--- name: "Ralph Lewis" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ralph-lewis" fi1m_id: "ralph-lewis" imdb_id: "nm0507635" tmdb_id: 8833 wikidata_id: "Q684079" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 October 1872" died: "4 December 1937" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 58 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-25T02:31:34.388643+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ralph Lewis ## Identity Ralph Lewis - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ralph-lewis - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ralph-lewis - **IMDb ID:** nm0507635 - **TMDB ID:** 8833 - **Wikidata ID:** Q684079 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Lewis_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684079, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507635/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8833 Actor. Born 7 October 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, USA. Died 4 December 1937. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 October 1872, Englewood, Illinois, USA - **Died:** 4 December 1937 - **Active:** 1915–1916 - **Also known as:** Ralph Percy Lewis - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1910s 58 (2), 1930s 91 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Lewis_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684079, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507635/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8833 ## Biography Ralph Lewis, also credited as Ralph Percy Lewis, was an American actor of the silent film era. Born in Englewood, Illinois, he began his career on the stage before making his film debut around 1912. He appeared in approximately 160 films through the late 1930s. Lewis is best known for his role as the Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's *The Birth of a Nation* (1915) and as the Governor in *Intolerance* (1916). He had supporting roles in later films including *Make Way for Tomorrow* (1937). He was married to actress Vera Lewis. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), Fi1m 83, as The Governor — [page](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md) - *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), Fi1m 32, as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Make Way for Tomorrow* (1937), Fi1m 91, as Business Man (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/make-way-for-tomorrow.md) ## Complete filmography (117) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *I Am Not a Racist* (2019), as Austin Stoneman (archive footage) (uncredited) - *China's Little Devils* (1945), as Harry - *The Utah Kid* (1944), as Henchman Cheyenne Kent - *Music for Madame* (1937), as Henchman (Uncredited) - *Behind the Mike* (1937), as Townsman - *Make Way for Tomorrow* (1937), as Business Man (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/make-way-for-tomorrow.md) - *The Accusing Finger* (1936), as Senator - *Border Flight* (1936), as Boat Captain - *Swifty* (1935), as Alec McNiel - *Dr. Socrates* (1935), as Bookstore Proprietor - *Diamond Jim* (1935), as Man at Bar - *Sunset Range* (1935), as Sheriff - *Born to Battle* (1935), as Justice Hiram McClump - *The Lost City* (1935), as Prof. Reynolds - *Outlaw Rule* (1935), as John Lathrop - *Terror of the Plains* (1934), as Dad Lansing - *Badge of Honor* (1934), as Randall Brewster - *Mystery Liner* (1934), as Prof. Grimson - *Riot Squad* (1933), as Judge Moore - *Somewhere in Sonora* (1933), as Mr. Kelly Burton - *Sucker Money* (1933), as John Walton - *The Death Kiss* (1932), as Winchell - *Call Her Savage* (1932), as Doctor (Uncredited) - *McKenna of the Mounted* (1932), as Kennedy - *American Madness* (1932), as Judge (uncredited) - *The Lost Squadron* (1932), as Joe - *Abraham Lincoln* (1930), as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited) - *The Fourth Alarm* (1930), as Chief Turner - *The Bad One* (1930), as Blochet - *The Girl in the Glass Cage* (1929), as John Cosgrove - *Crooks Can't Win* (1928), as Dad Gillen - *Outcast Souls* (1928), as John Turner - *Casey Jones* (1927), as Casey Jones - *The Shield of Honor* (1927), as Dan MacDowell - *The Sunset Derby* (1927), as Sam Gibson - *Held by the Law* (1927), as George Travis - *The Silent Power* (1926), as John Rollins - *The False Alarm* (1926), as Fighting John Casey - *The Block Signal* (1926), as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan - *Bigger Than Barnum's* (1926), as Peter Blandin - *Fascinating Youth* (1926), as John Ward - *Shadow of the Law* (1926), as Brophy - *The Last Edition* (1925), as Tom McDonald - *The Overland Limited* (1925), as Ed Barton - *The Re-Creation of Brian Kent* (1925), as Homer Ward - *The Million Dollar Handicap* (1925), as John Porter - *Who Cares* (1925), as Grandfather Ludlow - *The Bridge of Sighs* (1925), as William Craig - *East of Broadway* (1924), as Commissionaire - *Hello, 'Frisco* (1924), as Ralph Lewis - *In Every Woman's Life* (1924), as Captain - *Dante's Inferno* (1924), as Mortimer Judd - *The Man Who Came Back* (1924), as Thomas Potter - *Untamed Youth* (1924), as Joe Ardis - *The Mailman* (1923), as Bob Morley - *Blow Your Own Horn* (1923), as Nicholas Small - *Desire* (1923), as De Witt Harlan - *Tea- With a Kick!