Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — Maurice Bottello
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")
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Son of Lassie (1945) — Sergeant Schmidt
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Dragon Seed (1944) — Captain Sato
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The Hidden Eye (1945) — Stormvig
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Montgomery Clift (1983) — Self
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Paris After Dark (1943) — Col. Pirosh
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The Last Installment (1945) — Kovak
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) — Self
