Gene Lockhart
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Climax!
Henry Anderson
1954
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Innkeeper
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Samuel Fulton
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
John Hewitt
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
O'Connor
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Leslie Hobbs
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
David Keeney
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Sir George
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Evander Cobb
1950
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Series
Crossroads
Reverend Allan E. Claxton
1955
Film
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Harper
1947
Film
His Girl Friday
Sheriff Hartwell
1940
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Milton Hershey
1951
Film
Leave Her to Heaven
Dr. Saunders
1945
Film
Meet John Doe
Mayor Lovett
1941
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alfred Renell
1951
Film
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
1938
Film
James Dean: Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Bill Hawthorne
1956
Film
Jesse James
Wiseacre Sitting Outside Marshal's Office (uncredited)
1939
Film
They Died with Their Boots On
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
1941
Film
Madame Bovary
J. Homais
1949
Film
All That Money Can Buy
Squire Slossum
1941
Film
Androcles and the Lion
Menagerie Keeper
1952
Film
The Sea Wolf
Dr. Prescott
1941
Film
Joan of Arc
Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
1948
Film
The Strange Woman
Isaiah Poster
1946
Film
Going My Way
Ted Haines Snr.
1944
Film
Carousel
Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
1956
Film
A Scandal in Paris
Prefect of Police Richet
1946
Film
The Inspector General
The Mayor
1949
Film
Billy the Kid
Dan Hickey
1941
Film
Edison, the Man
Mr. Taggart
1940
Film
That Wonderful Urge
Judge Parker
1948
Film
Hangmen Also Die!
Emil Czaka
1943
Film
Down to the Sea in Ships
Andrew L. Bush
1949
Film
Blondie
C.P. Hazlip
1938
Series
His Honor, Homer Bell
Homer Bell
1955
Film
Confidentially Connie
Dean Edward E. Magruder
1953
Film
The Gay Bride
Jim Smiley (uncredited)
1934
Film
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Devil Is a Sissy
Mr. Jim Murphy
1936
Film
Jeanne Eagels
Equity Board President
1957
Film
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Sanders
1939
Film
Captain Hurricane
Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
1935
Film
I, Jane Doe
Arnold Matson
1948
Film
The House on 92nd Street
Charles Ogden Roper
1945
Film
Crime and Punishment
Lushin
1935
Film
The Foxes of Harrow
Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
1947
Film
Madame Curie
Bit Part (uncredited)
1943
Film
Northern Pursuit
Ernst Willis
1943
Film
That's the Spirit
Jasper Cawthorne
1945
Film
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Saxon
1947
Film
Algiers
Regis
1938
Film
Hoodlum Empire
Sen. Tower
1952
Film
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Rev. Paul Edgett
1953
Film
Blackmail
William 'Bill' Ramey
1939
Film
Of Human Hearts
Quid
1938
Film
The Lady Wants Mink
Mr. Heggie
1953
Film
Rhubarb
Thaddeus J. Banner
1951
Film
Find the Blackmailer
John Michael Rhodes
1943
Film
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936
Film
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Film
A Dispatch from Reuters
Otto Bauer
1940
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Stephen Douglas
1940
Film
The Big Hangover
Charles Parkford
1950
Film
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Jeff Brock
1951
Film
Her Husband's Affairs
Peter Winterbottom
1947
Film
The Garden Murder Case
Edgar Lowe Hammle
1936
Film
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
George Winslow
1940
Film
Men Are Such Fools
Bill Dalton
1938
Film
The Backbone of America
Uncle Cedric
1953
Film
Storm Over the Andes
Cracker
1935
Film
Riding High
J.P. Chase
1950
Film
A Girl in Every Port
Garvey
1952
Film
Forever and a Day
Cobblewick
1943
Film
Apartment for Peggy
Prof. Edward Bell
1948
Film
Wedding Present
Archduke Gustav Ernest
1936
Film
Action in Arabia
Josef Danesco
1944
Film
Steel Against the Sky
John Powers
1941
Film
One Foot in Heaven
Preston Thurston
1941
Film
Listen, Darling
Arthur Drubbs
1938
Film
The Inside Story
Horace Taylor
1948
Film
The Gorgeous Hussy
Maj. William O'Neal
1936
Film
Juke Girl
Henry Madden
1942
Film
The Desert Song
Pere FanFan
1944
Film
International Lady
Sidney Grenner
1941
Film
We Who Are Young
C.B. Beamis
1940
Film
Something to Sing About
Bennett O. Regan
1937
Film
Our Leading Citizen
J.T. Tapley
1939
Film
Tell No Tales
Arno
1939
Film
Bridal Suite
Cornelius McGill
1939
Film
Meet Me on Broadway
John Whittaker
1946
Film
Sweethearts
Augustus
1938
Film
Thunder in the Night
Gabor
1935
Film
The Gay Sisters
Mr. Herschell Gibbon
1942
Film
Hotel Imperial
Elias
1939
Film
Keeping Company
Mr. Hellman
1940
Film
Star of Midnight
Horatio Swayne
1935
Film
Mind Your Own Business
Bottles
1936
Film
World for Ransom
Alexis Pederas
1954
Film
Mission to Moscow
Viatcheslav Molotov
1943
Film
Cynthia
Dr. Fred I. Jannings
1947
Film
South of Pago Pago
Lindsay
1940
Film
The Lady from Texas
Judge George Jeffers
1951
Film
The Sickle or the Cross
James John
1949
Film
Mama Steps Out
Mr. Sims
1937
Film
I've Been Around
Sammy Ames
1935
Film
Meet the Girls
Homer Watson
1938
Film
The Sheik Steps Out
Samuel P. Murdock
1937
Film
The First Baby
Mr. Ellis
1936
Film
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Film
The Vanishing American
Blucher
1955
Film
Geronimo
Gillespie
1939
Film
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Times Square Playboy
P.H. "Ben", "Pig Head" Bancroft
1936
Film
Red Light
Warni Hazard
1949
Film
Bonzo Goes to College
Clarence B. Gateson
1952
Film
Penrod's Double Trouble
Mr. Schofield
1938
Film
Too Many Wives
Winfield Jackson
1937
Film
You Can't Escape Forever
Carl Robelink
1942
Film
Apache War Smoke
Cyril R. Snowden
1952
Film
Sinners in Paradise
Senator John P. Corey
1938
Film
I'm from Missouri
Porgie Rowe
1939
Film
By Your Leave
Skeets
1934
Film
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Matthew
1951
Film
Honeymoon
Consul Prescott
1947
Film
Francis Covers the Big Town
Tom Henderson
1953
Film
Earthworm Tractors
George Healey
1936
Film
Brides Are Like That
John Robinson
1936
Film
Face to Face
Archbold
1952
Film
The Bells of Cockaigne
Pat
1953
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
1934
Film
Career Woman
Uncle Billy Burly
1936
Film
Come Closer, Folks
Elmer Woods
1936
Film
Smilin' Through
Village Rector
1922
Film
Paul Revere, Jr.
Miles Standish
1933
Film
Man from Frisco
Joel Kennedy
1944