Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

b. 1891 — d. 1957 (aged 66) London, Ontario, Canada

Actor Soundtrack Writer

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).

Known For

Algiers

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Carousel

Filmography

Jeanne Eagels

Equity Board President

Carousel

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American

Judge Homer Bell

The Father Who Had No Sons

World for Ransom

World for Ransom

Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

Dean Edward Magruder

Francis Covers the Big Town

Francis Covers the Big Town

The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink

The Backbone of America

The Backbone of America

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Menagerie Keeper

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Hoodlum Empire

Apache War Smoke

Apache War Smoke

Cyril R. Snowden

Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College

Clarence B. Gateson

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Rev. Paul Edgett

Face to Face

Capt. Archbold ('The Secret Sharer')

The Gulf Playhouse

Information Please

Information Please

1952 Self Actor

The Blue Ribbon Christmas Eve Musical

Rhubarb

Thaddeus J. Banner

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

The Lady from Texas

The Lady from Texas

Judge George Jeffers

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

Charles Parkford

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Madame Bovary

Red Light

Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

Prof. Edward Bell

That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

The Inside Story

The Inside Story

I, Jane Doe

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Judge Henry X. Harper

Cynthia

Dr. Fred I. Jannings

The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow

Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux

Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs

Peter Winterbottom

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Honeymoon

Consul Prescott

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

Prefect of Police Richet

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

The House on 92nd Street

The House on 92nd Street

Charles Ogden Roper

That's the Spirit

That's the Spirit

Jasper Cawthorne

Going My Way

Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

Premier Molotov

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

Find the Blackmailer

Find the Blackmailer

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

Herschell Gibbon

Juke Girl

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

Meet John Doe

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

The Devil and Daniel Webster

The Devil and Daniel Webster

The Sea Wolf

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

Preston Thurston

Billy the Kid

International Lady

International Lady

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Sheriff Hartwell

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Stephen A. Douglas

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

Keeping Company

Keeping Company

South of Pago Pago

South of Pago Pago

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Blackmail

Tell No Tales

Bridal Suite

Cornelius McGill

Geronimo!

Hotel Imperial

Our Leading Citizen

Our Leading Citizen

I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Algiers

Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling

Blondie

Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise

Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

Meet the Girls

Screen Snapshots, Series 18, No. 1

Stocks and Blondes

A Stockbroker Character

Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan

Too Many Wives

Winfield Jackson

Mama Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

Samuel P. Murdock

Wedding Present

Wedding Present

Archduke Gustav Ernest

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

Edgar Lowe Hammle

The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy

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