Preston Lockwood
Actor
- Born
- October 30, 1912 · West Ham, Essex, England, UK
- Died
- April 24, 1996 (age 83)
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
Known for
Time Bandits
July 13, 1981
Electric Dreams
July 20, 1984
The Black Windmill
May 17, 1974
Ransom
December 6, 1974
The Prince and the Pauper
June 3, 1977
The Scarlet Pimpernel
November 9, 1982
Absolution
June 5, 1978
The Ash Tree
December 23, 1975
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
November 19, 1989
The Lady and the Highwayman
December 3, 1988
Pulse Pounders
January 1, 1988
The Girl in a Swing
September 29, 1988
Acting28
- 1992Memento Mori as Deaf Old Man
- 1991The Black Candle as Bright
- 1990The Fool as Mr. Benjamin
- 1990Blood Royal: William the Conqueror as Prior Lanfranc
- 1989The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Coriakin
- 1988The Lady and the Highwayman as Vicar
- 1988The Girl in a Swing as Man at Sothebys
- 1988Consuming Passions
- 1988Pulse Pounders as (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence)
- 1988The Dungeonmaster II: A Sorcerer’s Nightmare