Geoffrey lewis biography

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    Talented and highly capable character actor Geoffrey Lewis, with rustic (sometimes sour-faced) looks, grew up in Rhode Island but was moved out to California at the age of ten. Lewis was very keen on the dramatic arts at high school, but often preferred to put on his own one-man shows rather than participate in larger school productions. His drama teacher took note of his growing talent and referred him to the Plymouth Theater in Massachusetts, where he appeared in summer stock. Afterwards he appeared in several off-Broadway productions in New York City. After spending considerable time traveling, in both the United States and abroad, Lewis turned his attention back to his love of the dramatic arts, and scored his first minor movie role in The Culpepper Cattle Co. () as a somewhat jovial but deadly cowhand. He then cropped up as gangster Harry Pierpont in Dillinger () before beginning a long association with Clint Eastwood, starting off with High Plains Drifter (), then as kind-he

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    Geoffrey Lewis Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Jul 31, Birth Place:
    San Diego, California, USA

    Biography

    Geoffrey Lewis, a craggy-faced character actor in TV and film, was best known for playing ornery cowpokes, laconic criminals, and flustered sidekicks, notably in several Clint Eastwood vehicles. After making his debut in "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (), a violent film depicting the troubles Vietnam vets faced upon returning home, Lewis went on to appear in a number of seminal s films, including Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter" (), as a small-town baddie,Michael Cimino's "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (), as a second-rate crook, and Michael Ritchie's "Smile" (), as the pageant president. Most of Lewis' feature work in the '80s and '90s consisted of supporting roles in "A" features like "Maverick" () and "Man Without a Face" () and TV Westerns including "Desperado: The Outlaw Wars" (NBC, ), "Gunsmoke: The Last Apache" (CBS, ) and "The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps" (CBS, ). He wa
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    Geoffrey Lewis (actor)

    American actor (–)

    Geoffrey Lewis

    Born

    Geoffrey Bond Lewis


    ()July 31,

    Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.[1]

    DiedApril 7, () (aged&#;79)

    Woodland Hills, California, U.S.

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    Geoffrey Bond Lewis (July 31, – April 7, ) was an American actor.[2] He appeared in more than films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford.[3] He often portrayed villains or udda characters.

    Life and career

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    Lewis was born July 31, , in Plainfield, New Jersey, but spent much of his youth in Wrightwood, California. He studied theater arts at San Bernardino Valley College for two