Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood
Born	(1902-05-05)May 5, 1902 Slezská Ostrava, Silesia, Austria-Hungary
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1938–1983

Alexander Lockwood (May 5, 1902 – January 25, 1990) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1930s to the 1980s.

Biography

Lockwood was born in Slezská Ostrava, now Czech Republic, in 1902. Lockwood began his acting career in film in 1938, appearing in films like Just Off Broadway, Sherlock Holmes in Washington and Jigsaw during the 1940s. During the 1950s and 1960s he appeared in films like The Wrong Man and The Invisible Boy with Richard Eyer. He also appeared in The Story of Mankind and Monster on the Campus. He also acted in films like The Tarnished Angels and Edge of Eternitywith Cornel Wilde and Cary Grant during the late 1950s. During the 1960s he appeared in films like Beauty and the Beast with Joyce Taylor and Walk on the Wild Side with Laurence Harvey and The Monkey's Uncle with Tommy Kirk during the 1960s. During the 1970s he appeared in films like Duel, Family Plot and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Lockwood last acted in the film Romantic Comedy in 1983.

Death

Lockwood died in 1990 at the age of 87.

Selected filmography

Film

• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) - Reporter (uncredited)
• Wings of the Navy (1939) - Jerry's Flight Instructor (uncredited)
• Murder in the Air (1940) - Dirigible Officer (uncredited)
• Flight from Destiny (1941) - Conway
• Dive Bomber (1941) - Squadron Commander (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) - Smith (uncredited)
• The Bugle Sounds (1942) - Sergeant (uncredited)
• Mississippi Gambler (1942) - Spence
• Saboteur (1942) - Marine (uncredited)
• Just Off Broadway (1942) - Edmond Telmachio
• Madame Spy (1942) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Reporter (uncredited)
• Jigsaw (1949) - Nichols
• With These Hands (1950) - Doctor (in 1913) (uncredited)
• The Tattered Dress (1957) - Paul Vernon
• The Invisible Boy (1957) - Arthur Kelvaney
• Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957) - Bert - the New Sheriff
• The Story of Mankind (1957) - Promoter
• The Tarnished Angels (1957) - Sam Hagood
• Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Alfred (uncredited)
• King Creole (1958) - Dr. Patrick (uncredited)
• Monster on the Campus (1958) - Prof. Gilbert Howard
• This Earth Is Mine (1959) - Dr. Regis (uncredited)
• North by Northwest (1959) - Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)
• Edge of Eternity (1959) - Jim Kendon
• Walk on the Wild Side (1962) - Doctor in Teresina's Café (uncredited)
• 13 West Street (1962) - Schaffer (uncredited)
• Beauty and the Beast (1962) - Man
• The Monkey's Uncle (1965) - Regent
• The Ballad of Josie (1967) - Parson (uncredited)
• Duel (1971) - Old Man in Car
• The Sting (1973) - Landlord (uncredited)
• Family Plot (1976) - Parson
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Implantee #2
• Wholly Moses! (1980) - Elderly Man
• Making Love (1982) - Minister
• Romantic Comedy (1983) - The Minister

Television

• Tales of Tomorrow (1952) - Dr. Gorham
• Telephone Time (1956) - Councilman Martin
• The Ford Television Theatre (1957) - District Attorney
• Sheriff of Cochise (1957) - Inspector Boland
• The Silent Service (1957) - War Corresondent Howard
• Zane Grey Theater (1958) - Lacey
• Startime (1960) - Principal Rigsby
• The Law and Mr. Jones (1961)
• My Three Sons (1961) – "Dean" Talbot
• Window on Main Street (1961) – episode "The Big Spender" – Ethan Carter
• It's a Man's World (1962) - Will Ryder
• Mr. Novak (1965) - Collins
• Profiles in Courage (1965) - Congressman Mills
• The Cavanaughs (1988) - Leo Lafferty (final television appearance)

External links

• Alexander Lockwood at the Internet Movie Database
• Alexander Lockwood at the Internet Broadway Database