He appeared with Grace George in Major Barbara in 1915, The Circle in 1921 with John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter and a modern-dress version of Hamlet in 1925 with Basil Sydney.

[1][2] Although Lawford remained a stage actor for most of his career, he made his film debut in 1914 with Mary Pickford in A Good Little Devil.

He made a slew of films up to his last, Personal Maid, in 1931, which was directed by Monta Bell.

Monta Bell married Lawford's daughter, Betty, around the time of this film.

Betty's first husband was Monta Bell, the director who made Ernest Lawford's final film in 1931.