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Preston Lockwood

1912-10-30 – 1996-04-24 (age 83) West Ham, Essex, England, UK
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Biography

Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 – 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 (née 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

Known For

Time Bandits
Time Bandits

1981

as Neguy

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Closing Ranks

1980

as Sir Michael Bamsford

Consuming Passions
Electric Dreams
Electric Dreams

1984

as Man at Concert

Ransom
Ransom

1974

as Brigadier Hislop

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper

1977

as Father Andrew

The Scarlet Pimpernel
Scandalous
Scandalous

1984

as Leslie

The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing

1988

as Man at Sothebys

Paradise Restored
Paradise Restored

1974

as John Bradshaw

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill

1974

as Ilkeston

The Lady and the Highwayman
Pulse Pounders
Pulse Pounders

1988

as (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence)

The Black Candle
The Black Candle

1991

as Bright

Absolution
Absolution

1978

as Father Hibbert

The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery

1979

as Dr Henry Simmonds

Murphy's Stroke
Murphy's Stroke

1980

as Judge

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
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The Fool

1990

as Mr. Benjamin