Gene Lockhart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1891
- Died
- March 31, 1957
- Birthplace
- London, Ontario, Canada
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).
Filmography
James Dean: Forever Young 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Eagels 1957
as Equity Board President
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1956
as Bill Hawthorne
Carousel 1956
as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
The Vanishing American 1955
as Blucher
World for Ransom 1954
as Alexis Pederas
The Backbone of America 1953
as Uncle Cedric
The Bells of Cockaigne 1953
as Pat
Francis Covers the Big Town 1953
as Tom Henderson
The Lady Wants Mink 1953
as Mr. Heggie
Confidentially Connie 1953
as Dean Edward E. Magruder
Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1953
as Rev. Paul Edgett
Androcles and the Lion 1952
as Menagerie Keeper
Face to Face 1952
as Archbold
Apache War Smoke 1952
as Cyril R. Snowden
Bonzo Goes to College 1952
as Clarence B. Gateson
Hoodlum Empire 1952
as Sen. Tower
A Girl in Every Port 1952
as Garvey
The Lady from Texas 1951
as Judge George Jeffers
Rhubarb 1951
as Thaddeus J. Banner
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration 1951
as Matthew
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain 1951
as Jeff Brock
The Big Hangover 1950
as Charles Parkford
Riding High 1950
as J.P. Chase
Breakdowns of 1949 1949
as Self
The Inspector General 1949
as The Mayor
Red Light 1949
as Warni Hazard
Madame Bovary 1949
as J. Homais
The Sickle or the Cross 1949
as James John
Down to the Sea in Ships 1949
as Andrew L. Bush
Joan of Arc 1948
as Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
That Wonderful Urge 1948
as Judge Parker
Apartment for Peggy 1948
as Prof. Edward Bell
I, Jane Doe 1948
as Arnold Matson
The Inside Story 1948
as Horace Taylor
Her Husband's Affairs 1947
as Peter Winterbottom
The Foxes of Harrow 1947
as Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
Cynthia 1947
as Dr. Fred I. Jannings
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
as Judge Harper
Honeymoon 1947
as Consul Prescott
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 1947
as Saxon
The Strange Woman 1946
as Isaiah Poster
A Scandal in Paris 1946
as Prefect of Police Richet
Meet Me on Broadway 1946
as John Whittaker
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
as Dr. Saunders
The House on 92nd Street 1945
as Charles Ogden Roper
That's the Spirit 1945
as Jasper Cawthorne
Man from Frisco 1944
as Joel Kennedy
Action in Arabia 1944
as Josef Danesco
The Desert Song 1944
as Pere FanFan
Going My Way 1944
as Ted Haines Snr.
Madame Curie 1943
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit 1943
as Ernst Willis
Find the Blackmailer 1943
as John Michael Rhodes
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Viatcheslav Molotov
Hangmen Also Die! 1943
as Emil Czaka
Forever and a Day 1943
as Cobblewick, Writer
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
You Can't Escape Forever 1942
as Carl Robelink
The Gay Sisters 1942
as Mr. Herschell Gibbon
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Songs
Juke Girl 1942
as Henry Madden
Steel Against the Sky 1941
as John Powers
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Samuel Bacon, Esq.
Breakdowns of 1941 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Preston Thurston
All That Money Can Buy 1941
as Squire Slossum
International Lady 1941
as Sidney Grenner
Billy the Kid 1941
as Dan Hickey
The Sea Wolf 1941
as Dr. Prescott
Meet John Doe 1941
as Mayor Lovett
Keeping Company 1940
as Mr. Hellman
A Dispatch from Reuters 1940
as Otto Bauer
Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940
as George Winslow
We Who Are Young 1940
as C.B. Beamis
South of Pago Pago 1940
as Lindsay
Edison, the Man 1940
as Mr. Taggart
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Stephen Douglas
His Girl Friday 1940
as Sheriff Hartwell
Geronimo 1939
as Gillespie
Blackmail 1939
as William 'Bill' Ramey
Our Leading Citizen 1939
as J.T. Tapley
Tell No Tales 1939
as Arno
Bridal Suite 1939
as Cornelius McGill
Hotel Imperial 1939
as Elias
I'm from Missouri 1939
as Porgie Rowe
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939
as Thomas Sanders
Jesse James 1939
as Wiseacre Sitting Outside Marshal's Office (uncredited)
Sweethearts 1938
as Augustus
A Christmas Carol 1938
as Bob Cratchit
Blondie 1938
as C.P. Hazlip
Listen, Darling 1938
as Arthur Drubbs
Meet the Girls 1938
as Homer Watson
Penrod's Double Trouble 1938
as Mr. Schofield
Men Are Such Fools 1938
as Bill Dalton
Sinners in Paradise 1938
as Senator John P. Corey
Of Human Hearts 1938
as Quid
Algiers 1938
as Regis
Something to Sing About 1937
as Bennett O. Regan
The Sheik Steps Out 1937
as Samuel P. Murdock
Too Many Wives 1937
as Winfield Jackson
Mama Steps Out 1937
as Mr. Sims
Breakdowns of 1936 1936
as Self
Mind Your Own Business 1936
as Bottles
Career Woman 1936
as Uncle Billy Burly
Come Closer, Folks 1936
as Elmer Woods
Wedding Present 1936
as Archduke Gustav Ernest
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936
as Mr. Jim Murphy
The Gorgeous Hussy 1936
as Maj. William O'Neal
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as George Healey
Times Square Playboy 1936
as P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft
Brides Are Like That 1936
as John Robinson
The First Baby 1936
as Mr. Ellis
The Garden Murder Case 1936
as Edgar Lowe Hammle
Crime and Punishment 1935
as Lushin
Thunder in the Night 1935
as Gabor
Star of Midnight 1935
as Horatio Swayne
Storm Over the Andes 1935
as Cracker
I've Been Around 1935
as Sammy Ames
Captain Hurricane 1935
as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
The Gay Bride 1934
as Jim Smiley (uncredited)
By Your Leave 1934
as Skeets
- Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8 1934
Actor
Paul Revere, Jr. 1933
as Miles Standish
Smilin' Through 1922
as Village Rector
Credits from TMDB.