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Robert Lewis

Mar 16, 1909 - Nov 23, 1997 (88 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

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Ziegfeld Follies
Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")
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Monsieur Verdoux
Maurice Bottello
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Montgomery Clift
Self
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
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Paris After Dark
Col. Pirosh
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Dragon Seed
Captain Sato
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The Last Installment
Kovak
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The Hidden Eye
Stormvig
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Son of Lassie
Sergeant Schmidt

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