
Gene Lockhart
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1891-07-18
- Died
- 1957-03-31
- Place of birth
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Eugene Lockhart · Eugene "Gene" Lockhart · Gene Lockhart
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).
Known For
TV Shows (12)

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954
as Henry Anderson

Lights Out
1949

Telephone Time
1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Innkeeper / John Hewitt / Samuel Fulton / O'Connor / Leslie Hobbs / Sir George / David Keeney / Evander Cobb

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950

MGM Parade
1955
as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Milton Hershey

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Alfred Renell

His Honor, Homer Bell
1955
as Homer Bell
Movies (123)

Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Judge Harper

His Girl Friday
1940
as Sheriff Hartwell

Madame Bovary
1949
as J. Homais

Carousel
1956
as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden

Leave Her to Heaven
1945
as Dr. Saunders

Joan of Arc
1948
as Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor

Meet John Doe
1941
as Mayor Lovett

All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Squire Slossum

A Christmas Carol
1938
as Bob Cratchit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Bill Hawthorne

Madame Curie
1943
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Sweethearts
1938
as Augustus

Northern Pursuit
1943
as Ernst Willis

Blackmail
1939
as William 'Bill' Ramey

The Sea Wolf
1941
as Dr. Prescott

Smilin' Through
1922
as Village Rector

Captain Hurricane
1935
as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor

Going My Way
1944
as Ted Haines Snr.

Blondie
1938
as C.P. Hazlip

Juke Girl
1942
as Henry Madden

Keeping Company
1940
as Mr. Hellman

Rhubarb
1951
as Thaddeus J. Banner

Algiers
1938
as Regis

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Crime and Punishment
1935
as Lushin

Cynthia
1947
as Dr. Fred I. Jannings

The Strange Woman
1946
as Isaiah Poster

Riding High
1950
as J.P. Chase

Billy the Kid
1941
as Dan Hickey

Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Emil Czaka

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Viatcheslav Molotov

Jeanne Eagels
1957
as Equity Board President

The Inspector General
1949
as The Mayor

Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
as Tom Henderson

The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Maj. William O'Neal

Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Menagerie Keeper

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as John Powers

Man from Frisco
1944
as Joel Kennedy

Edison, the Man
1940
as Mr. Taggart

Bridal Suite
1939
as Cornelius McGill

A Girl in Every Port
1952
as Garvey

Thunder in the Night
1935
as Gabor

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Thomas Sanders

A Scandal in Paris
1946
as Prefect of Police Richet

Hotel Imperial
1939
as Elias

That Wonderful Urge
1948
as Judge Parker

Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self

The Gay Bride
1934
as Jim Smiley (uncredited)

The Gay Sisters
1942
as Mr. Herschell Gibbon

The House on 92nd Street
1945
as Charles Ogden Roper

Something to Sing About
1937
as Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan

Geronimo
1939
as Gillespie

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
as Rev. Paul Edgett

Of Human Hearts
1938
as Quid

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Forever and a Day
1943
as Cobblewick

International Lady
1941
as Sidney Grenner

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Otto Bauer

Listen, Darling
1938
as Arthur Drubbs

The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Mr. Heggie

The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Mr. Jim Murphy

Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Peter Winterbottom

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Stephen Douglas

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)

The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Edgar Lowe Hammle

Earthworm Tractors
1936
as George Healey

Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Andrew L. Bush

Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Sen. Tower

World for Ransom
1954
as Alexis Pederas

The Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux

Tell No Tales
1939
as Arno

Action in Arabia
1944
as Josef Danesco

One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Preston Thurston

We Who Are Young
1940
as C.B. Beamis

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as George Winslow

The Inside Story
1948
as Horace Taylor

You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Carl Robelink

Wedding Present
1936
as Archduke Gustav Ernest

Red Light
1949
as Warni Hazard

The Lady from Texas
1951
as Judge George Jeffers

That's the Spirit
1945
as Jasper Cawthorne

The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as James John

The First Baby
1936
as Mr. Ellis

Find the Blackmailer
1943
as John Michael Rhodes

Confidentially Connie
1953
as Dean Edward E. Magruder

By Your Leave
1934
as Skeets

I, Jane Doe
1948
as Arnold Matson

Apache War Smoke
1952
as Cyril R. Snowden

Star of Midnight
1935
as Horatio Swayne

The Vanishing American
1955
as Blucher

Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self

The Backbone of America
1953
as Uncle Cedric

Apartment for Peggy
1948
as Prof. Edward Bell

Career Woman
1936
as Uncle Billy Burly

Mind Your Own Business
1936
as Bottles

Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self

Our Leading Citizen
1939
as J.T. Tapley

Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as John Whittaker

Honeymoon
1947
as Consul Prescott

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
as Jeff Brock

Too Many Wives
1937
as Winfield Jackson

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Saxon

Mama Steps Out
1937
as Mr. Sims

Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Mr. Schofield

Brides Are Like That
1936
as John Robinson

Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Clarence B. Gateson

South of Pago Pago
1940
as Lindsay

Sinners in Paradise
1938
as Senator John P. Corey

Times Square Playboy
1936
as P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft

The Big Hangover
1950
as Charles Parkford

The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Samuel P. Murdock

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
as Matthew

Come Closer, Folks
1936
as Elmer Woods

The Desert Song
1943
as Pere FanFan

Storm Over the Andes
1935
as Cracker

I've Been Around
1935
as Sammy Ames

I'm from Missouri
1939
as Porgie Rowe

Paul Revere, Jr.
1933
as Miles Standish

Men Are Such Fools
1938
as Bill Dalton

Face to Face
1952
as Archbold
About Gene Lockhart
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… With 135 credits spanning from 1922 to 1996, Gene Lockhart has appeared in 123 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gene Lockhart Movies
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — as Judge Harper
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Sheriff Hartwell
- Madame Bovary (1949) — as J. Homais
- Carousel (1956) — as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945) — as Dr. Saunders
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