Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres (1908 - 1996)
==Film Deaths==
*All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) [Paul Baumer]: Shot to death by a French sniper as he reaches out of the trench to touch a butterfly. We only see a close-up of his character's hand (director Lewis Milestone actually used his own hand in the final close-up).
*Damien: Omen II (1978) [Bill Atherton]: Drowned/frozen in the river after Jonathan Scott-Taylor's powers cause him to fall through the ice, while the others try to rescue him. (his part was a stand-in after he fell through the ice). (Thanks to Robert)
==TV Deaths==
*Columbo: Mind over Mayhem (1974) [Dr. Howard Nicholson]: Run over with a car by Jose Ferrer (who stages the murder to look like a burglary) outside Lew's house.
*The Bionic Woman: Doomsday Is Tomorrow, Part 1 (1977) [Dr. Elijah Cooper]: Dies from natural causes while talking to Lindsay Wagner.
*Battlestar Galactica (1978) [President Adar]: Killed in an explosion when the Cylons fire on his ship. (Thanks to Michael and JEC)
*Knots Landing: Silver Shadows (1982) [Andrew Douglas]: Dies of natural causes with Donna Mills by his bedside.
==Gallery==
 
File:9813746.jpg|thumb|Lew Ayres in Damien: Omen II 
 
==Notable Connections==
*Ex-Mr. Lola Lane.
*Ex-Mr. Ginger Rogers.
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