Lew Cody (February 22, 1884 – May 31, 1934) was an American actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age.
Early life and career
Born Louis Joseph Côté to French parents in Waterville, Maine but moved to Berlin, New Hampshire when he was young. Cody originally studied to be a doctor but abandoned the idea of setting up in practice and became an actor. He started off on the stage but later went into films, with Harp of Tara being his first.
Cody had at least 99 film credits during a twenty-year period between 1914 and 1934.
Personal life
He was married twice. His first marriage to Dorothy Dalton ended in divorce. Cody married Mabel Normand in 1926. She died of tuberculosis four years later, the day after his 46th birthday.
Death
Cody died from heart disease in Beverly Hills, California on May 31, 1934. He is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in Lewiston, Maine with his father and grandparents.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Harp of Tara | Short | ||||||||
| 1915 | The Mating | 'Bullet Dick' Ames | Credited as Lewis J. Cody | |||||||
| 1918 | Mickey | Reggie Drake | Credited as Lewis Cody | |||||||
| 1918 | For Husbands Only | Rolin Van D'Arcy | ||||||||
| 1919 | Don't Change Your Husband | Schuyler Van Sutphen | ||||||||
| 1919 | The Life Line | Philip Royston | ||||||||
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Owen Scudder | ||||||||
| 1924 | Three Women | Edmund Lamont | ||||||||
| 1925 | Man and Maid | Sir Nicholas Thormonde | ||||||||
| 1925 | The Sporting Venus | Prince Carlos | ||||||||
| 1925 | A Slave of Fashion | Nicholas Wentworth | ||||||||
| 1925 | Exchange of Wives | John Rathburn | ||||||||
| 1925 | His Secretary | David Colman | ||||||||
| 1926 | Monte Carlo | Tony Townsend | ||||||||
| 1926 | The Gay Deceiver | Toto/Antoine di Tillois | ||||||||
| 1927 | The Demi-Bride | Philippe Levaux | ||||||||
| 1930 | What a Widow! | Victor | ||||||||
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost | William (Jack) Marriott | ||||||||
| 1931 | X Marks the Spot | George Howe | ||||||||
| 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | The Villain | Short | |||||||
| 1931 | Sporting Blood | Tip Scanlon | ||||||||
| 1932 | The Crusader | Jimmie Dale | - | 1932 | The Crusader | Jimmie Dale | - | 1933 | By Appointment Only | Dr. Michael Travers |
