Gene Lockhart
Born
July 17, 1891
Died
March 31, 1957 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
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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
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1996
Jeanne Eagels
Equity Board President
1957
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Bill Hawthorne
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956
Carousel
Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
1956
The Vanishing American
Blucher
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955
His Honor, Homer Bell
Homer Bell · (39 episodes)
1955
Climax!
Henry Anderson · (1 episode)
1954
World for Ransom
Alexis Pederas
1954
The Backbone of America
Uncle Cedric
1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
Pat
1953
Francis Covers the Big Town
Tom Henderson
1953
The Lady Wants Mink
Mr. Heggie
1953
Confidentially Connie
Dean Edward E. Magruder
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Rev. Paul Edgett
1953
Androcles and the Lion
Menagerie Keeper
1952
Face to Face
Archbold
1952
Apache War Smoke
Cyril R. Snowden
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
Clarence B. Gateson
1952
Hoodlum Empire
Sen. Tower
1952
A Girl in Every Port
Garvey
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Milton Hershey · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alfred Renell · (1 episode)
1951
The Lady from Texas
Judge George Jeffers
1951
Rhubarb
Thaddeus J. Banner
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(2 episodes)
1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Matthew
1951
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Jeff Brock
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Innkeeper · (2 episodes)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
John Hewitt · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Samuel Fulton · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
O'Connor · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Leslie Hobbs · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sir George · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
David Keeney · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Evander Cobb · (1 episode)
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(1 episode)
1950
The Big Hangover
Charles Parkford
1950
Riding High
J.P. Chase
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(3 episodes)
1950
The Inspector General
The Mayor
1949
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Red Light
Warni Hazard
1949
Madame Bovary
J. Homais
1949
Lights Out
(1 episode)
1949
The Sickle or the Cross
James John
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
Andrew L. Bush
1949
Joan of Arc
Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
1948
That Wonderful Urge
Judge Parker
1948
Apartment for Peggy
Prof. Edward Bell
1948
I, Jane Doe
Arnold Matson
1948
The Inside Story
Horace Taylor
1948
Her Husband's Affairs
Peter Winterbottom
1947
The Foxes of Harrow
Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
1947
Cynthia
Dr. Fred I. Jannings
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Henry X. Harper
1947
Honeymoon
Consul Prescott
1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Saxon
1947
The Strange Woman
Isaiah Poster
1946
A Scandal in Paris
Prefect of Police Richet
1946
Meet Me on Broadway
John Whittaker
1946
Leave Her to Heaven
Dr. Saunders
1945
The House on 92nd Street
Charles Ogden Roper
1945
That's the Spirit
Jasper Cawthorne
1945
Man from Frisco
Joel Kennedy
1944
Action in Arabia
Josef Danesco
1944
Going My Way
Ted Haines Snr.
1944
The Desert Song
Pere FanFan
1943
Madame Curie
Bit Part (uncredited)
1943
Northern Pursuit
Ernst Willis
1943
Find the Blackmailer
John Michael Rhodes
1943
Mission to Moscow
Viatcheslav Molotov
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Emil Czaka
1943
Forever and a Day
Cobblewick
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
Carl Robelink
1942
The Gay Sisters
Mr. Herschell Gibbon
1942
Juke Girl
Henry Madden
1942
Steel Against the Sky
John Powers
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
Preston Thurston
1941
All That Money Can Buy
Squire Slossum
1941
International Lady
Sidney Grenner
1941
Billy the Kid
Dan Hickey
1941
The Sea Wolf
Dr. Prescott
1941
Meet John Doe
Mayor Lovett
1941
Keeping Company
Mr. Hellman
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Otto Bauer
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
George Winslow
1940
South of Pago Pago
Lindsay
1940
We Who Are Young
C.B. Beamis
1940
Edison, the Man
Mr. Taggart
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Stephen Douglas
1940
His Girl Friday
Sheriff Hartwell
1940
Geronimo
Gillespie
1939
Blackmail
William 'Bill' Ramey
1939
Our Leading Citizen
J.T. Tapley
1939
Tell No Tales
Arno
1939
Bridal Suite
Cornelius McGill
1939
Hotel Imperial
Elias
1939
I'm from Missouri
Porgie Rowe
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Sanders
1939
Sweethearts
Augustus
1938
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
1938
Blondie
C.P. Hazlip
1938
Listen, Darling
Arthur Drubbs
1938
Meet the Girls
Homer Watson
1938
Penrod's Double Trouble
Mr. Schofield
1938
Men Are Such Fools
Bill Dalton
1938
Sinners in Paradise
Senator John P. Corey
1938
Of Human Hearts
Quid
1938
Algiers
Regis
1938
Something to Sing About
Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan
1937
The Sheik Steps Out
Samuel P. Murdock
1937
Too Many Wives
Winfield Jackson
1937
Mama Steps Out
Mr. Sims
1937
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936
Career Woman
Uncle Billy Burly
1936
Mind Your Own Business
Bottles
1936
Come Closer, Folks
Elmer Woods
1936
Wedding Present
Archduke Gustav Ernest
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
Mr. Jim Murphy
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Maj. William O'Neal
1936
Earthworm Tractors
George Healey
1936
Times Square Playboy
P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft
1936
Brides Are Like That
John Robinson
1936
The First Baby
Mr. Ellis
1936
The Garden Murder Case
Edgar Lowe Hammle
1936
Crime and Punishment
Lushin
1935
Thunder in the Night
Gabor
1935
Star of Midnight
Horatio Swayne
1935
Storm Over the Andes
Cracker
1935
I've Been Around
Sammy Ames
1935
Captain Hurricane
Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
1935
The Gay Bride
Jim Smiley (uncredited)
1934
By Your Leave
Skeets
1934
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
1934
Paul Revere, Jr.
Miles Standish
1933
Smilin' Through
Village Rector
1922