* (1923), as Jim Day - *The West~Bound Limited* (1923), as Bill Buckley - *The Fog* (1923), as Johnathan Forge - *The Third Alarm* (1922), as Dan McDowell - *Environment* (1922), as Diamond Jim Favre - *The Sin Flood* (1922), as Fraser - *Broad Daylight* (1922), as Peter Fay - *Flesh and Blood* (1922), as Fletcher Burton - *The Conquering Power* (1921), as Pere Grandet - *A Private Scandal* (1921), as Phillip Lawton - *Salvage* (1921), as Cyrus Ridgeway - *Sowing the Wind* (1921), as Brabazon - *Man-Woman-Marriage* (1921), as The Father - *Prisoners of Love* (1921), as Her Father - *Outside the Law* (1921), as 'Silent' Madden - *813* (1920), as Robert Castleback - *What Women Love* (1920), as James King Cotton - *Common Sense* (1920), as Dan Bowers - *When the Clouds Roll By* (1919), as Curtis Brown - *Eyes of Youth* (1919), as Robert Goring - *The Hoodlum* (1919), as Alexander Guthrie - *The Valley of the Giants* (1919), as Col. Pennington - *The Long Lane's Turning* (1919), as Gov. Eveland - *The Dub* (1919), as Frederick Blatch - *The Talk of the Town* (1918), Actor - *Fires of Youth* (1918), as John Linforth - *Revenge* (1918), as "Sudden" Duncan - *Cheating the Public* (1918), as John Dowling - *This Is the Life* (1917), as Count Herman von Nuttenberg - *Jack and the Beanstalk* (1917), as Francis' Father - *The Silent Lie* (1917), as Hatfield - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1917), as Roger Cly - *The Children Pay* (1916), as Theodore Ainsley, the Girls' Father - *A Sister of Six* (1916), as Caleb Winthrop - *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), as The Governor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md) - *Gretchen the Greenhorn* (1916), as Jan Van Houck - *Hell-to-Pay Austin* (1916), as Dad Dawson - *Macbeth* (1916), as Banquo - *Going Straight* (1916), as John Remington - *The Flying Torpedo* (1916), as Head of the Board - *Martha's Vindication* (1916), as Deacon Hunt - *Let Katie Do it* (1916), as Uncle Dan Standish - *Jordan Is a Hard Road* (1915), as Jim Starbuck - *The Wolf-Man* (1915), as Hilbert Grinde, 'The Wolf Man' - *Victorine* (1915), as The Side Show Manager - *The Little Catamount* (1915), as Old Hemlock - Hattie's Father - *The Mountain Girl* (1915), as Old Lloyd - the Girl's Grandfather - *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md) - *The Exposure* (1914), as Phelan - *Over the Ledge* (1914), Actor - *The Hop Smugglers* (1914), as Sikes - the Revenue Officer - *Her Awakening* (1914), as Dr. John - *The Avenging Conscience* (1914), as The Detective - *The Escape* (1914), as The Senator - *Home, Sweet Home* (1914), Actor - *The Different Man* (1914), as The Outlaw - *The Old Man* (1914), Actor - *The Floor Above* (1914), as Jerome - *The Gangsters of New York* (1914), as Spike Golden - a Rival Gangster - *The Pseudo Prodigal* (1913), as The Prodigal's Father ## Gallery - ![Ralph Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-c6a185080e68.png) Ralph Lewis — First National Pictures, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/The_Hoodlum_03_Ralph_Lewis.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ralph Lewis, silent film actor, from the American romantic drama film The Conquering Power (1921). Subjects: actors, motion pictures (1922)](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-77fc122bda86.jpg) Ralph Lewis, silent film actor, from the American romantic drama film The Conquering Power (1921). Subjects: actors, motion pictures (1922) — Rice, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Ralph_Lewis%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_5775%29.jpg/1280px-Ralph_Lewis%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_5775%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![This is a lobby card for the 1922 American silent drama film The Third Alarm.](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-e06abaec977f.jpg) This is a lobby card for the 1922 American silent drama film The Third Alarm. — Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/The_Third_Alarm_%281922%29_lobby_card_2.jpg/1280px-The_Third_Alarm_%281922%29_lobby_card_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Still from the American mystery film 813 (1920) with an unidentified actor and Wedgwood Nowell, on page 90 of the November 20, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-a76417b0fff1.jpg) Still from the American mystery film 813 (1920) with an unidentified actor and Wedgwood Nowell, on page 90 of the November 20, 1920 Exhibitors Herald. — Christie Film Company / Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/813_%281920_film%29_-_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ralph Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-3cc29a41482f.jpg) Ralph Lewis — Image via TMDB - ![Ralph Lewis as Austin Stoneman and Mary Alden as Lydia Brown in The Birth of a Nation (1915)](https://film.one/media/person/3847888/gallery-d2a97df9ceae.jpg) Ralph Lewis as Austin Stoneman and Mary Alden as Lydia Brown in The Birth of a Nation (1915) — unknown (D. W. Griffith Prod.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Stoneman_and_Brown.jpg/1280px-Stoneman_and_Brown.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ralph-lewis