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Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine films. [ 1]
Lew Ayres. Actor: Holiday. 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.
Lew Ayres. Actor: Holiday. 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.
Jan 1, 1997 · Lew Ayres, the movie actor who skyrocketed to fame as a disillusioned German soldier in ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' in 1930 and was also celebrated for playing the title role in ''Young...
Dec 30, 1996 · Biography. 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.
Lew Ayres was an American actor who had a long career of about 65 years which peaked at the very outset with his starring role as the German soldier Paul Bäumer in the classic anti-war film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' in 1930. He is also remembered for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies.
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Actor. Ayres starred in the Academy Award- winning film All Quieton the Western Front (1930) and appeared opposite Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929) before landing the title role in the Dr. Kildare movie series from 1938 to 1942.
Dec 31, 1996 · Actor Lew Ayres, who starred in the Academy Award-winning classic “All Quiet on the Western Front”--and who was a reluctant warrior in life as well as on film--died Monday. He was 88.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Lew Ayres on AllMovie - The son of a court reporter, actor Lew Ayres began his performing career upon high school…
Biography. This earnest, boyishly handsome star of the pacifist classic "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) was extremely prolific during the 1930s, at first primarily at Universal Studios, and then also at Fox and Paramount.