swords and Hearts

  • The Beautiful Liar

    The Beautiful Liar

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • She Loved a Fireman

    She Loved a Fireman

  • The Devil's Brother

    The Devil's Brother

  • When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

  • Hello Sister

    Hello Sister

  • The Co-respondent

    The Co-respondent

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • Jim Bludso

    Jim Bludso

  • Freshman Year

    Freshman Year

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • Men Call It Love

    Men Call It Love

  • Sins of Ambition

    Sins of Ambition

  • As No Man Has Loved

    As No Man Has Loved

  • Jazzmania

    Jazzmania

  • Careless Lady

    Careless Lady

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

  • House of Mystery

    House of Mystery

  • Her Sacrifice

    Her Sacrifice

  • Fate's Interception

    Fate's Interception

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Girl and the Outlaw

    The Girl and the Outlaw

  • Advice to the Lovelorn

    Advice to the Lovelorn

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Tear Gas Squad

    Tear Gas Squad

  • Through The Back Door

    Through The Back Door

  • The Dragon Murder Case

    The Dragon Murder Case

  • The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

  • Gentleman Burglar

    Gentleman Burglar

  • The Two Paths

    The Two Paths

  • Free Wheeling

    Free Wheeling

  • Passion's Pathway

    Passion's Pathway

  • The Galloping Ghost

    The Galloping Ghost

  • When Kings Were the Law

    When Kings Were the Law

  • Blazing Sixes

    Blazing Sixes

  • Cock o' the Walk

    Cock o' the Walk

  • The Spanish Jade

    The Spanish Jade

  • Trilby

    Trilby

  • The Transformation of Mike

    The Transformation of Mike

  • How Baxter Butted In

    How Baxter Butted In

  • Love in the Hills

    Love in the Hills

  • The Fighting Sap

    The Fighting Sap

  • The Greaser's Gauntlet

    The Greaser's Gauntlet

  • Phantom Thunderbolt

    Phantom Thunderbolt

  • North of Nevada

    North of Nevada

  • We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

  • The Diamond Star

    The Diamond Star

  • The Widow and the Widower

    The Widow and the Widower

  • The Moth

    The Moth

  • A Terrible Discovery

    A Terrible Discovery

  • The Secrets of Wu Sin

    The Secrets of Wu Sin

  • Sister to Judas

    Sister to Judas

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Lucky Larrigan

    Lucky Larrigan

  • Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”

    Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”

  • Fisher Folks

    Fisher Folks

  • The Valley of Hate

    The Valley of Hate

  • Pure Gold and Dross

    Pure Gold and Dross

  • Valley of Hate

    Valley of Hate

  • The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

    The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

  • Burnt Fingers

    Burnt Fingers

  • The Microscope Mystery

    The Microscope Mystery

  • Paid Back

    Paid Back

  • The Girl and Her Trust

    The Girl and Her Trust

  • Hell-to-Pay Austin

    Hell-to-Pay Austin

  • The Fighting Breed

    The Fighting Breed

  • A Tender-Hearted Crook

    A Tender-Hearted Crook

  • The Man from Kangaroo

    The Man from Kangaroo