Gene Lockhart
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Edwin Eugene Lockhart July 18 1891 March 31 1957 was a CanadianAmerican 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 Dauphins 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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