Lew Ayres


Lewis Frederick Ayres III , known professionally as Lew Ayres, was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bumer in the film classic All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Johnny Belinda .

Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Irma and Louis Ayres, who divorced when he was four. Louis, an amateur musician and court reporter, remarried soon after. As a teen, Lew and his mother moved with his stepfather and half brother and sister to San Diego, California.

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