Preston Lockwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Reginald Herbert Lockwood 30 October 1912 Essex, England |
| Died | 24 April 1996 (aged 83) Middlesex, England |
| Years active | 1958–1996 |
| Spouse |
Gerda Benko (m. 1945) |
| Children | 1[2] |
Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 – 24 April 1996), known professionally as Preston Lockwood, was an English radio and television actor.[3]
The eldest 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), and a younger brother, the violinist Ronald Lewis (born 18 October 1921). He used his mother's maiden name as his stage name.[4][5]
His television credits include 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 service served as the catalyst for Geraldine Granger's (Dawn French) arrival.
Other appearances include The Ash Tree, Poldark, Shoestring, Doctor Who, Keeping Up Appearances, 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.
Lockwood died from cancer on 24 April 1996.[6][7] He had a humanist funeral ceremony, as he had requested.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Julius Caesar | Trebonius | |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | 1st Partner | Uncredited |
| 1973 | The Best Pair of Legs in the Business | 3rd Chemist | |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | Ilkeston | |
| 1974 | Ransom | Brigadier Hislop | |
| 1977 | Crossed Swords | Father Andrew | |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby | Tim Linkinwater | 3 episodes |
| 1978 | Absolution | Father Hibbert | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Neguy | |
| 1983 | Doctor Who | Dojjen | Episode: "Snakedance: Parts: One, Three and Four" |
| 1983 | The Pirates of Penzance | Orchestra conductor | |
| 1984 | Scandalous | Leslie | |
| 1984 | Electric Dreams | Man at Concert | |
| 1984 | Tenko | Stephen Wentworth | |
| 1985 | Tenko Reunion | Stephen Wentworth | |
| 1987 | At Bertram's Hotel | Canon Pennyfather | Episode Miss Marple TV Series |
| 1988 | Consuming Passions | Josiah | |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Great Uncle Peter | |
| 1988 | The Girl in a Swing | Man at Sothebys | |
| 1988 | Pulse Pounders | (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence) | |
| 1988 | The Chronicles of Narnia | Goriakin | Episode: "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Part Three" |
| 1989 | The Lady and the Highwayman | Vicar | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Fool | Mr Benjamin | |
| 1994 | The House of Windsor | Ambrose Stebbings | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley | Vicar Pottle | Episode: "The Arrival" |
| 1994 | Keeping Up Appearances | Mr Mawsby | Episode: "Angel Gabriel Blue" |
References
- ↑ "Google Groups".
- ↑ "Obituary: Preston Lockwood". Independent.co.uk. 22 May 1996.
- ↑ "Preston Lockwood". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ↑ "Lockwoods from Spanby, Lincolnshire".
- ↑ "Lockwoods from Spanby, Lincolnshire".
- 1 2 "Curtain Falls on Actor's Life". Hayes & Harlington Gazette. 1 May 1996. p. 7.
- ↑ "Obituary: Preston Lockwood". The Independent. 22 May 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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