Actor
Mitchell Lewis
June 25, 1880 · Syracuse, New York, USA
Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player encompassed both silent and sound films. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur, then Ernest De Farge in A Tale of Two Cities (1935) in the sound era, but his career would diminish to small uncredited roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Mitchell served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
Notable work
Often works with
Stanley Andrews
3 titles together
Meet John Doe, Strange Cargo, Three Comrades
Judy Garland
2 titles together
The Wizard of Oz, The Harvey Girls
Ray Bolger
2 titles together
The Wizard of Oz, The Harvey Girls
Frank Morgan
2 titles together
The Wizard of Oz, Boom Town
Charley Grapewin
2 titles together
The Wizard of Oz, Three Comrades
Irving Bacon
2 titles together
Meet John Doe, The Thin Man Goes Home
Full filmography · 150
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Tucker Eddy (uncredited)
19566.9
Kiss Me Kate
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
19536.5
Nostradamus and the Queen
as Messenger (uncredited)
1953
The Sun Shines Bright
as Andy Redcliffe
19536.5
Lili
as Concessionaire (uncredited)
19536.8
The Merry Widow
as King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)
1952
Talk About a Stranger
as Orchard Owner
1952
The Man with a Cloak
as Zack, the waiter
19516.8
The Tall Target
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
19516.9
The Painted Hills
as Mark Miller (uncredited)
19514.2
The Toast of New Orleans
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1950
Border Incident
as Older Bracero (uncredited)
19496.9