Lew Ayres

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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. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break. He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare (1938) and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was ou…

  • Acting
  • Born 28 December 1908
  • Died 30 December 1996 (age 88)
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • 159 credits

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Most-watched Lew Ayres films currently: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Damien - Omen II (1978), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Battlestar Galactica (1978), Holiday (1938).

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Selected TV credits: Columbo (1971), The A-Team (1983), The Love Boat (1977), Knots Landing (1979), Little House on the Prairie (1974).

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