Harry Lewis

Age: 89
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Born: Apr. 1st, 1920

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Harry Lewis' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Whistler	Deputy Sherif&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Was Warner Bros. stock player during the war-era 40s playing young soldier types, and later garnered brief notice in film noir, particularly as 'Humphrey Bogart' (qv)'s nemesis in _Key Largo (1948)_ (qv).
When Harry Lewis, an aspiring actor at the time, met Marilyn, he confessed to her of having two goals: One was to play Hamlet; the other was founding a restaurant called Hamburger Hamlet as a hangout for the stars. They spent their first date looking for a location. A few days later, she found the perfect spot for the original Hamlet on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Neither could cook, but they opened first Hamburger Hamlet in October of 1950 with their savings of $3500. By the mid-80's, there were more than a dozen Hamlets, one in nearly every part of Los Angeles. They sold the chain in 1997 for $33 million.
Harry and Marilyn wed in Las Vegas two years after they opened the first Hamburger Hamlet.
They opened the famous Hamburger Hamlet chain in October of 1950 with savings of $3,500, before selling the operation for $33 million in 1997. Kate Mantilini's dinner house was part of that chain, but the Lewis's bought back the restaurant five years later, and have since opened a second one in Woodland Hills in 2003. The name Kate Mantilini came from Marilyn. It was the name of her uncle's mistress during the 40's.
Has two sons, Adam and Dave.
Opened "Hamburger Hamlet" restaurant with his wife, Marilyn, in Hollywood in the late 40s. It became famous and has expanded into a chain.

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