Gene Lockhart

Known for ActingBorn 1891-07-18Died 1957-03-31London, 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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Lady from Texas

Mind Your Own Business

MGM Parade

Come Closer, Folks

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Meet Me on Broadway

Apartment for Peggy

The Lady Wants Mink

Our Leading Citizen

The First Baby

His Honor, Homer Bell

Forever and a Day

Penrod's Double Trouble

Leave Her to Heaven

Miracle on 34th Street

His Girl Friday

The Bells of Cockaigne

Meet John Doe

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Mama Steps Out

Down to the Sea in Ships

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Madame Curie

Juke Girl

Too Many Wives

The Sea Wolf

Blondie

Mrs. Miniver

The Sickle or the Cross

All That Money Can Buy

Breakdowns of 1941

Hotel Imperial

I'm from Missouri

A Christmas Carol

The Devil Is a Sissy

Storm Over the Andes

Hangmen Also Die!

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

One Foot in Heaven

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Madame Bovary

The Vanishing American

Edison, the Man

Lux Video Theatre

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Blackmail

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain