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
Sheriff Hartwell
His Girl Friday
C.P. Hazlip
Blondie
Emil Czaka
Hangmen Also Die!
Regis
Algiers
Judge Henry X. Harper
Miracle on 34th Street
Sen. Tower
Hoodlum Empire
Sammy Ames
I've Been Around
Mayor Lovett
Meet John Doe
Warni Hazard
Red Light
Bob Cratchit
A Christmas Carol
Isaiah Poster
The Strange Woman
Dr. Prescott
The Sea Wolf
Carl Robelink
You Can't Escape Forever
Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Carousel
The Mayor
The Inspector General
Bill Hawthorne
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Alexis Pederas
World for Ransom
Thaddeus J. Banner
Rhubarb
Charles Ogden Roper
The House on 92nd Street
Squire Slossum
All That Money Can Buy
Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
Joan of Arc
Cobblewick
Forever and a Day
Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Mr. Taggart
Edison, the Man
Lushin
Crime and Punishment
George Healey
Earthworm Tractors
J. Homais
Madame Bovary
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
They Died with Their Boots On
Arnold Matson
I, Jane Doe
Dr. Saunders
Leave Her to Heaven
Ted Haines Snr.
Going My Way
Jeff Brock
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Thomas Sanders
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Jasper Cawthorne
That's the Spirit
Horatio Swayne
Star of Midnight
Arthur Drubbs
Listen, Darling
Ernst Willis
Northern Pursuit
P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft
Times Square Playboy
John Michael Rhodes
Find the Blackmailer
Preston Thurston
One Foot in Heaven
Garvey
A Girl in Every Port
George Winslow
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Mr. Herschell Gibbon
The Gay Sisters
Josef Danesco
Action in Arabia
Henry Madden
Juke Girl
Clarence B. Gateson
Bonzo Goes to College
Tom Henderson
Francis Covers the Big Town
Arno
Tell No Tales
Bill Dalton
Men Are Such Fools
William 'Bill' Ramey
Blackmail
Otto Bauer
A Dispatch from Reuters
Quid
Of Human Hearts
Equity Board President
Jeanne Eagels
J.P. Chase
Riding High
Saxon
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Maj. William O'Neal
The Gorgeous Hussy
Dan Hickey
Billy the Kid
Cyril R. Snowden
Apache War Smoke
Edgar Lowe Hammle
The Garden Murder Case
Uncle Billy Burly
Career Woman
Judge George Jeffers
The Lady from Texas
Prefect of Police Richet
A Scandal in Paris
Viatcheslav Molotov
Mission to Moscow
Senator John P. Corey
Sinners in Paradise
Andrew L. Bush
Down to the Sea in Ships
Horace Taylor
The Inside Story
Mr. Sims
Mama Steps Out
Dr. Fred I. Jannings
Cynthia
John Robinson
Brides Are Like That
Pere FanFan
The Desert Song
Joel Kennedy
Man from Frisco
Blucher
The Vanishing American
Mr. Schofield
Penrod's Double Trouble
Prof. Edward Bell
Apartment for Peggy
Charles Parkford
The Big Hangover
Skeets
By Your Leave
Bottles
Mind Your Own Business
Winfield Jackson
Too Many Wives
Lindsay
South of Pago Pago
James John
The Sickle or the Cross
Archbold
Face to Face
Elias
Hotel Imperial
Mr. Heggie
The Lady Wants Mink
Consul Prescott
Honeymoon
Cornelius McGill
Bridal Suite
Mr. Jim Murphy
The Devil Is a Sissy
Archduke Gustav Ernest
Wedding Present
Dean Edward E. Magruder
Confidentially Connie
John Whittaker
Meet Me on Broadway
Village Rector
Smilin' Through
Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
The Foxes of Harrow
Judge Parker
That Wonderful Urge
Rev. Paul Edgett
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Mr. Hellman
Keeping Company
Menagerie Keeper
Androcles and the Lion
John Powers
Steel Against the Sky
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Samuel P. Murdock
The Sheik Steps Out
J.T. Tapley
Our Leading Citizen
Gabor
Thunder in the Night
Peter Winterbottom
Her Husband's Affairs
Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan
Something to Sing About
Homer Watson
Meet the Girls
Porgie Rowe
I'm from Missouri
C.B. Beamis
We Who Are Young
Self
Breakdowns of 1936
Sidney Grenner
International Lady
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
Captain Hurricane
Cracker
Storm Over the Andes
Gillespie
Geronimo
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
Miles Standish
Paul Revere, Jr.
Elmer Woods
Come Closer, Folks
Self
Breakdowns of 1949
Jim Smiley (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
Augustus
Sweethearts
Bit Part (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Uncle Cedric
The Backbone of America
Mr. Ellis
The First Baby
Self
Breakdowns of 1942
Pat
The Bells of Cockaigne
Matthew
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-07-17
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Eugene Lockhart