Ira Lewis
Born	Ira Lewis Metsky (1932-08-27)27 August 1932 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died	4 April 2015(2015-04-04) (aged 82) Edison, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–2004

Ira Lewis Metsky (27 August 1932 – 4 April 2015) was an American actor, writer, and playwright. Lewis was best known for his one-act play, Chinese Coffee, which opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 1992, starring Al Pacino.^[1] A film adaptation of Chinese Coffee, also starring Pacino, as well as Jerry Orbach, was released in 2000.^[1] Ira Lewis wrote the film's screenplay, while Pacino directed the adaptation.^[1]

Lewis was born on August 27, 1932, in Newark, New Jersey. He studied acting and made his Broadway debut in Arthur Miller’s Incident at Vichy. In 1965, Lewis toured with a production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night.^[2]

Lewis died in Edison, New Jersey, of complications following heart surgery on 4 April 2015.^[2] He was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.^[1]

• Personal Sergeant (2004)
• Loose Cannons (1990)
• Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
• The Equalizer (1987)
• Rollover (1981)
• Woman of Valor (1977)
• What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
• The Flesh Eaters (1964)
• Soft Skin on Black Silk (1959)
• The Phil Silvers Show (1957)
• I Spy (1955)

• Ira Lewis at IMDb