Lew Ayres: movies and TV shows
Lew Ayres has 165 credits in the archive: 101 films and 64 TV series, from 1929 to 2004. Highest rated: Columbo (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 2004 · busiest year: 1939 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 95 |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart | Professor Cabel | Film | 6.9 | 85 |
| 1992 | MGM: When the Lion Roars | TV | 7.9 | 83 | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 82 |
| 1989 | Cast the First Stone | Martin | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Lorimar Henderson | TV | 7.1 | 77 |
| 1986 | Outlaws | TV | 7.1 | 77 | |
| 1986 | Under Siege | John Pace | Film | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1985 | Lime Street | Henry Wade Culver | TV | 6.0 | 76 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | TV | 7.4 | 75 | |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Oliver Hawthorne | TV | 6.8 | 75 |
| 1984 | Don Camillo | Doc | Film | 5.7 | 75 |
| 1984 | Bruised Celluloid | Himself | Film | — | 75 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Bernie Greene | TV | 7.5 | 74 |
| 1982 | Hotel | Nelson O'Neil | TV | 6.8 | 73 |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | TV | 6.9 | 73 | |
| 1982 | Fame | TV | 6.8 | 73 | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | TV | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 1981 | Of Mice and Men | Candy | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Sidney Dollinger | TV | 7.3 | 71 |
| 1980 | Reunion | Bob Hollander | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Andrew Douglas | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | TV | 6.6 | 70 | |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot | Jason Burke | TV | 6.8 | 70 |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank | Dan Miller | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | President Adar | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | President Adar | Film | 6.9 | 69 |
| 1978 | Flying High | TV | 6.3 | 69 | |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen II | Bill Atherton | Film | 6.4 | 69 |
| 1978 | The Story of Noah | Noah | Film | 2.0 | 69 |
| 1978 | Suddenly, Love | Mr. Graham | Film | 8.3 | 69 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Carl Hooper | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Rayat | TV | 6.2 | 68 |
| 1977 | End of the World | Com. Joseph Beckerman | Film | 3.8 | 68 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 67 | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | TV | 7.0 | 67 | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1976 | Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident | Allen Dulles | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1976 | Altars of the World | Film | 8.0 | 67 | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Dr. Kenneth Wilson | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | TV | 7.9 | 65 | |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Vaslovik | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1974 | Heatwave! | Dr. Grayson | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1973 | The Magician | Max Braden | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Mandemus | Film | 5.7 | 64 |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Gus Bitterman | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 1973 | The Stranger | Prof. Dylan MacAuley | Film | 3.9 | 64 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Mr. Ames | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1972 | The Man | Noah Calvin | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Beaumont | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1972 | She Waits | Dr. Sam Carpenter | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Howard Nicholson | TV | 8.1 | 62 |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | TV | 6.5 | 62 | |
| 1971 | Earth II | President Charles Carter Durant | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | TV | 7.6 | 61 | |
| 1970 | The Interns | TV | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 1970 | San Francisco International Airport | TV | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities | Dr. Andrew Swanson | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | The Governor | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Elias Haig | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Comm. Reginald Blackwell | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | TV | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 1968 | Cocoon | The Governor | Film | 8.5 | 59 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Arthur | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Sheriff Roy Kingston | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Jason Fleet | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Marshall Winslow | TV | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1964 | Slattery's People | TV | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | Mac McAllister | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Dr. Thomas Clay | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Upper Chamber | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Judge John Markham | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | TV | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | The Vice President | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 52 | |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | TV | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | TV | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 51 | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Dr. Paul Harris | TV | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1959 | Laramie | TV | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Howard Moon | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Clint Howard | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Jud Lester | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Jesse Martin | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1956 | The Family Nobody Wanted | Carl Doss | Film | — | 47 |
| 1956 | One Against Many | Dr. John Mohler | Film | — | 47 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jonathan Cole | TV | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | self | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Dr. John Mohler | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Bob Kilgore | TV | 3.8 | 45 |
| 1953 | No Escape | John Howard Tracy | Film | 4.7 | 44 |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Dr. Patrick J. Cory | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Matt Needham | TV | 4.6 | 43 |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Capt. Hunt | Film | 3.6 | 42 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1950 | The Capture | Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Ken Murray Show | TV | 7.7 | 41 | |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Robert Richardson | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful | Larry Hannaford | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1947 | The Way of Peace | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Scott Elliott | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1946 | Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Oliver Duffy | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Bob Rawlston | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1941 | The People Vs. Dr. Kildare | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | James Kildare | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Henry Twinkle | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | James Kildare | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls | Philip S. Griswold III | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1939 | Remember? | Sky Ames | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Eddie Burgess | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth | Self | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1938 | Holiday | Ned Seton | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1938 | Young Dr. Kildare | Dr. James Kildare | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys | Jerry Flynn | Film | 4.8 | 29 |
| 1938 | Rich Man, Poor Girl | Henry Thayer | Film | 6.1 | 29 |
| 1938 | Spring Madness | Sam Thatcher | Film | 4.9 | 29 |
| 1938 | Scandal Street | Joe McKnight | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid | Bill Dexter | Film | 4.8 | 28 |
| 1937 | The Crime Nobody Saw | Nick Milburn | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1937 | Hold 'Em Navy | Tommy Graham | Film | 4.7 | 28 |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures | Kent Murdock | Film | 5.4 | 27 |
| 1936 | Panic on the Air | Jerry | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1936 | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Woodruff 'Woody' Davis | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1936 | Shakedown | Bob Sanderson | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1936 | Lady Be Careful | Chester aka Dynamite | Film | 5.5 | 27 |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage | Film | 4.9 | 27 | |
| 1935 | The Lottery Lover | Cadet Frank Harrington | Film | 4.3 | 26 |
| 1935 | Silk Hat Kid | Eddie Howard | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1935 | Spring Tonic | Caleb Enix | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1934 | Let’s Be Ritzy | Jimmy Sterling | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | Cross Country Cruise | Norman Winthrop | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1934 | Servants' Entrance | Erik Landstrom | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | She Learned About Sailors | Larry Wilson | Film | 4.0 | 25 |
| 1933 | State Fair | Pat Gilbert | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1933 | Don't Bet on Love | Bill McCaffrey | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1933 | My Weakness | Ronnie Gregory | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1932 | Okay, America! | Larry Wayne | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1932 | The Impatient Maiden | Dr. Myron Brown | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1932 | Night World | Michael Rand | Film | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1932 | The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood | Lew Ayres | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1931 | The Spirit of Notre Dame | Edward Aloysius "Bucky" O'Brian | Film | 7.3 | 22 |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Kid Mason | Film | 5.7 | 22 |
| 1931 | Up for Murder | Robert Marshall | Film | 4.8 | 22 |
| 1931 | Many a Slip | Jerry Brooks | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1931 | Heaven on Earth | States | Film | 5.3 | 22 |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul Bäumer | Film | 7.7 | 21 |
| 1930 | Common Clay | Hugh Fullerton | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1930 | East Is West | Billy Benson | Film | 5.3 | 21 |
| 1930 | The Doorway to Hell | Louie Ricarno | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1929 | Big News | Copyboy (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 20 |
| 1929 | The Sophomore | Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 20 |
| 1929 | The Kiss | Pierre | Film | 6.4 | 20 |