Gene Lockhart
Biography
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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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-07-18
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Eugene Lockhart, Eugene "Gene" Lockhart, Gene Lockhart
Known For
His Girl Friday
Blondie
Hangmen Also Die!
Algiers
Miracle on 34th Street
Hoodlum Empire
I've Been Around
Meet John Doe
Red Light
A Christmas Carol
The Strange Woman
The Sea Wolf
You Can't Escape Forever
Carousel
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Inspector General
World for Ransom
Rhubarb
The House on 92nd Street
All That Money Can Buy
Joan of Arc
Forever and a Day
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Edison, the Man
Crime and Punishment
Earthworm Tractors
Madame Bovary
They Died with Their Boots On
I, Jane Doe
Leave Her to Heaven
Going My Way
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
That's the Spirit
Star of Midnight
Listen, Darling
Northern Pursuit
Times Square Playboy
Find the Blackmailer
One Foot in Heaven
A Girl in Every Port
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
The Gay Sisters
Action in Arabia
Juke Girl
Bonzo Goes to College
Francis Covers the Big Town
Tell No Tales
Men Are Such Fools
A Dispatch from Reuters
Blackmail
Of Human Hearts
Jeanne Eagels
Riding High
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Billy the Kid
Apache War Smoke
The Garden Murder Case
Career Woman
The Lady from Texas
A Scandal in Paris
Mission to Moscow
Sinners in Paradise
Down to the Sea in Ships
The Inside Story
Mama Steps Out
Cynthia
Brides Are Like That
The Desert Song
Man from Frisco
The Vanishing American
Penrod's Double Trouble
Apartment for Peggy
The Big Hangover
By Your Leave
Mind Your Own Business
Too Many Wives
South of Pago Pago
The Sickle or the Cross
Face to Face
Hotel Imperial
The Lady Wants Mink
Honeymoon
Bridal Suite
Wedding Present
The Devil Is a Sissy
Confidentially Connie
Meet Me on Broadway
Smilin' Through
The Foxes of Harrow
That Wonderful Urge
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Keeping Company
Androcles and the Lion
Steel Against the Sky
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
The Sheik Steps Out
Our Leading Citizen
Thunder in the Night
Her Husband's Affairs
Something to Sing About
Meet the Girls
I'm from Missouri
We Who Are Young
Breakdowns of 1936
International Lady
Breakdowns of 1941
Captain Hurricane
Storm Over the Andes
Geronimo
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8
Paul Revere, Jr.
Come Closer, Folks
Breakdowns of 1949
The Gay Bride
Sweethearts
Madame Curie
The Backbone of America
The First Baby
Breakdowns of 1942
The Bells of Cockaigne
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration