Lew Cody
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
whose career spanned the silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
and early sound film age.
Born to French parents in Waterville, Maine
Waterville, Maine
Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....
, Cody originally studied to be a doctor but abandoned the idea of setting up in practise and became an actor. He started off on the stage but later went into films, with Harp of Tara being his first.
Cody had at least 99 film credits during a twenty year period between 1914 and 1934. He was married twice. His first marriage to Dorothy Dalton
Dorothy Dalton
Dorothy Dalton was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago and Holyoke, Massachusetts. She joined the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation vaudeville circuits...
ended in divorce. Cody married Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
in 1926. She died of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
four years later, the day after his 46th birthday. Four years after this, Cody died from heart disease
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
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. He is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery
St. Peter's Cemetery (Lewiston, Maine)
St. Peter's Cemetery is a cemetery in Lewiston, Maine. Located on of land, it was officially consecrated in 1876. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
with his father and grandparents.
Selected Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Harp of Tara | (short) | ||
| 1915 | The Mating | 'Bullet Dick' Ames | (as Lewis J. Cody) | |
| 1918 | Mickey Mickey (1918 film) Mickey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F. Richard Jones and James Young, and written by J.G. Hawks. The movie was produced by the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.-Plot:... |
Reggie Drake | (as Lewis Cody) | |
| 1919 | Don't Change Your Husband Don't Change Your Husband Don't Change Your Husband is a 1919 comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. A print of the film survives.-Cast:* Elliott Dexter - James Denby Porter* Gloria Swanson - Leila Porter* Lew Cody - Schuyler Van Sutphen* Sylvia Ashton - Mrs. Huckney... |
Schuyler Van Sutphen | ||
| 1923 | Souls for Sale Souls for Sale Souls for Sale is a silent film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes from his novel of the same name. The film featured Eleanor Boardman in her first leading role, having won a contract with Goldwyn Studios through their "New Faces of 1921" contest just two years prior.The film is most... |
Owen Scudder | ||
| 1924 | Three Women | Edmund Lamont | ||
| 1925 | Man and Maid Man and Maid Man and Maid is a 1925 drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger based upon a novel by Elinor Glyn. The film stars Lew Cody, Renée Adorée and Harriet Hammond.-Plot:... |
Sir Nicholas Thormonde | ||
| 1925 | The Sporting Venus The Sporting Venus The Sporting Venus is a silent 1925 romance film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film was the second MGM release of Neilan, and starred his wife, actress Blanche Sweet, who allegedly sported the lowest waistline of 1925. This is the first of two feature films that paired Ronald Colman with... |
Prince Carlos | ||
| 1925 | A Slave of Fashion A Slave of Fashion A Slave of Fashion was a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer. Joan Crawford had an early uncredited role as a mannequin. The film is considered lost. -Plot:... |
Nicholas Wentworth | ||
| 1925 | Exchange of Wives Exchange of Wives Exchange of Wives is a 1925 drama film directed by Hobart Henley, with screenplay by Fanny Hatton based upon a Broadway play by Cosmo Hamilton. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Renée Adorée, Lew Cody and Creighton Hale.-Cast:... |
John Rathburn | ||
| 1925 | His Secretary His Secretary His Secretary is a 1925 comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer and Lew Cody. It is now a lost film.-Plot:Comedy about an ugly duckling who overhears her boss saying he wouldn't kiss her for a thousand dollars... |
David Colman | ||
| 1926 | Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (1926 film) -Plot:An American adventurer hides from pursuing detectives in the hotel room of a young schoolteacher.-Cast:* Lew Cody - Tony Townsend* Gertrude Olmstead - Sally Roxford* Roy D'Arcy - Prince Boris* Karl Dane - The Doorman* Zasu Pitts - Hope Durant... |
Tony Townsend | ||
| 1926 | The Gay Deceiver The Gay Deceiver The Gay Deceiver was a 1926 film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Lew Cody and Carmel Myers. The film is considered lost.-Plot:A deceiver leads the fast set in Paris and is involved in love affairs and blackmail until he mends his way for his daughter's sake.-Cast:* Lew Cody - Toto /... |
Toto/Antoine di Tillois | ||
| 1927 | The Demi-Bride The Demi-Bride The Demi-Bride is a 1927 film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, depicting the naughtiness synonymous with Paris at the time. The film is considered lost.-Plot:... |
Philippe Levaux | ||
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost Three Girls Lost Three Girls Lost is a Western film directed by Sidney Lanfield based on a story by Robert Hardy Andrews. The film stars Loretta Young, Joan Marsh, Lew Cody, and John Wayne.-Plot:... |
William (Jack) Marriott | ||
| 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short Subject , but was disqualified.-Cast:* Frank Fay* Lew Cody* Laura La Plante* Alec B... |
The Villain | (short) | |
| 1931 | Sporting Blood Sporting Blood Sporting Blood is a 1931 American MGM sports drama film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Clark Gable , Ernest Torrence and Madge Evans.-Plot:... |
Tip Scanlon | ||
| 1932 | The Crusader The Crusader (1932 film) The Crusader is a 1932 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Tess Brandon* H. B. Warner as Phillip Brandon* Lew Cody as Jimmie Dale* Ned Sparks as Eddie Crane* Walter Byron as Joe Carson... |
Jimmie Dale |
