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.
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Biography
Lockwood was born Alexander Wyricz in Poland on May 5, 1902. He came to the United States when he was 4 years old. His parents lived in Chicago, and he had two sisters.
Film
Lockwood began his acting career in film in 1938, appearing in films like Just Off Broadway, Sherlock Holmes in Washington and Jigsaw during the 1940s. During the 1950s and 1960s he appeared in films like The Wrong Man and The Invisible Boy with Richard Eyer. He also appeared in The Story of Mankind and Monster on the Campus. He also acted in films like The Tarnished Angels and Edge of Eternitywith Cornel Wilde and Cary Grant during the late 1950s. During the 1960s he appeared in films like Beauty and the Beast with Joyce Taylor and Walk on the Wild Side with Laurence Harvey and The Monkey's Uncle with Tommy Kirk during the 1960s. During the 1970s he appeared in films like Duel, Family Plot and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Lockwood last acted in the film Romantic Comedy in 1983.
Stage
When Lockwood was with the Olive Meehan-Cecil W. Secrest Associate Players in Sioux City in 1926, he was described as "Another handsome juvenile ... not only a clever dramatic actor, but possesses a splendid singing voice." He performed with the Clemant-Walsh troupe in 1927. In 1928 he was the leading man in a stock theater company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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).
Personal life and death
Lockwood and dancer Hester Duffield obtained a marriage license on May 22, 1928. He died in 1990 at the age of 87.
