J.H. Lewis(1837-1928)
- Actor
American stage actor who appeared in some films. As a boy, he traveled
with circuses as an elephant tender, before embarking on an acting
career at 17. He appeared on Broadway and in touring companies in such
plays as "Graustark," "A Cure for Curables," and "Tiger Rose." His son,
James Lewis Jr., was also an actor, but predeceased his father by
twenty years. The senior Lewis devoted his later years to charitable
causes and teaching acting. He died suddenly while preparing for a
charity event.