Director

Robert Lewis

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 60063

IMDb ID: nm0507673

Known for: Acting

Born: March 16, 1909

Died: November 23, 1997

Age: 88

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1943 - 1989

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 6.56

Wikidata: Q1489956

Also known as

Robert "Bobby" Lewis

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Director (2)

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Biography

Robert Lewis (1909 – 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947. In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s. In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.