Gene Lockhart
Born July 18, 1891 (Age: 134)
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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).
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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Filmography
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 104
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
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as Bill Hawthorne
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Age: 64
Carousel
1956
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as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
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Age: 64
The Vanishing American
1955
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as Blucher
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Age: 64
World for Ransom
1954
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as Alexis Pederas
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Age: 62
The Backbone of America
1953
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as Uncle Cedric
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Age: 62
The Bells of Cockaigne
1953
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as Pat
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Age: 62
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
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as Tom Henderson
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Age: 61
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
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as Mr. Heggie
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Age: 61
Confidentially Connie
1953
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as Dean Edward E. Magruder
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Age: 61
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
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as Rev. Paul Edgett
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Age: 61
The Big Hangover
1950
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as Charles Parkford
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Age: 58
Riding High
1950
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as J.P. Chase
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Age: 58
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
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as Dr. Saunders
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Age: 54
The House on 92nd Street
1945
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as Charles Ogden Roper
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Age: 54
That's the Spirit
1945
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as Jasper Cawthorne
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Age: 53
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
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as Self
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Age: 51
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
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as Carl Robelink
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Age: 51
The Gay Sisters
1942
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as Mr. Herschell Gibbon
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Age: 51
Juke Girl
1942
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as Henry Madden
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Age: 50
Steel Against the Sky
1941
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as John Powers
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Age: 50
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
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as Samuel Bacon, Esq.
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Age: 50
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 50
One Foot in Heaven
1941
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as Preston Thurston
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Age: 50
All That Money Can Buy
1941
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as Squire Slossum
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Age: 50
International Lady
1941
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as Sidney Grenner
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Age: 50
Billy the Kid
1941
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as Dan Hickey
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Age: 49
The Sea Wolf
1941
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as Dr. Prescott
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Age: 49
Meet John Doe
1941
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as Mayor Lovett
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Age: 49