Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood (born Alexander Wyricz; 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 Alexander Wyricz in Poland He came to the United States when he was 4 years old. His parents lived in Chicago, and he had two sisters. He performed with the Clemant-Walsh troupe in 1927. His Broadway debut occurred in 1938 in Soliloquy. His other Broadway credits included Hamlet (1945 and 1946), The Biggest Thief in Town (1949), and Remains to Be Seen (1952). He 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) - Professor 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) (Season 1 Episode 40: "The Duplicates") - Dr. Gorham Gunsmoke (1956) (Season 2 Episode 6: "Indian White") - Colonel Honeyman Telephone Time (1956) (Season 2 Episode 1: "Keeley's Wonderful Machine") Telephone Time (1956) (Season 2 Episode 7: "Hatfield, the Rainmaker") - Councilman Martin The Ford Television Theatre (1957) (Season 5 Episode 31: "Strange Disappearance") - District Attorney Sheriff of Cochise (1957) (Season 1 Episode 45: "Wyatt Earp") - Inspector Boland The Silent Service (1957) (Season 1 Episode 31: "The Sealion Story") - War Correspondent Howard Zane Grey Theater (1957) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Blood in the Dust") - Lacey Startime (1960) (Season 1 Episode 27: "Incident at a Corner") - Principal Rigsby Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 32: "Self Defense") - Henry Willett Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 37: "Make My Death Bed") - Police Officer The Law and Mr. Jones (1961) (Season 1 Episode 26: "A Fool for a Client") Window on Main Street (1961) (Season 1 Episode 8: "The Big Spender") – Ethan Carter The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 10: "Day of Reckoning) - Dr. Campbell, the Psychiatrist Gunsmoke (1962) (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Widow") - Colonel My Three Sons (1962) (Season 2 Episode 35: "The Hippopotamus Foot") – "Dean" Talbot It's a Man's World (1962) (Season 1 Episode 11: "Chicago Gains a Number") - Will Ryder Mr. Novak (1965) (Season 2 Episode 25: "Honor--and All That") - Collins Profiles in Courage (1965) (Season 1 Episode 21: "Grover Cleveland") - Congressman Mills The Cavanaughs (1988) (Season 2 Episode 8: "Strange Bedfellows") - Leo Lafferty (final appearance)