Geoffrey Lewis

Biography

Geoffrey Lewis was an American actor with roles in over 200 films and television shows, best known for his work alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford and for playing villains or eccentric characters. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, he grew up largely in Wrightwood, California, and studied theater arts for two years at San Bernardino Valley College before training at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and working off-Broadway and in regional theaters in Massachusetts. His Eastwood films included High Plains Drifter (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Bronco Billy (1980), Pink Cadillac (1989) and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). Other credits were Maverick (1994) and Down in the Valley (2005). For television he appeared in Salem's Lot (1979) and starred in the Alice spin-off Flo from 1980 to 1981, which brought him a Golden Globe nomination.

79years old at death

Born July 31, 1935San Diego
Died April 7, 2015Woodland Hills
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Geoffrey Bond Lewis (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 53
Career span: 38 years1972 to 2010

Genres

Drama42%, 22 films
Action30%, 16 films
Crime30%, 16 films
Comedy28%, 15 films
Adventure21%, 11 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Geoffrey Lewis was a member of the musical storytelling group Celestial Navigations in the 1980s, performing alongside musician and songwriter Geoff Levin.
A change of course
Lewis spent two years studying theater arts at San Bernardino Valley College. He then drove a truck and took other odd jobs before he began acting.
Early training
Lewis studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. He also acted off-Broadway and in Massachusetts regional theaters, then tried to break into Hollywood in the 1960s.

Geoffrey Lewis movies on Netflix

Miss Nobody2010IMDb rating 5.5as Mr. Ketchum
The Butcher2009IMDb rating 5.3as Naylor
Christmas Cottage2008IMDb rating 6.3as Butch
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance2008IMDb rating 6.0as Lewis
Moving McAllister2007IMDb rating 5.2as Crazy Old Martin
Fingerprints2006IMDb rating 4.9as Keeler
Wicked Little Things2006IMDb rating 5.0as Harold
Down in the Valley2005IMDb rating 6.3as Sheridan
The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7as Roy Sullivan
Blueberry2004IMDb rating 5.2as Greg Sullivan
The New Guy2002IMDb rating 5.8as Principal Zaylor
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
The Prophet's Game2000IMDb rating 4.9as Guest #1
The Way of the Gun2000IMDb rating 6.6as Abner Mercer
American Perfekt1997IMDb rating 5.9as Willy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997IMDb rating 6.6as Luther Driggers
Trilogy of Terror II1996IMDb rating 5.7as Stubbs
Maverick1994IMDb rating 7.0as Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
National Lampoon's Last Resort1994IMDb rating 2.8as Rex Carver
The Dragon Gate1994IMDb rating 4.9as Shin'ichi
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf1994IMDb rating 5.5as Heath
Army of One1993IMDb rating 5.7as Sheriff Cepeda
Only the Strong1993IMDb rating 6.6as Kerrigan
Point of No Return1993IMDb rating 6.1as Drugstore Owner
The Man Without a Face1993IMDb rating 6.7as Chief Wayne Stark
The Lawnmower Man1992IMDb rating 5.5as Terry McKeen
Double Impact1991IMDb rating 5.7as Frank Avery
Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1as KKK Leader
Pink Cadillac1989IMDb rating 5.4as Ricky Z
Out of the Dark1988IMDb rating 5.4as Dennis
Lust in the Dust1985IMDb rating 5.9as Hard Case Williams
Night of the Comet1984IMDb rating 6.3as Carter
10 to Midnight1983IMDb rating 6.3as Dave Dante
I, the Jury1982IMDb rating 5.9as Joe Butler
The Shadow Riders1982IMDb rating 6.6as Major Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader
Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1as Orville
Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2as John Arlington
Heaven's Gate1980IMDb rating 6.7as Trapper Fred
Tom Horn1980IMDb rating 6.8as Walter Stoll
Salem's Lot1979IMDb rating 6.8as Mike Ryerson
Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3as Orville
The Return of a Man Called Horse1976IMDb rating 6.1as Zenas
Smile1975IMDb rating 7.1as Wilson
The Great Waldo Pepper1975IMDb rating 6.8as Newt
The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8as Gummere
Macon County Line1974IMDb rating 6.5as Hamp
The Gun and the Pulpit1974IMDb rating 5.7as Jason McCoy
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974IMDb rating 7.0as Eddie Goody
Dillinger1973IMDb rating 6.9as Harry Pierpont
High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4as Stacey Bridges
Bad Company1972IMDb rating 6.9as Hobbs
Moon of the Wolf1972IMDb rating 5.1as Lawrence
The Culpepper Cattle Co.1972IMDb rating 6.9as Russ

