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Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Actor · 1891 – 1957 · 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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  • Movie7.4

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947 · 871 votes

  • Movie7.4

    His Girl Friday

    1940 · 974 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Sea Wolf

    1941 · 72 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Jesse James

    1939 · 115 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945 · 289 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Hangmen Also Die!

    1943 · 143 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Joan of Arc

    1948 · 89 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie7.0

    A Christmas Carol

    1938 · 155 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Going My Way

    1944 · 199 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Carousel

    1956 · 87 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Madame Bovary

    1949 · 59 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Madame Curie

    1943 · 52 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Strange Woman

    1946 · 44 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Meet John Doe

    1941 · 289 votes

  • Movie6.6

    The Inspector General

    1949 · 58 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Androcles and the Lion

    1952 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.2

    Jeanne Eagels

    1957 · 15 votes

  • Movie6.4

    A Scandal in Paris

    1946 · 32 votes

  • Movie6.6

    The House on 92nd Street

    1945 · 47 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie6.8

    Edison, the Man

    1940 · 27 votes

  • Movie6.9

    One Foot in Heaven

    1941 · 23 votes

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  • TV6.0
  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV6.0
  • TV6.5

    Telephone Time

    1956 · 4 votes

  • TV6.0

    Lights Out

    1949 · 5 votes

  • TV4.5
  • TV6.4

    Tales of Tomorrow

    1951 · 7 votes

  • TV7.5

    MGM Parade

    1955 · 2 votes

  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV8.8

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951 · 8 votes

  • TV6.8

    Crossroads

    1955 · 4 votes

  • TV7.2
  • TV7.5

    His Honor, Homer Bell

    1955 · 2 votes