Forrest Lewis

Forrest Lewis
Raymond Forrest Lewis (November 5, 1899 – June 2, 1977) was an American actor of the theater, radio, motion pictures and television.
Early years
Lewis was born in Knightstown, Indiana, the son of Joseph Saint Lewis and Myla Leota Lewis and attended Indiana University for a year. On August 23, 1917, he married Elsa Grace Cross in Knightstown. They had a son, Forrest Gallion Lewis, and eventually divorced.
Stage
Lewis acted in repertory theater and then on Broadway with Lenore Ulric in Lulu Belle. He also acted in touring productions, including Broken Dishes (1930).
Radio
Lewis's roles on radio programs included those shown in the table below.
Also in radio (1948–1950) he had parts in the anthology Destination Freedom, a series written by Richard Durham, dedicated to the retelling the lives of notable Negros in the Americas.
Lewis was in the supporting cast of Family Skeleton and The Roy Rogers Show.
Television
Lewis played Peavey in the syndicated television version of The Great Gildersleeve (1954–1955) and Mr. Mack, the host on the ABC children's series Sandy Strong (1952).
In the mid-1950s, he appeared as a deputy in the syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise and its successor series, U.S. Marshal, both starring John Bromfield. He guest starred with Maudie Prickett in the episode "Brief Glory" of the syndicated western series 26 Men, starring Tris Coffin. He appeared on a wide array of programs, ranging from the CBS western series My Friend Flicka, set on a Wyoming ranch, to the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice, with Jackie Cooper, to the ABC's western drama, The Man from Blackhawk, starring Robert Rockwell. He also appeared on the NBC western series, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin, and on the ABC sitcom, Harrigan and Son, starring Pat O'Brien, and the ABC drama series about the Roman Catholic priesthood, Going My Way. In 1957 Lewis appeared as Charlie Miller in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Land Beyond the Law."
Lewis was cast as the recurring character, Colby, in the 1961–1962 CBS sitcom Ichabod and Me with Robert Sterling, George Chandler, Reta Shaw, and Burt Mustin. Lewis also guest starred in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, on the syndicated western Mackenzie's Raiders, starring Richard Carlson, on the CBS hit comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and on the ABC sitcom, The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan.
Partial filmography
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943) – Druggist Carson (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1945) – Joe Sunshine (uncredited)
Week-End with Father (1951) – Clarence Willett
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) – Martin Quinn
It Grows on Trees (1952) – Dr. Burrows
The Lawless Breed (1953) – Zeke Jenkins
The Clown (1953) – Mr. Huston, the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) – Judge Stanley
Take Me To Town (1953) – Ed Higgins, Storekeeper
The Stand at Apache River (1953) – Deadhorse
Gun Fury (1953) – Weatherby
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) – Dr. Miller (uncredited)
Dial Red O (1955) – Captain (uncredited)
Cell 2455, Death Row (1955) – Parole Officer (uncredited)
Apache Ambush (1955) – Sheriff Silas Parker
All That Heaven Allows (1955) – Mr. Weeks
The Spoilers (1955) – Banty Jones
Man in the Shadow (1957) – Jake Kelley, the coroner
The Sheepman (1958) – Mr. Baker – Tack Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958) – Julian Ash
The Shaggy Dog (1959) – Officer Kelly
The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) – Constable George Matson
Posse from Hell (1961) – Doctor Welles
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) – Police Officer Kelley
Son of Flubber (1963) – Police Officer Kelly
Tammy and the Doctor (1963) – Dr. Crandall
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) – Skaggs
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1965) – Mr. Harlow, Numismatist
Red Line 7000 (1965) – Jenkins (uncredited)
Out of Sight (1966) – Mr. Carter
Riot on Sunset Strip (1967) – Aynsley
The Monkees (1967) – Pop in S1:E22, "Monkees at the Circus"
Skin Game (1971) – Peter (uncredited)
The Todd Killings (1971) – Mr. Robinson
References
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1899 births
1977 deaths
Male actors from Indiana
American male radio actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Greater Los Angeles
People from Knightstown, Indiana
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
Western (genre) television actors