ACTOR

Gene Lockhart

1891 - 1957

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Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957) was a Canadian-American character actor, playwright, singer and lyricist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Lockhart has received more than 1,176,776 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Lockhart is the 7,084th most popular actor (up from 7,136th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Canada (up from 610th in 2019) and the 188th most popular Canadian Actor.

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  • 43.03

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gene Lockhart ranks 7,084 out of 13,578. Before him are Sophie Thompson, Manorama, Nesrin Cavadzade, Kim Stanley, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, and Parviz Parastui. After him are Robert Walker, Reg E. Cathey, Paul Johansson, Melody Anderson, Josephine Tewson, and Tracie Thoms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Gene Lockhart ranks 273. Before him are Charles Coughlin, Alfred Lane, Rowland V. Lee, Irene Rich, Hugo Lahtinen, and Tullio Bozza. After him are Marguerite Clayton, Martti Nieminen, Gaston Strobino, Robert P. Patterson, Josef Šroubek, and Isabel Jeans. Among people deceased in 1957, Gene Lockhart ranks 210. Before him are Mary Proctor, Jack Butler Yeats, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Ezio Pinza, Katie Johnson, and Keith Andrews. After him are Joyce Cary, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Jorge Sarmiento, Nico Bouvy, Clarence Walker, and Dorothy Richardson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gene Lockhart ranks 598 out of 1,622. Before him are Leslie Hope (1965), Barbara Hannigan (1971), Ross Taylor (1902), Alexander Ludwig (1992), Richard Wagner (1957), and Michael Mando (1981). After him are Melody Anderson (1955), Alberta Watson (1955), Ernie Collett (1895), Tony Esposito (1943), Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), and Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Gene Lockhart ranks 188. Before him are Mackenzie Davis (1987), Estella Warren (1978), Enrico Colantoni (1963), Leslie Hope (1965), Alexander Ludwig (1992), and Michael Mando (1981). After him are Melody Anderson (1955), Alberta Watson (1955), Suzanne Clément (1969), Haji (1946), Currie Graham (1967), and Caroline Rhea (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

His Girl Friday
Sheriff Hartwell
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
Jan 18th 19407.4 / 10
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Henry X. Harper
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Jun 4th 19477.4 / 10
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Dec 16th 19387.1 / 10