Robert Lewis
Actor
Biography
Robert Lewis (1909 – 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947.
In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s. In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.
As Director
Filmography
Monsieur Verdoux
as Maurice Bottello 1947
Ziegfeld Follies
as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please") 1945
Son of Lassie
as Sergeant Schmidt 1945
Dragon Seed
as Captain Sato 1944
Montgomery Clift
as Self 1983
The Hidden Eye
as Stormvig 1945
Paris After Dark
as Col. Pirosh 1943
The Last Installment
as Kovak 1945