GENE LOCKHART BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Gene Lockhart was born on July 18th, 1891 in London, Ontario Canada with the birth name Eugene Lockhart, to John Coates and Ellen Mary Lockhart. From a young age, Lockhart developed an interest in drama and singing. By the age of fifteen he was already appearing in sketches with actress Beatrice Lillie.
His family relocated to London and Lockhart studied at the Brompton Oratory School in London. His family later moved back to Canada and Lockhart's mother encouraged him to relocate to the united States and try out on Broadway.
At the age of twenty five he followed his mother's wishes and found work in new York in a production called, "The Pierrot Players" for which he wrote both the book and the lyrics for the music.
After gaining some more experience as a stage actor and song writer he broke into the television industry with his first TV movie role on, "Sun Up" (1939). He continued to still work as a stage actor appearing in the plays, "The Little Father of the Wilderness" and "The Way of the World".
In addition to television and stage work, he also appeared on the radio program, "Sunday Night at Nine" in 1933. He also maintained making an income by writing articles for theater magazines and also coached drama and lectured on various drama techniques at the Julliard School of Music.
After appearing in the stage production of, "Ah, Wilderness!" he caught the attention of Hollywood and RKO Pictures who cast him in his first film role in, "By Your Leave" (1934). Other more prominent film roles he began to add to his resume included roles in, "Algiers" (1938), "Blackmail" (1939), "Geronimo" (1939), "The Sea Wolf" (1941), "Northern Pursuit" (1943), "Hangmen Also Die!" (1943), the Christmas classic "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and a young Natalie Wood, "Carousel" (1956) and his final film role was in 1957 on, "Jeanne Eagles".
Over the course of his career he added 125 film roles and also wrote a number of songs that became very popular.
He married only once to Kathleen Lockhart who was also an actress and appeared on his first radio program with him. They had one child together and remained married until he passed away from a heart attack on March 31st, 1957 in Santa Monica, California. His remains are buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
His only daughter, June Lockhart, also went on to pursue a career as an actress and she appeared with her father in the 1938 film, "A Christmas Carol". He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Television and Motion Picture Industry.
Filmography
1957 Jeanne Eagels
1957 Climax!
1950-1957 Lux Video Theatre
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
1956 Telephone Time
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
1956 Science Fiction Theatre
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 Carousel
1955 Homer Bell
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 The Vanishing American
1955 Crossroads
1955 The Father Who Had No Sons
1954 The Christophers
1953-1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre
1954 The Motorola Television Hour
1954 Campbell Summer Soundstage
1954 World for Ransom
1953 The Backbone of America
1953 Schlitz Playhouse
1953 Danger
1953 Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 The Lady Wants Mink
1953 Confidentially Connie
1953 The Ford Television Theatre
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1951-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents
1952 Androcles and the Lion
1952 Tales of Tomorrow
1952 Face to Face
1952 The Gulf Playhouse
1952 Bonzo Goes to College
1952 Apache War Smoke
1952 Broadway Television Theatre
1952 Hoodlum Empire
1952 A Girl in Every Port
1951 The Lady from Texas
1951 Rhubarb
1951 Family Theatre
1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse
1950 Lights Out
1950 The Big Hangover
1950 Riding High
1949 The Inspector General
1949 Red Light
1949 Madame Bovary
1949 The Sickle or the Cross
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
1948 That Wonderful Urge
1948 Joan of Arc
1948 Apartment for Peggy
1948 I, Jane Doe
1948 The Inside Story
1947 Her Husband's Affairs
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
1947 Cynthia
1947 Honeymoon
1947 Miracle on 34th Street
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1946 The Strange Woman
1946 A Scandal in Paris
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1945 Leave Her to Heaven
1945 The House on 92nd Street
1945 That's the Spirit
1944 Man from Frisco
1944 Going My Way
1944 Action in Arabia
1943 The Desert Song
1943 Madame Curie
1943 Northern Pursuit
1943 Find the Blackmailer
1943 Mission to Moscow
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
1943 Forever and a Day
1942 You Can't Escape Forever
1942 The Gay Sisters
1942 Juke Girl
1941 Steel Against the Sky
1941 They Died with Their Boots On
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
1941 International Lady
1941 One Foot in Heaven
1941 Billy the Kid
1941 Meet John Doe
1941 The Sea Wolf
1940 Keeping Company
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 We Who Are Young
1940 South of Pago Pago
1940 Edison, the Man
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 His Girl Friday
1939 Geronimo
1939 Blackmail
1939 Our Leading Citizen
1939 Bridal Suite
1939 Tell No Tales
1939 Hotel Imperial
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 I'm from Missouri
1938 Sweethearts
1938 A Christmas Carol
1938 Blondie
1938 Listen, Darling
1938 Meet the Girls
1938 Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 Algiers
1938 Men Are Such Fools
1938 Stocks and Blondes
1938 Sinners in Paradise
1938 Of Human Hearts
1937 Something to Sing About
1937 The Sheik Steps Out
1937 Too Many Wives
1937 Mama Steps Out
1936 Mind Your Own Business
1936 Career Woman
1936 Come Closer, Folks
1936 Wedding Present
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 Earthworm Tractors
1936 Times Square Playboy
1936 The First Baby
1936 Brides Are Like That
1936 The Garden Murder Case
1935 Crime and Punishment
1935 Thunder in the Night
1935 Star of Midnight
1935 Storm Over the Andes
1935 Captain Hurricane
1934 I've Been Around
1934 The Gay Bride
1934 By Your Leave
1934 Rambling 'Round Radio Row
1933 The No Man
1922 Smilin' Through
