Danny Lockin

Daniel Joseph Lockin (July 13, 1943 – August 21, 1977) was an American actor and dancer who appeared on stage, television, and film. He was best known for his portrayal of the character Barnaby Tucker in the 1969 film Hello, Dolly!.

Early life Born in Hawaii, Lockin was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He began dancing professionally at area fairs at the age of eight. His act co-starred Neal Reynolds, an African American boy with whom he would tap dance, tell jokes, pantomime, and do impressions of famous people.

During his junior year in high school, Lockin's family moved to Anaheim, California, where he graduated from Rancho Alamitos High School. He was cast in leading juvenile roles in regional productions of Gypsy: A Musical Fable, The Music Man, and Time for Everything. He made his Broadway debut on April 8, 1964, in West Side Story in New York City in the role of Gee-Tar (a role he left on May 3),

Later life and death In 1967, Lockin married dancer Kathy Haas, who was a bit-part dancer in a production of Hello, Dolly!, in San Francisco. The studio closed in early 1977, and Lockin began teaching at another dance studio.

On August 21, 1977, Lockin competed on the TV talent program The Gong Show, winning an award for the episode. Later that evening, he went to a gay bar in Garden Grove, California. He left the bar with a slight, 34-year-old unemployed medical clerk, Charles Leslie Hopkins. It was later revealed Hopkins had a police record, and was on probation at the time.

Several hours later, Hopkins called police to say that a man had entered his apartment and tried to rob him. On July 31, the trial court ruled the pornographic book inadmissible as evidence.

On September 28, 1978, Hopkins was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a three-year prison term. Since the court was permitted to consider suppressed evidence if the evidence was not seized merely to obtain a lengthier prison sentence and it did not "shock the conscience of the court," the trial judge increased Hopkins' sentence from the usual three years to four years.

Stage credits Date Production Role January 16, 1964 – December 31, 1970 Hello, Dolly! Barnaby Tucker (Replacement) April 8 – May 3, 1964 West Side Story Gee-Tar

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1962 Gypsy Yonkers Farm Boy Uncredited 1963 The Stripper Bit part Uncredited 1964 My Three Sons Jay Robinson Episode: "The Substitute Teacher" 1969 Hello, Dolly! Barnaby Tucker