Name
Gene Lockhart
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1891-07-18
Deathday
1957-03-31 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957) was a Canadian-American character actor, singer, and playwright. He also wrote the lyrics to a number of popular songs. He became a United States citizen in 1939.
Born in London, Ontario, the son of John Coats Lockhart and Ellen Mary (née Delaney) Lockhart, he made his professional debut at the age of six when he appeared with the Kilties Band of Canada. He later appeared in sketches with Beatrice Lillie.
Lockhart is mostly remembered for his film work. He made his film debut in the 1922 version of Smilin' Through, as the Rector, but did not make his sound debut until 1934 in the film By Your Leave, where he played the playboy Skeets. Lockhart subsequently appeared in more than 300 motion pictures. He often played villains, including a role as the treacherous informant Regis in Algiers, the American remake of Pepe le Moko, which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played the suspicious Georges de la Trémouille, the Dauphin's chief counselor, in the famous 1948 film Joan of Arc, starring Ingrid Bergman. He had a great succession of "good guy" supporting roles including Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938) and the judge in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).
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- 1940 His Girl Friday as Sheriff Hartwell
- 1938 Blondie as C.P. Hazlip
- 1943 Hangmen Also Die! as Emil Czaka
- 1938 Algiers as Regis
- 1947 Miracle on 34th Street as Judge Harper
- 1952 Hoodlum Empire as Sen. Tower
- 1935 I've Been Around as Sammy Ames
- 1941 Meet John Doe as Mayor Lovett
- 1949 Red Light as Warni Hazard
- 1938 A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- 1946 The Strange Woman as Isaiah Poster
- 1941 The Sea Wolf as Dr. Prescott
- 1942 You Can't Escape Forever as Carl Robelink
- 1956 Carousel as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- 1949 The Inspector General as The Mayor
- 1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Bill Hawthorne
- 1954 World for Ransom as Alexis Pederas
- 1951 Rhubarb as Thaddeus J. Banner
- 1945 The House on 92nd Street as Charles Ogden Roper
- 1941 All That Money Can Buy as Squire Slossum
- 1948 Joan of Arc as Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
- 1943 Forever and a Day as Cobblewick
- 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Stephen Douglas
- 1940 Edison, the Man as Mr. Taggart
- 1935 Crime and Punishment as Lushin
- 1936 Earthworm Tractors as George Healey
- 1949 Madame Bovary as J. Homais
- 1941 They Died with Their Boots On as Samuel Bacon, Esq.
- 1948 I, Jane Doe as Arnold Matson
- 1945 Leave Her to Heaven as Dr. Saunders
- 1944 Going My Way as Ted Haines Snr.
- 1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain as Jeff Brock
- 1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as Thomas Sanders
- 1945 That's the Spirit as Jasper Cawthorne
- 1935 Star of Midnight as Horatio Swayne
- 1938 Listen, Darling as Arthur Drubbs
- 1943 Northern Pursuit as Ernst Willis
- 1936 Times Square Playboy as P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft
- 1943 Find the Blackmailer as John Michael Rhodes
- 1941 One Foot in Heaven as Preston Thurston
- 1952 A Girl in Every Port as Garvey
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home as George Winslow
- 1942 The Gay Sisters as Mr. Herschell Gibbon
- 1944 Action in Arabia as Josef Danesco
- 1942 Juke Girl as Henry Madden
- 1952 Bonzo Goes to College as Clarence B. Gateson
- 1953 Francis Covers the Big Town as Tom Henderson
- 1939 Tell No Tales as Arno
- 1938 Men Are Such Fools as Bill Dalton
- 1939 Blackmail as William 'Bill' Ramey
- 1940 A Dispatch from Reuters as Otto Bauer
- 1938 Of Human Hearts as Quid
- 1957 Jeanne Eagels as Equity Board President
- 1950 Riding High as J.P. Chase
- 1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Saxon
- 1936 The Gorgeous Hussy as Maj. William O'Neal
- 1941 Billy the Kid as Dan Hickey
- 1952 Apache War Smoke as Cyril R. Snowden
- 1936 The Garden Murder Case as Edgar Lowe Hammle
- 1936 Career Woman as Uncle Billy Burly
