David Lewis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-10-19 (84 years old)

Deathday

2000-12-11

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

David Lewis

Biography

David Lewis (October 19, 1916 – December 11, 2000) was an American actor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was best known for being the original actor to portray Edward Quartermaine from 1978 to 1993 on the American soap opera General Hospital. Lewis was a pioneering actor in television, his first televised role occurring in 1949 on the show Captain Video and His Video Rangers. His credits include appearing in seven episodes of Perry Mason and in the recurring role of Warden Crichton in Batman. Lewis appeared on daytime T.V., making his soap debut on Love of Life as a murderer and later playing patriarch Henry Pierce on Bright Promise. B...

Acting

1960

The Apartment

as Al Kirkeby

1973

Cleopatra Jones

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1961

1962

Kid Galahad

as Otto Danzig

1962

A Girl Named Tamiko

as US Consul R.C. Harcourt

1978

Mean Dog Blues

as Dr. Caleb Odum

1964

Honeymoon Hotel

as Mr. Hampton

1956

1956

The Scarlet Hour

as Dr. Sam Lynbury

1979

Nero Wolfe

as Mr. Althaus

1969

Generation

as Arlington

1978

Standing Tall

as Judge Lang

1962

The Spiral Road

as Maj. Vlormans

1968

The Boston Strangler

as Judge Schroeder

1966

The Doomsday Flight

as Mr. Rierdon

Production

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

as Associate Producer

© All Rights Reserved 2025