Robert Lewis
March 16, 1909 (116 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1989 ·Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self
- 1983 ·Montgomery Cliftas Self
- 1947 ·Monsieur Verdouxas Maurice Bottello
- 1945 ·The Hidden Eyeas Stormvig
- 1945 ·Ziegfeld Folliesas Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")
- 1945 ·The Last Installmentas Kovak
- 1945 ·Son of Lassieas Sergeant Schmidt
- 1944 ·Dragon Seedas Captain Sato
- 1943 ·Paris After Darkas Col. Pirosh