Preston Lockwood
Actor
Biography
Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 â 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 (nÊe 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.
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
Filmography
Electric Dreams
as Man at Concert 1984
The Black Windmill
as Ilkeston 1974
Ransom
as Brigadier Hislop 1974
The Prince and the Pauper
as Father Andrew 1977
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Duke 1982
Absolution
as Father Hibbert 1978
The Ash Tree
as Dr. Croome 1975
The Lady and the Highwayman
as Vicar 1988
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Coriakin 1989
Pulse Pounders
as (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence) 1988
The Girl in a Swing
as Man at Sothebys 1988
The Black Candle
as Bright 1991
Memento Mori
as Deaf Old Man 1992
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as 3rd Chemist 1973
Doctor Who: Snakedance
as Dojjen 1983
Murphy's Stroke
as Judge 1980