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Ralph Lewis

1872 - 1937

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Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.Born in 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, Lewis attended Northwestern University.Lewis appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. The character actor remains perhaps best remembered for his role as abolitionist U.S. Representative Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the governor in Intolerance (1916). Lewis's film debut came in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Lewis has received more than 6,825 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Lewis is the 8,251st most popular actor (down from 6,503rd in 2019), the 12,198th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,699th in 2019) and the 3,844th most popular American Actor.

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  • 40.78

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

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  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ralph Lewis by language

Over the past year Ralph Lewis has had the most page views in the with 880 views, followed by German (836), and Italian (823). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (57.84%), English (26.62%), and Latin (24.86%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ralph Lewis ranks 8,251 out of 13,578. Before him are Deborah Ann Woll, Phil LaMarr, Meagen Fay, Àlex Brendemühl, Hitomi Nabatame, and Vladislav Galkin. After him are Charlie Yeung, Cara Williams, Naomi Grossman, Virginia Brown Faire, Gina Rodriguez, and Moses Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Ralph Lewis ranks 198. Before him are Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Henry Seiling, William Nicholson, Ivar Lykke, Michael Joseph Savage, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. After him are George Dern, Charles Murray, Fannie Ward, and Joseph Taylor Robinson. Among people deceased in 1937, Ralph Lewis ranks 189. Before him are Ellen Hansell, Magnús Guðmundsson, John Russell Pope, William Gillette, John T. Dillon, and Ross Alexander. After him are Henry Ossawa Tanner, Ralph Ince, Newton D. Baker, and Joseph Taylor Robinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Lewis ranks 12,198 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Stangland (1881), Phil LaMarr (1967), Meagen Fay (1957), Richard Hofstadter (1916), Dorothy Ashby (1932), and Mike James (1990). After him are Martha Hudson (1939), Derek Jeter (1974), Rosanne Cash (1955), Cara Williams (1925), Naomi Grossman (1975), and Charles Ammi Cutter (1837).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph Lewis ranks 3,844. Before him are Russell Johnson (1924), Tatyana Ali (1979), Larry Parks (1914), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Phil LaMarr (1967), and Meagen Fay (1957). After him are Cara Williams (1925), Naomi Grossman (1975), Virginia Brown Faire (1904), Gina Rodriguez (1984), Mario Cantone (1959), and Jake Busey (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Birth of a Nation
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Feb 8o 19156.029 / 10
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Governor
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Sep 4o 19167.1 / 10
The Hoodlum
Alexander Guthrie
A spoiled young rich girl is forced by misfortune to fight for survival in the slums and alleys, where she becomes involved with all manner of unpleasantness.
Aug 31o 19195.8 / 10