Gary Lockwood

Gary Lockwood (born February 21, 1937) is an American actor perhaps best known for his iconic 1968 role as the astronaut Dr. Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey. He is father of the actress Samantha Lockwood. Both currently live in Los Angeles.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Keir Dullea  •  Douglas Rain  •  Gary Lockwood  •  William Sylvester

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Keir Dullea  •  Douglas Rain  •  Gary Lockwood  •  William Sylvester

Firecreek (1968)

A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent McEveety
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Henry Fonda  •  Inger Stevens  •  Gary Lockwood

A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent McEveety
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Henry Fonda  •  Inger Stevens  •  Gary Lockwood

Splendor in the Grass (1961)

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A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Natalie Wood  •  Warren Beatty  •  Pat Hingle  •  Audrey Christie

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Natalie Wood  •  Warren Beatty  •  Pat Hingle  •  Audrey Christie

Wild in the Country (1961)

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Dunne
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Hope Lange  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Millie Perkins

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Dunne
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Hope Lange  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Millie Perkins

Warlock (1959)

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Henry Fonda  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Dorothy Malone

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Henry Fonda  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Dorothy Malone

Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving at the town she is very surprised to see that her sister and also her mother agree very much with the feministic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Cooper
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Stella Stevens  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Lee Purcell

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving at the town she is very surprised to see that her sister and also her mother agree very much with the feministic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Cooper
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Stella Stevens  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Lee Purcell

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Joan O'Brien  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Vicky Tiu

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Joan O'Brien  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Vicky Tiu

The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Kim Basinger  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Tina Chen

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Kim Basinger  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Tina Chen

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981)

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lee Purcell  •  Philip MacHale  •  Burton Gilliam  •  Zohra Lampert

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lee Purcell  •  Philip MacHale  •  Burton Gilliam  •  Zohra Lampert

The Wild Pair (1987)

A strait-laced FBI agent and a hulking, big-hearted narcotics cop team up to track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beau Bridges
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Bubba Smith  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Gary Lockwood

A strait-laced FBI agent and a hulking, big-hearted narcotics cop team up to track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beau Bridges
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Bubba Smith  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Gary Lockwood

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)

Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jaime Sommers to stop a terrorist group. Complicating matters for Austin are his estranged son Michael, who struggles for his father's acceptance as he graduates from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Austin
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Lee Majors  •  Tom Schanley  •  Martin E. Brooks

Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jaime Sommers to stop a terrorist group. Complicating matters for Austin are his estranged son Michael, who struggles for his father's acceptance as he graduates from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Austin
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Lee Majors  •  Tom Schanley  •  Martin E. Brooks

Manhunter (1974)

Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter, named Dave Barrett, who goes after two Bonnie-and-Clyde style bank robbers who murdered his former girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Grauman
CAST:  Ken Howard  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Tim O'Connor  •  Stefanie Powers

Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter, named Dave Barrett, who goes after two Bonnie-and-Clyde style bank robbers who murdered his former girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Grauman
CAST:  Ken Howard  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Tim O'Connor  •  Stefanie Powers

They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
CAST:  Gary Lockwood  •  Elke Sommer  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Jean Servais

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
CAST:  Gary Lockwood  •  Elke Sommer  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Jean Servais

R.P.M. (1970)

R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s. Radical students take over the college, the president resigns, and Quinn's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Ann-Margret  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Paul Winfield

R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s. Radical students take over the college, the president resigns, and Quinn's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Ann-Margret  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Paul Winfield

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thom Andersen
CAST:  Encke King  •  Ben Alexander  •  Jim Backus  •  Brenda Bakke

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thom Andersen
CAST:  Encke King  •  Ben Alexander  •  Jim Backus  •  Brenda Bakke

Tall Story (1960)

A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Logan
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Ray Walston  •  Marc Connelly

A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Logan
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Ray Walston  •  Marc Connelly

The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)

To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd to market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard McEveety
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Tim Matheson  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Keenan Wynn

To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd to market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard McEveety
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Tim Matheson  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Keenan Wynn

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)

A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalachia of the 1930s and finds herself at odds with the homespun ways of the resident medicine woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Jane Wyman  •  Andrew Duggan  •  Gary Lockwood

A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalachia of the 1930s and finds herself at odds with the homespun ways of the resident medicine woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Jane Wyman  •  Andrew Duggan  •  Gary Lockwood

Earth II (1971)

In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few miles away from the station. Can the crew ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gries
CAST:  Gary Lockwood  •  Scott Hylands  •  Hari Rhodes  •  Anthony Franciosa

In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few miles away from the station. Can the crew ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gries
CAST:  Gary Lockwood  •  Scott Hylands  •  Hari Rhodes  •  Anthony Franciosa

The Magic Sword (1962)

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Estelle Winwood  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Anne Helm

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Estelle Winwood  •  Gary Lockwood  •  Anne Helm
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