Gene Lockhart
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1891
Died: March 31, 1957
Place of birth: London, 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).
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Filmography
125 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957
6.7
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
6.5
Telephone Time
1956
5.3
Carousel
1956
6.7
The Vanishing American
1955
6.8
Crossroads
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
7.5
His Honor, Homer Bell
1955
3.8
Climax!
1954
5.3
World for Ransom
1954
NR
The Backbone of America
1953
7.2
The Bells of Cockaigne
1953
5.2
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
8.0
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
5.8
Confidentially Connie
1953
6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
1952
6.0
Face to Face
1952
5.0
Apache War Smoke
1952
6.0
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
6.5
Hoodlum Empire
1952
5.2
A Girl in Every Port
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
10.0
The Lady from Texas
1951
5.8
Rhubarb
1951
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
4.8
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
6.7
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
4.5
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
6.4
The Big Hangover
1950
6.1
Riding High
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.6
The Inspector General
1949
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
5.9
Red Light
1949
6.8
Madame Bovary
1949
6.0
Lights Out
1949
7.0
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
7.2
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
6.2
Joan of Arc
1948
6.5
That Wonderful Urge
1948
8.2
Apartment for Peggy
1948
6.4
I, Jane Doe
1948
6.6
The Inside Story
1948
5.6
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
6.0
The Foxes of Harrow
1947
6.2
Cynthia
1947
7.4
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
6.5
Honeymoon
1947
8.8
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
6.2
The Strange Woman
1946
6.4
A Scandal in Paris
1946
8.5
Meet Me on Broadway
1946
7.5
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
6.6
The House on 92nd Street
1945
6.7
That's the Spirit
1945
6.5
Man from Frisco
1944
6.0
Action in Arabia
1944
6.7
Going My Way
1944
6.0
The Desert Song
1943
7.2
Madame Curie
1943
6.1
Northern Pursuit
1943
6.7
Find the Blackmailer
1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
6.0
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
6.6
The Gay Sisters
1942
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942
7.2
Juke Girl
1942
5.4
Steel Against the Sky
1941
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941
7.0
All That Money Can Buy
1941
6.6
International Lady
1941
5.3
Billy the Kid
1941
7.2
The Sea Wolf
1941
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
6.7
Keeping Company
1940
6.3
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
6.8
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
5.5
South of Pago Pago
1940
6.3
We Who Are Young
1940
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940
6.9
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
7.4
His Girl Friday
1940
5.3
Geronimo
1939
6.9
Blackmail
1939
8.0
Our Leading Citizen
1939
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939
5.4
Bridal Suite
1939
7.0
Hotel Imperial
1939
7.0
I'm from Missouri
1939
6.3
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
6.5
Jesse James
1939
5.8
Sweethearts
1938
7.0
A Christmas Carol
1938
7.0
Blondie
1938
6.7
Listen, Darling
1938
5.0
Meet the Girls
1938
7.5
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
5.8
Men Are Such Fools
1938
5.4
Sinners in Paradise
1938
6.0
Of Human Hearts
1938
6.4
Algiers
1938
6.2
Something to Sing About
1937
6.5
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
7.3
Too Many Wives
1937
7.3
Mama Steps Out
1937
NR
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
6.0
Career Woman
1936
10.0
Mind Your Own Business
1936
9.0
Come Closer, Folks
1936
6.2
Wedding Present
1936
7.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
5.5
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
5.4
Earthworm Tractors
1936
4.8
Times Square Playboy
1936
6.1
Brides Are Like That
1936
8.0
The First Baby
1936
5.7
The Garden Murder Case
1936
6.2
Crime and Punishment
1935
6.0
Thunder in the Night
1935
5.9
Star of Midnight
1935
7.0
Storm Over the Andes
1935
4.0
I've Been Around
1935
6.0
Captain Hurricane
1935
6.0
The Gay Bride
1934
4.3
By Your Leave
19345.7
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
1934
NR
Paul Revere, Jr.
1933
6.5
Smilin' Through
1922