Mitchell Lewis
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Husky actor Mitchell Lewis attended Annapolis and Syracus University before making his stage debut in 1902. Lewis went on tour with such theatrical heavyweights as William Collier, Dustin Farnum and Alla Nazimova. He made his film bow in 1914 at the old Thanhouser Company. Specializing in ethnic roles, Lewis spent both the silent and talkie era playing menacing gypsies (The Cuckoos, The Bohemina Girl), Arab potentates (he was horse-loving Sheik Iderim in the 1926 version of Ben-Hur), East Indian warriors and Native American chiefs. He even donned blackface to portray "Tambo" in Al Jolson's} Big Boy (1930). In 1937, Lewis was signed to an MGM lifetime contract, which assured him steady if not always stellar work for the next eighteen years. One of his many MGM bit-part assignments was the green-skinned Winkie Captain ("You've killed her! She's dead! Long live Dorothy!") in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Active throughout his career in charitable pursuits, Mitchell Lewis served on the original board of the Motion Picture Relief Fund. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Mitchell Lewis
| Mitchell Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1880 Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Died | July 24, 1956 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914-1956 |
Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor. He appeared in 200 films between 1914 and 1956. His best known role is Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz, but he was uncredited. His lines were "She's dead. You killed her." "Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!" and, in response to Dorothy's request for the late Witch's broomstick, "Please! And take it with you!". The other Winkie Guard actors were Harry Wilson, Ambrose Schindler (Jack Haley's Tin Man stunt double), and Italian-born actor Robert St. Angelo, and Phil Harron.
He was born in Syracuse, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
- Nine-Tenths of the Law (1918)
- Fool's Gold (1919)
- The Woman Conquers (1922)
- Salomé (1923)
- The Red Lily (1924)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
- The Mystic (1925)
- Ben-Hur (1925)
- Miss Nobody (1926)
- The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
- The Last Frontier (1926)
- The Hawk's Nest (1928)
- The Docks of New York (1928)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
- The Black Watch (1929)
- Madame X (1929)
- The Bad One (1930)
- Ex-Plumber (1931)
- The Squaw Man (1931)
- Business and Pleasure (1932)
- Kongo (1932)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Ernest De Farge
- The Bohemian Girl (1936)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Kismet (1944) - Sheik (uncredited)
- The Painted Hills (1951) - Mark Miller (uncredited)
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
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