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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 in…
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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
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Memento Mori
as Deaf Old Man
The Black Candle
as Bright
No Poster
The Fool
as Mr. Benjamin
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as Prior Lanfranc
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Coriakin
The Lady and the Highwayman
as Vicar
The Girl in a Swing
as Man at Sothebys
Consuming Passions
Pulse Pounders
as (Dungeonmaster 2 sequence)
No Poster
The Dungeonmaster II: A Sorcerer’s Nightmare
Electric Dreams
as Man at Concert
Scandalous
as Leslie
Doctor Who: Snakedance
as Dojjen
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Duke
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
as FA Member
Time Bandits
as Neguy
Murphy's Stroke
as Judge
No Poster
Closing Ranks
as Sir Michael Bamsford
The Danedyke Mystery
as Dr Henry Simmonds
Absolution
as Father Hibbert
The Prince and the Pauper
as Father Andrew
The Portland Millions
as Mr. Justice Jeune
The Author of Beltraffio
as Doctor
The Ash Tree
as Dr. Croome
Ransom
as Brigadier Hislop
Paradise Restored
as John Bradshaw
The Black Windmill
as Ilkeston
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as 3rd Chemist