Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly...
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly...
Known For
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Paul Bäumer
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Mandemus
Damien - Omen II
as Bill Atherton
Cast Credits
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
as Professor Cabel
Cast the First Stone
as Martin
Under Siege
as John Pace
Don Camillo
as Doc
Of Mice and Men
as Candy
Reunion
as Bob Hollander
Letters from Frank
as Dan Miller
Salem's Lot
as Jason Burke
Suddenly, Love
as Mr. Graham
The Story of Noah
as Noah
Battlestar Galactica
as President Adar
Damien - Omen II
as Bill Atherton
End of the World
as Com. Joseph Beckerman
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
as Allen Dulles
Heatwave!
as Dr. Grayson
The Questor Tapes
as Vaslovik
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Mandemus
The Stranger
as Prof. Dylan MacAuley
The Man
as Noah Calvin
The Biscuit Eater
as Mr. Ames
She Waits
as Dr. Sam Carpenter
Earth II
as President Charles Carter Durant
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as Dr. Andrew Swanson
Cocoon
as The Governor
The Carpetbaggers
as Mac McAllister
Advise & Consent
as The Vice President
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Carl Doss
One Against Many
as Dr. John Mohler
Donovan's Brain
as Dr. Patrick J. Cory
No Escape
as John Howard Tracy
Crew Credits
Hearts in Bondage
Director