Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
Person

Lew Ayres

Actor 1908-12-28 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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 affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare (1938) and subsequent...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The A-Team

The A-Team

1983 · Bernie Greene

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 · Mandemus

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · TV

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · Paul Bäumer

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Howard Nicholson

Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978 · Bill Atherton

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

1979 · Jason Burke

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975 · Dr. Kenneth Wilson

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Sidney Dollinger

Holiday

Holiday

1938 · Ned Seton

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

1978 · President Adar

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976 · TV

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972 · Beaumont

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

1978 · President Adar

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984 · TV

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Carl Hooper

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969 · The Governor

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962 · The Vice President