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Portrays:	President Adar
Date of Birth:	December 28, 1908
Date of Death:	December 30, 1996
Age at Death:	88
Nationality:	USA
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Lew Ayres (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in The Kiss. The following year his role in the anti-war film All Quiet On The Western Front elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of Doctor Kildare movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in World War II led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the Kildare series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an Academy Award nomination for Johnny Belinda(1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (Kung Fu, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Questor Tapes) to popular drama (Marcus Welby, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum, Knots Landing).

Ayres portrayed the misguided President Adar in the Original Series.

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Lew Ayres article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial

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 '''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.
-Ayres career, which spanned from the 1930s in theatrical films, blossomed in the new world of television, starting with his role in the popular ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' series, where he played the starring character.
+Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''.   The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942.  His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series.   He would serve as a medic during the war.
-His TV roles span the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaiii Five-O|Hawaiii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').
+After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]''(1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.
-Ayres was a [[w:pacifist|pacifist]] who refused to be a soldier in the U.S. Military during [[w:World War II|World War II]], but did partake in the war effort by saving lives as a medic. Ayres' controversial ideas made some people, as well as companies (including [[w:MGM|MGM]]), boycott his productions.
+His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').
-Lew Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].
+Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].
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