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Mitchell Lewis
Known for: ActingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mitchell Lewis (June 26, 1880 – August 24, 1956) was an American film actor whose career as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player encompassed both silent and sound films. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1914 and 1956. During the silent era he played supporting roles, such as Sheihk Idrim in 1925's Ben Hur, then Ernest De Farge in A Tale of Two Cities (1935) in the sound era, but his career would diminish to small uncredited roles like the Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Mitchell served as one of the original board members of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, now known as the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
Filmography 25
The Wizard of Oz
as Captain of the Winkie Guard (uncredited) 
Lili
as Concessionaire (uncredited) 
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Sheik Ilderim 
Rio Rita
as Julio 
Desire Me
as Old Man (uncredited) 
Meet John Doe
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as Bennett 
A Tale of Two Cities
as Ernest De Farge 
Courage of Lassie
as Gil Elson 
The Man with a Cloak
as Waiter 
The Docks of New York
as Andy 
The Painted Hills
as Mark Miller (uncredited) 
The Bohemian Girl
as Salinas 
The Black Watch
as Major Mohammed Khan 
Mammy
as Hank Smith 
Main Street After Dark
as Plainclothesman (uncredited) 
Salomé
as Herod, Tetrarch of Judea 
Girl of the Port
as McEwen 
Billy the Kid
as Bart Hodges 
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Duval 
Dancing Pirate
as Pirate Chief 
The Red Lily
as D'Agut 
The Way of the Strong
as Handsome Williams 
Tell It to the Marines
as Native 
I'll Wait for You
as Alfred 'Al' 
Three Comrades
as Boris (uncredited)