- 1951 The Lady from Texas as Judge George Jeffers
- 1946 A Scandal in Paris as Prefect of Police Richet
- 1943 Mission to Moscow as Viatcheslav Molotov
- 1938 Sinners in Paradise as Senator John P. Corey
- 1949 Down to the Sea in Ships as Andrew L. Bush
- 1948 The Inside Story as Horace Taylor
- 1937 Mama Steps Out as Mr. Sims
- 1947 Cynthia as Dr. Fred I. Jannings
- 1936 Brides Are Like That as John Robinson
- 1944 The Desert Song as Pere FanFan
- 1944 Man from Frisco as Joel Kennedy
- 1955 The Vanishing American as Blucher
- 1938 Penrod's Double Trouble as Mr. Schofield
- 1948 Apartment for Peggy as Prof. Edward Bell
- 1950 The Big Hangover as Charles Parkford
- 1934 By Your Leave as Skeets
- 1936 Mind Your Own Business as Bottles
- 1937 Too Many Wives as Winfield Jackson
- 1940 South of Pago Pago as Lindsay
- 1949 The Sickle or the Cross as James John
- 1952 Face to Face as Archbold
- 1939 Hotel Imperial as Elias
- 1953 The Lady Wants Mink as Mr. Heggie
- 1947 Honeymoon as Consul Prescott
- 1939 Bridal Suite as Cornelius McGill
- 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy as Mr. Jim Murphy
- 1936 Wedding Present as Archduke Gustav Ernest
- 1953 Confidentially Connie as Dean Edward E. Magruder
- 1946 Meet Me on Broadway as John Whittaker
- 1922 Smilin' Through as Village Rector
- 1947 The Foxes of Harrow as Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
- 1948 That Wonderful Urge as Judge Parker
- 1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Rev. Paul Edgett
- 1940 Keeping Company as Mr. Hellman
- 1952 Androcles and the Lion as Menagerie Keeper
- 1941 Steel Against the Sky as John Powers
- 1996 Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 1937 The Sheik Steps Out as Samuel P. Murdock
- 1939 Our Leading Citizen as J.T. Tapley
- 1935 Thunder in the Night as Gabor
- 1947 Her Husband's Affairs as Peter Winterbottom
- 1937 Something to Sing About as Bennett O. Regan
- 1938 Meet the Girls as Homer Watson
- 1939 I'm from Missouri as Porgie Rowe
- 1940 We Who Are Young as C.B. Beamis
- 1936 Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1941 International Lady as Sidney Grenner
- 1941 Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1935 Captain Hurricane as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
- 1935 Storm Over the Andes as Cracker
- 1939 Geronimo as Gillespie
- 1934 Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
- 1933 Paul Revere, Jr. as Miles Standish
- 1936 Come Closer, Folks as Elmer Woods
- 1949 Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
- 1934 The Gay Bride as Jim Smiley (uncredited)
- 1938 Sweethearts as Augustus
- 1943 Madame Curie as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1953 The Backbone of America as Uncle Cedric
- 1936 The First Baby as Mr. Ellis
- 1942 Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1953 The Bells of Cockaigne as Pat
- 1951 Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration as Matthew
- 1939 Jesse James as Wiseacre Sitting Outside Marshal's Office (uncredited)
- 2005 James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Milton Hershey
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 2 episodes ) as Innkeeper
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Alfred Renell
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Henry Anderson
- 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 3 episodes )
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 2 episodes )
- 1949 Lights Out ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Telephone Time ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as John Hewitt
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Samuel Fulton
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as O'Connor
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Leslie Hobbs
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as David Keeney
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Sir George
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Evander Cobb
- 1955 His Honor, Homer Bell ( 39 episodes ) as Homer Bell
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1955 Crossroads ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Allan E. Claxton