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Double Impact1991 Action, Crimeas Frank Avery
IMDb rating 5.748K votes
Every Which Way But Loose1978 Action, Comedyas Orville
IMDb rating 6.332K votes
Maverick1994as Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
IMDb rating 7.0126K votes
The Devil's Rejects2005as Roy Sullivan
IMDb rating 6.7112K votes
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974as Eddie Goody
IMDb rating 7.034K votes
The Lawnmower Man1992as Terry McKeen
IMDb rating 5.543K votes
Any Which Way You Can1980as Orville
IMDb rating 6.123K votes
The Way of the Gun2000as Abner Mercer
IMDb rating 6.637K votes

Most often with

Clint Eastwood directed three of these films, Sheldon Lettich two and Michael Cimino two. Clint Eastwood appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Clint Eastwood

Roy Jenson

Bill McKinney

John Quade

Sondra Locke

Dan Vadis

Clint EastwoodDirector, 3 films

Sheldon LettichDirector, 2 films

Michael CiminoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Clint Eastwood7 films together, 1973 to 2000
Clint Eastwood's page
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000IMDb rating 7.6Lewis as HimselfEastwood as Himself
- Pink Cadillac1989IMDb rating 5.4Lewis as Ricky ZEastwood as Tommy Nowak
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleEastwood as Philo Beddoe
- Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2Lewis as John ArlingtonEastwood as Bronco Billy
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleEastwood as Philo Beddoe
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974IMDb rating 7.0Lewis as Eddie GoodyEastwood as Thunderbolt
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Lewis as Stacey BridgesEastwood as The Stranger
Roy Jenson6 films together, 1973 to 1980
Roy Jenson's page
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleJenson as Moody
- Tom Horn1980IMDb rating 6.8Lewis as Walter StollJenson as Lee Mendenhour
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleJenson as Woody
- The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8Lewis as GummereJenson as Admiral Chadwick
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974IMDb rating 7.0Lewis as Eddie GoodyJenson as Dunlop
- Dillinger1973IMDb rating 6.9Lewis as Harry PierpontJenson as Samuel Cowley
Bill McKinney5 films together, 1974 to 2000
Bill McKinney's page
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000IMDb rating 7.6Lewis as HimselfMcKinney as Himself
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleMcKinney as Dallas
- Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2Lewis as John ArlingtonMcKinney as Lefty LeBow
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleMcKinney as Dallas
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974IMDb rating 7.0Lewis as Eddie GoodyMcKinney as Crazy Driver
John Quade4 films together, 1972 to 1980
John Quade's page
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleQuade as Cholla
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleQuade as Cholla
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Lewis as Stacey BridgesQuade as Jake Ross
- Bad Company1972IMDb rating 6.9Lewis as HobbsQuade as Nolan
Sondra Locke4 films together, 1978 to 2000
Sondra Locke's page
- The Prophet's Game2000IMDb rating 4.9Lewis as Guest #1Locke as Adele Highsmith
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleLocke as Lynn Halsey-Taylor
- Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2Lewis as John ArlingtonLocke as Antoinette Lily
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleLocke as Lynn Halsey-Taylor
Dan Vadis4 films together, 1973 to 1980
Dan Vadis's page
- Any Which Way You Can1980IMDb rating 6.1Lewis as OrvilleVadis as Frank
- Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2Lewis as John ArlingtonVadis as Chief Big Eagle
- Every Which Way But Loose1978IMDb rating 6.3Lewis as OrvilleVadis as Frank
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Lewis as Stacey BridgesVadis as Dan Carlin
Clint EastwoodDirector, 3 films, 1973 to 1997
All films by Clint Eastwood
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997IMDb rating 6.6Lewis as Luther Driggers
- Bronco Billy1980IMDb rating 6.2Lewis as John Arlington
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Lewis as Stacey Bridges
Sheldon LettichDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1993
All films by Sheldon Lettich
- Only the Strong1993IMDb rating 6.6Lewis as Kerrigan
- Double Impact1991IMDb rating 5.7Lewis as Frank Avery
Michael CiminoDirector, 2 films, 1974 to 1980
All films by Michael Cimino
- Heaven's Gate1980IMDb rating 6.7Lewis as Trapper Fred
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974IMDb rating 7.0Lewis as Eddie Goody