Harry Lewis
Biography
Harry Lewis was an American supporting actor whose first screen role, as a flagman in Dive Bomber (1941), led Warner Bros. to sign him to a contract. Born in Los Angeles, he made several films for the studio and was perhaps best remembered as Toots Bass, one of Edward G. Robinson's henchmen, in Key Largo (1948). His smaller parts included Claude Rains's butler in The Unsuspected (1947), Sheriff Clyde Boston in Gun Crazy (1950), the head of a criminal gang in Blonde Dynamite (1950) and a gangster in an episode of Adventures of Superman (1951). He also had a small part in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, playing a slave. He died in 2013.
93years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Harry L. Lewis
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1947 to 1951
Every film, newest first
- 1951The Fat ManIMDb rating 6.2
- 1950Gun CrazyIMDb rating 7.6
- 1948Key LargoIMDb rating 7.7
- 1947The UnsuspectedIMDb rating 7.2
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First role
Harry Lewis played a flagman in Dive Bomber (1941), his first film role. Warner Bros. put him under contract right away, and he made several films there.
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Worked with
Harry Lewis shares two films with Robert Osterloh, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Edward G. Robinson's page
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Joseph H. LewisDirector, 1 film, 1950
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Michael CurtizDirector, 1 film, 1947
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