Gene Lockhart
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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).
Acting
Movie
His Girl Friday
as Sheriff Hartwell
1940
Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Harper
1947
Movie
Meet John Doe
as Mayor Lovett
1941
Movie
Leave Her to Heaven
as Dr. Saunders
1945
Movie
Going My Way
as Ted Haines Snr.
1944
Movie
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
1938
Movie
Hangmen Also Die!
as Emil Czaka
1943
Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
as Samuel Bacon, Esq.
1941
Movie
All That Money Can Buy
as Squire Slossum
1941
Movie
Joan of Arc
as Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
1948
Movie
Carousel
as Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
1956
Movie
The Sea Wolf
as Dr. Prescott
1941
Movie
Madame Bovary
as J. Homais
1949
Movie
The Inspector General
as The Mayor
1949
Movie
Crime and Punishment
as Lushin
1935
Movie
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Bill Hawthorne
1956
Movie
Madame Curie
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Algiers
as Regis
1938
Movie
The House on 92nd Street
as Charles Ogden Roper
1945
Movie
The Strange Woman
as Isaiah Poster
1946
Movie
A Scandal in Paris
as Prefect of Police Richet
1946
Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Stephen Douglas
1940
Movie
Edison, the Man
as Mr. Taggart
1940
Movie
Star of Midnight
as Horatio Swayne
1935
