Occupation Actor Siblings Don Sargent Role Film actor | Name Lewis Sargent Years active 1917–1949 | |
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Born August 19, 1903 ( 1903-08-19 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died November 19, 1970, Los Angeles, California, United States Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Parents Lewis Sargent, Elsa Plath Sargent Movies Huckleberry Finn, Oliver Twist, The Soul of Youth, The Heart of Youth, Models and Wives Similar People William Desmond Taylor, Frank Lloyd, Frances Marion, Roy Del Ruth, Charles Lamont | ||
Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949.
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Biography
Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters.
His father Lewis was a carpenter, and his older brother, Don Sargent, was a Cinematographer
in Hollywood for over 40 years. He was an early friend of James Wong Howe. His ancestor,
William Sargent, sailed to Agawam, Massachusetts with Captain John Smith in 1614.
Lewis W. Sargent was the third child of Lewis and Elsa Plath Sargent. He was a child actor
in the early days of motion pictures until 1935 when he portrayed Major Francis Martling's
assistant, George in The New Adventures of Tarzan produced by its creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. This serial was shot in Guatemala. He played the title role in Huckleberry Finn in 1920, played supporting roles in Oliver Twist (1922), shared the lead with a dog in The Call of the Wilderness (1926) and several other films though 1929.
Sargent died November 19, 1970 while a patient at the Hollywood West Hospital.
Filmography
Actor
1949
Miss Mink of 1949 as
Thug (uncredited)
1940
The Shadow as
Henchman (uncredited)
1935
The New Adventures of Tarzan as
George
1935
Hollywood Trouble (Short)(as Lew Sargent)
1934
Marie Galante as
Private (uncredited)
1934
The Last Gentleman as
Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
1933
Crashin' Broadway as
Billy Griswold
1932
Doubling in the Quickies (Short) as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1932
What Price Hollywood? as
Reporter (uncredited)
1932
The Man from New Mexico as
Bob Langton
1931
Models and Wives (Short)
1931
The Cannonball (Short) as
Jimmy - Ethel's Fiancé (as Lew Sargent)
1931
Too Many Cooks as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1930
Eventually, But Not Now (Short)
1930
Land of the Sky Blue Daughters (Short)
1930
Cash and Marry (Short)
1930
The Dear Slayer (Short)
1930
The Setting Son (Short)
1930
Old Vamps for New (Short)
1930
Lost and Foundered (Short)
1930
The Sleeping Cutie (Short)
1929
The Captain of His Roll (Short)
1929
They Shall Not Pass Out (Short)
1929
Love's Labor Found (Short)
1929
Meet the Quince (Short)
1929
As You Mike It (Short)
1929
No More Children as
Jimmy Grail
1929
One Splendid Hour as
Jimmy O'Shea
1929
Campus Knights as
The Sport
1929
The Clean-Up as
Hunch
1928
Jessie's James (Short) as
The Jockey
1928
South of Panama as
Dick Lewis
1928
The Godless Girl as
Undetermined role (uncredited)
1928
Navy Beans (Short) as
The Young Sailor
1928
A Million for Love as
Jimmy Eagan
1928
Running Ragged (Short)
1928
All Set (Short) as
The Wife's Brother
1927
Lost in a Pullman (Short)(as Lew Sargent)
1927
Weak Knees (Short)(as Lew Sargent)
1927
Hot Tires (Short)(as Lew Sargent)
1927
The Speed Hound (Short) as
Lew Wagner (as Lew Sargent)
1927
A Polo Bear (Short)(as Lew Sargent)
1927
Ask Dad (Short)
1927
Try and Do It (Short) as
Lew Wagner (as Lew Sargent)
1927
Even Up (Short) as
Lew Wagner
1926
Blue Black (Short) as
Lew Wagner - the Jockey (as Lew Sargent)
1926
The Call of the Wilderness as
Andrew Horton Jr
1926
Look Out Below (Short) as
Lew Wagner (as Lew Sargent)
1926
Punches and Perfume (Short) as
Lew Wagner (as Lew Sargent)
1926
Fighting Fool (Short) as
Lew Wagner
1926
Vamping Babies (Short) as
Lewis
1925
Ridin' the Wind as
Dick Harkness
1924
Benjamin Franklin (Short) as
Ben's Negro Valet
1923
Flip Flops (Short) as
The Boy
1923
The Wild Party as
'Scissors' Hogan
1923
Fortune's Wheel (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1923
Peanuts (Short) as
Jimmy
1923
Maid to Order (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1923
The Phantom Fortune as
Speck O'Dawn
1923
Whiskers (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1923
The Best Man (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1923
Spuds (Short) as
Jimmy - the Messenger Boy
1923
The Great Pearl Hunt (Short)
1923
A Fool for Luck (Short) as
Jimmy - the Messenger Boy
1922
Aladdin Jr. (Short) as
Jimmy - the Messenger Boy
1922
A Dog Gone Day (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1922
A Rip-Snoring Night (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1922
The Speed Boy (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1922
Oliver Twist as
Noah Claypole
1922
A Model Messenger (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - the Messenger Boy
1922
Once to Every Boy (Short) as
Jimmy Flanagan - The Messenger Boy
1922
His First Job (Short) as
Jimmy
1921
Just Around the Corner as
Jimmie Birdsong
1920
The Soul of Youth as
Ed Simpson
1920
Huckleberry Finn as
Huckleberry Finn
1919
The Heart of Youth as
Lorenzo
1919
The Coming of the Law as
Jiggs
1919
Miss Adventure as
Dickie Hamilton
1918
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as
Khaujeh Houssain
1918
Fan Fan (as Louis Sargeant)
1918
Ace High as
Jean Rivard (age 15)
1918
Six-Shooter Andy as
Susan's Brother (uncredited)
1917
Treasure Island as
Ben Gunn (as Lew Sargent)
1917
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp as
Ali
Archive Footage
1938
Tarzan and the Green Goddess as
George (as Lew Sargent)
1935
The New Adventures of Tarzan as
George
References
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