Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

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Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) * ''

The City of Dim Faces ''The City of Dim Faces'' is a lost 1918 silent film directed by George Melford and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Sessue Hayakawa – Jang Lung *Doris Pawn – Mar ...

'' (1918) * '' A Pair of Silk Stockings'' (1918) * ''

Little Comrade ''Little Comrade'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and written by Alice Eyton and Juliet Wilbor Tompkins. The film stars Vivian Martin, Niles Welch, Gertrude Claire, Richard Henry Cummings, Larry Ste ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Roaring Road'' (1919) (uncredited) * '' The Right of Way'' (1920) * '' Dollar for Dollar'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Blot'' (1921) (uncredited) * '' Elope If You Must'' (1922) * ''

Bell Boy 13 ''Bell Boy 13'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, and starring Douglas MacLean, John Steppling, Margaret Loomis, William Courtright, Emily Gerdes, and Eugene Burr. The film was released by First National Pictu ...

'' (1923) (uncredited) * ''

Mind Over Motor ''Mind Over Motor'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Ward Lascelle and starring Trixie Friganza, Ralph Graves and Clara Horton.Goble p.868 Cast * Trixie Friganza as Tish * Ralph Graves as Jasper McCutcheon * Clara ...

'' (1923) * ''

Soul of the Beast ''Soul of the Beast'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Madge Bellamy, Cullen Landis, and Noah Beery Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Girl in the Limousine ''The Girl in the Limousine'' is a 1924 American comedy film starring Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The film is based on the 1919 play of the same name by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood. Plot Cast Preservation With no prints ...

'' (1924) * '' Ten Scars Make a Man'' (1924) * ''

A Cafe in Cairo ''A Cafe in Cairo'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis and Carl Stockdale. Hunt Stromberg produced it for release by the recently established Producers Distributing Corpora ...

'' (1924) * ''

Paint and Powder ''Paint and Powder'' is a surviving 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by the Chadwick Pictures. The director of the film was Hunt Stromberg, later be best known as a producer and one of Louis B. Mayer's right hand men over a ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Love Gamble ''The Love Gamble'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Lillian Rich, Robert Frazer and Pauline Garon.Munden p.456 Cast * Lillian Rich as Peggy Mason * Robert Frazer as Douglas Wyman * Pauline Garon as J ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' New Brooms'' (1925) * '' The Best People'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Hearts and Spangles'' (1926) * '' The Lodge in the Wilderness'' (1926) * '' No Control'' (1927) * '' The Phantom Flyer'' (1928) * '' The Terrible People'' (1928) * '' The Fire Detective'' (1929) * '' In Old California'' (1929) * '' Dark Skies'' (1929) * '' The Wheel of Life'' (1929) * '' The King of the Kongo'' (1929) * '' The Road to Reno'' (1931) * '' Possessed'' (1931) * '' Night World'' (1932) * '' Cocktail Hour'' (1933) * ''

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round ''Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff. Plot Gangster Lee Lother (Sidney Blackmer) is shot and killed during an ocean liner cruise, and we're introduced in ...

'' (1934) * '' The Great Hotel Murder'' (1935) * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1935) * '' The Invisible Killer'' (1939) * '' Wonder Man'' (1945) * ''

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami ''The Private Affairs of Bel Ami'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Albert Lewin. The film stars George Sanders as a ruthless cad who uses women to rise in Parisian society, co-starring Angela Lansbury and Ann Dvorak. It is based on the 1 ...

'' (1947)

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* 1888 births 1951 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Indiana 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub