Geoffrey Lewis
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Birth Place
San Diego, California, USA
Born
July 31, 1935
Died
April 07, 2015
Biography
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Geoffrey Lewis, a craggy-faced character actor in TV and film, was best known for playing ornery cowpokes, laconic criminals, and flustered sidekicks, notably in several Clint Eastwood vehicles. After making his debut in "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), a violent film depicting the troubles Vietnam vets faced upon returning home, Lewis went on to appear in a number of seminal 1970s f...
Filmography
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The Butcher
(2009)
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
(2007)
Wild Hearts
(2006)
Wicked Little Things
(2006)
Down in the Valley
(2005)
The Fallen Ones
(2005)
Family & Companions
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Glenis Batley
Wife
Russian Jewish immigrants.
Glenis Batley
Wife
Graphic artist. Divorced c. 1975.
Biography
Geoffrey Lewis, a craggy-faced character actor in TV and film, was best known for playing ornery cowpokes, laconic criminals, and flustered sidekicks, notably in several Clint Eastwood vehicles. After making his debut in "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), a violent film depicting the troubles Vietnam vets faced upon returning home, Lewis went on to appear in a number of seminal 1970s films, including Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter" (1973), as a small-town baddie, Michael Cimino's "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974), as a second-rate crook, and Michael Ritchie's "Smile" (1975), as the pageant president. Most of Lewis' feature work in the '80s and '90s consisted of supporting roles in "A" features like "Maverick" (1994) and "Man Without a Face" (1993) and TV Westerns including "Desperado: The Outlaw Wars" (NBC, 1989), "Gunsmoke: The Last Apache" (CBS, 1990) and "The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps" (CBS, 1994). He was the father of actress Juliette Lewis, actor-director Lightfield Lewis and actor Peter Lewis. Geoffrey Lewis died on April 7, 2015 of natural causes. He was 79.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Butcher
(2009)
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
(2007)
Wild Hearts
(2006)
Wicked Little Things
(2006)
Down in the Valley
(2005)
The Fallen Ones
(2005)
The Devil's Rejects
(2005)
Plainsong
(2004)
Renegade
(2004)
John Grisham's A Painted House
(2003)
Mr. Spruill
The New Guy
(2002)
The Way of the Gun
(2000)
American Perfekt
(1997)
Willy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(1997)
Trilogy of Terror II
(1996)
Stubbs ("The Graveyard Rats")
An Occasional Hell
(1996)
When the Dark Man Calls
(1995)
Parmenter
Kansas
(1995)
Jd
National Lampoon's Last Resort
(1994)
Uncle Rex
Maverick
(1994)
The Dragon Gate
(1994)
Army Of One
(1994)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
(1994)
Heath
Day of Reckoning
(1994)
Point Of No Return
(1993)
Only the Strong
(1993)
Kerrigan
The Man Without A Face
(1993)
The Lawnmower Man
(1992)
Wishman
(1992)
Double Impact
(1991)
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
(1990)
Bodine
Matters of the Heart
(1990)
Frank Harper
Disturbed
(1990)
Michael
Fletch Lives
(1989)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
(1989)
Time Out
(1989)
Smith
Paint It Black
(1989)
Pink Cadillac
(1989)
Tango & Cash
(1989)
Out of the Dark
(1989)
Catch Me If You Can
(1989)
Pancho Barnes
(1988)
Ben Catlin
Desert Rats
(1988)
Del Rains
Stitches
(1986)
Ralph Rizzo
Dallas: The Early Years
(1986)
The Annihilator
(1986)
Stormin' Home
(1985)
Scooter Lee
Night of the Comet
(1984)
Carter
Lust In The Dust
(1984)
Hard Case Williams
September Gun
(1983)
Travis Mcgee: Empty Copper Sea
(1983)
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(1983)
Janus
10 To Midnight
(1983)
I, the Jury
(1982)
Joe Butler
The Shadow Riders
(1982)
Human Experiments
(1980)
Belle Starr
(1980)
Bronco Billy
(1980)
Heaven's Gate
(1980)
Any Which Way You Can
(1980)
Tilt
(1979)
The Jericho Mile
(1979)
Samurai
(1979)
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Orville
Sella d'argento
(1978)
Doubletten-Snake
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
(1978)
Albert Cavanaugh
The Hunted Lady
(1977)
Mr Eckert
The Deadly Triangle
(1977)
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
(1976)
Dutton
The Great Houdinis
(1976)
Dr Crandon
The Return Of A Man Called Horse
(1976)
Zenas Morro
Smile
(1975)
Lucky Lady
(1975)
Captain Aaron Mosely
The Great Waldo Pepper
(1975)
The Great Ice Rip-Off
(1974)
Archie
The Gun and the Pulpit
(1974)
Jason Mccoy
Macon County Line
(1974)
Hamp
Thunderbolt And Lightfoot
(1974)
Goody
Honky Tonk
(1974)
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
High Plains Drifter
(1973)
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
(1972)
Moon Of The Wolf
(1972)
Lawrence Burrifors
Cast (Special)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice
(1994)
Pirate Story Teller
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour... Fun 'n' Games
(1989)
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour... Lonesome Doves and Lonely Guys
(1989)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour... Dangerous Comedy Liaisons
(1989)
The Johnsons Are Home
(1988)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Special
(1988)
The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special
(1988)
Performer
NBC Presents the AFI Comedy Special
(1987)
Poor Richard
(1984)
Rudy Hopper
Skyward Christmas
(1981)
Koup
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Five Aces
(1999)
Rough Riders
(1997)
The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps
(1994)
Salem's Lot
(1979)
Attack on Terror
(1975)
Life Events
1971
Feature acting debut, "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys"
1972
TV-movie debut, "Moon of the Wolf"
1973
First collaboration with Clint Eastwood, "High Plains Drifter"
1975
TV miniseries debut, "Attack on Terror: The FBI Versus the Ku Klux Klan"
1980
TV series debut, "Flo"
1981
Appeared in the short-lived TV revival "Bret Maverick"
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Juliette Lewis
Daughter
Actor. Born June 21, 1973; mother Glenis Batley.
Juliette Lewis
Daughter
Lawyer. Died in 1990.
Lightfield Lewis
Son
Movie theater owner, educator. Was a Doctor of Education; ran local movie theater in Beaumont, California.
Lightfield Lewis
Son
Actor, screenwriter. Appeared in the film "Meet the Hollowheads" (1989) with Juliette Lewis.
Peter Lewis
Son
Has two children.
Peter Lewis
Son
Actor.
Deirdre Lewis
Daughter
Had four; all survived him.
Deirdre Lewis
Daughter
Actor.
Companions
Glenis Batley
Wife
Russian Jewish immigrants.
Glenis Batley
Wife
Graphic artist. Divorced c. 1975.
