Gene Lockhart
Biography
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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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Full filmography
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Climax! (1954) as Henry Anderson
- Lights Out (1949)
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- Telephone Time (1956)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Innkeeper
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as John Hewitt
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Samuel Fulton
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as O'Connor
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Leslie Hobbs
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Sir George
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as David Keeney
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Evander Cobb
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Milton Hershey
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Judge Harper
- His Girl Friday (1940) as Sheriff Hartwell
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Alfred Renell
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) as Thomas Sanders
- Carousel (1956) as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- Going My Way (1944) as Ted Haines Snr.
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Samuel Bacon, Esq.