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Gene Lockhart

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1891-07-18

Deathday: 1957-03-31 (65 years old)

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 ed 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 ing 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" ing roles including Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938) and the judge in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

Filmography

all 137

Movies 125

TV Shows 12

self 5

Writer 1

Self (archive footage)

Gene Lockhart

Biography

Filmography

all 137

Movies 125

TV Shows 12

self 5

Writer 1

Ingrid Bergman ed (1996)

Jeanne Eagels (1957)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

Telephone Time (1956)

Carousel (1956)

The Vanishing American (1955)

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

His Honor, Homer Bell (1955)

Climax! (1954)

World for Ransom (1954)

The Backbone of America (1953)

The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)

Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)

The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

Confidentially Connie (1953)

Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)

Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Face to Face (1952)

Gulf Playhouse (1952)

Apache War Smoke (1952)

Bonzo Goes to College (1952)

Hoodlum Empire (1952)

A Girl in Every Port (1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

The Lady from Texas (1951)

Rhubarb (1951)

Tales of Tomorrow (1951)

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

The Big Hangover (1950)

Riding High (1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

The Inspector General (1949)

Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)

Red Light (1949)

Madame Bovary (1949)

Lights Out (1949)

The Sickle or the Cross (1949)

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

Joan of Arc (1948)

That Wonderful Urge (1948)

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

I, Jane Doe (1948)

The Inside Story (1948)

Her Husband's Affairs (1947)

The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

Cynthia (1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Honeymoon (1947)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

The Strange Woman (1946)

A Scandal in Paris (1946)

Meet Me on Broadway (1946)

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

The House on 92nd Street (1945)

That's the Spirit (1945)

Man from Frisco (1944)

Action in Arabia (1944)

Going My Way (1944)

The Desert Song (1943)

Madame Curie (1943)

Northern Pursuit (1943)

Find the Blackmailer (1943)

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

Forever and a Day (1943)

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)

You Can't Escape Forever (1942)

The Gay Sisters (1942)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-07-18

Deathday

1957-03-31 (65 years old)