Preston Lockwood
28 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 30, 1912
- Died
- Apr 24, 1996 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- West Ham, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Reginald Herbert Lockwood
Biography
Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 – 24 April 1996), known professionally as Preston Lockwood, was an English actor.
The only son of bus driver Herbert Lewis Lockwood and his wife Ethel May (née Preston), Lockwood was born in Essex; he had two elder sisters, Sylvia (born 1908) and Phyllis (born 1909). He used his mother's maiden name as his stage name.
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Lockwood is best known for his television credits, including the role of Butterfield the butler in several episodes of Jeeves and Wooster. He also appeared in the first episode of The Vicar of Dibley as Reverend Pottle, whose death midway through the prayers served as the catalyst for Geraldine Granger's arrival. Other appearances include Poldark, Shoestring, Doctor Who, Tenko, Miss Marple, All Creatures Great and Small and Inspector Morse. His performances on BBC Radio include Dennis the Dachshund in Children's Hour's Toytown.
One of his final roles was as Coriakin the magician in the 1989 BBC TV adaptation of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, one of Chronicles of Narnia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The IMDB informs another place of birth: Leyton, London, England, UK
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Known for
Preston Lockwood: movies and TV shows
Acting (71)
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1992 Memento Mori
as Deaf Old Man
- 1991 The Black Candle
as Bright
- 1990 The Fool
as Mr. Benjamin
- 1990
- 1990 Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as Prior Lanfranc
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 The Lady and the Highwayman
as Vicar
- 1988
- 1988 The Girl in a Swing
as Man at Sothebys
- 1988
- 1988 Pulse Pounders
as (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence)
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984 Electric Dreams
as Man at Concert
- 1984 Scandalous
as Leslie
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 Doctor Who: Snakedance
as Dojjen
- 1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Duke
- 1982 The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
as FA Member
- 1981
- 1981 Time Bandits
as Neguy
- 1980 Murphy's Stroke
as Judge
- 1980 Closing Ranks
as Sir Michael Bamsford
- 1979
- 1979 The Danedyke Mystery
as Dr Henry Simmonds
- 1978
- 1978 Absolution
as Father Hibbert
- 1978
- 1977 The Prince and the Pauper
as Father Andrew
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 The Portland Millions
as Mr. Justice Jeune
- 1976
- 1976 The Author of Beltraffio
as Doctor
- 1976
- 1975 The Ash Tree
as Dr. Croome
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974 Ransom
as Brigadier Hislop
- 1974 Paradise Restored
as John Bradshaw
- 1974
- 1974 The Black Windmill
as Ilkeston
- 1973 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as 3rd Chemist
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968