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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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Self

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

3.8

Self

Montgomery Clift

1983

7.7

Maurice Bottello

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

7.6

Stormvig

The Hidden Eye

1945

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Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

5.5

Kovak

The Last Installment

1945

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Sergeant Schmidt

Son of Lassie

1945

6.5

Captain Sato

Dragon Seed

1944

5.6

Col. Pirosh

Paris After Dark

1943

Credits

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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self

1989

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Montgomery Clift

as Self

1983

3.8

Monsieur Verdoux

as Maurice Bottello

1947

7.7

The Hidden Eye

as Stormvig

1945

7.6

Ziegfeld Follies

as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

1945

6.0

The Last Installment

as Kovak

1945

5.5

Son of Lassie

as Sergeant Schmidt

1945

6.0

Dragon Seed

as Captain Sato

1944

6.5

Paris After Dark

as Col. Pirosh

1943

5.6