Preston Lockwood

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

Most Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Francois

Matlock

as Judge Woolsey

Inspector Morse

as College Chaplain

All Creatures Great and Small

as Sam Witchell

Crown Court

Crown Court

as Sir Stanley Freeman

Jeeves and Wooster

as Butterfield

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Lord Chancellor

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Coriakin

The Vicar of Dibley

The Main Chance

as Ministry Inspector

Poldark

as Harris Pascoe

Shoestring

as Stephen Steele

Crossbow

Time Bandits

as Neguy

Angels

Ransom

as Brigadier Hislop

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Consuming Passions

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Dr. Croome