Gene Lockhart

Personal Info

Birthday

July 17, 1891

Day of Death

1957-03-31

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

London, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Eugene Lockhart

Eugene "Gene" Lockhart

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.

Known For

Climax!

Lux Video Theatre

Joan of Arc

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Leave Her to Heaven

Meet John Doe

A Scandal in Paris

Madame Curie

Filmography

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