biography
Born John Gary Yurosek on February 21, 1937, in Van Nuys, California, actor Gary Lockwood grew up in southern California. In 1955, he accepted a football scholarship offered by UCLA. Upon graduating in 1959, Lockwood found work in Hollywood, first as a stuntman and stand-in, and was soon offered small roles on television and in such films as the western Warlock (1959; with Richard Widmark) and the comedy Tall Story (1960; with Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, and Van Williams). His first credited film role came in Wild in the Country (1961; with Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, and Tuesday Weld).  In 1961 he was cast in the ABC adventure series Follow the Sun (1961-1962) alongside Brett Halsey and Barry Coe. The ambitious hour-long series, with three leads and an impressive guest star list, proved too expensive for the struggling ABC network (then in third place), so the series lasted for just one season. In 1963, he was cast as the star of the NBC hour-long dramatic series The Lieutenant (1963–1964). Again, in spite of good reviews and ratings, this series proved expensive to produce and canceled in 1964. With his career going very well in film and in television, in August 1966 Lockwood married actress Stefanie Powers.  Until being cast in the biggest picture of his career, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968; with Keir Dullea), the majority of Lockwood's career had been spent in television in guest-starring roles on Star Trek, Gunsmoke, and 12 O'Clock High. Following the success of 2001, he was cast in several films, including They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968; with Elke Sommer). R.P.M. (1970; with Anthony Quinn and Ann-Margret), and Stand Up and Be Counted (1972; with Jacqueline Bisset and Stella Stevens), as well as in a number of made-for-television films. |
the films of gary lockwoodSplendor in the Grass (1961)
Lockwood's first credited film role came in Elia Kazan's Splendor in the Grass, released by Warner Bros.Follow the Sun (1961-1962 ABC TV Series) 
LEFT: With Rhonda Fleming in a March 1962 episode of the ABC TV series Follow the Sun. RIGHT: With Tuesday Weld in an October 1961 episodeThe Magic Sword (1962)
From the Bert I. Gordon adventure The Magic Sword with Anne HelmThe Lieutenant (1963-1964 NBC TV Series)
Lockwood starred in the short-lived NBC series The LieutenantIt Happened at the World's Fair (1963) 
From the musical romance It Happened at the World's Fair with Elvis PresleyKraft Suspense Theatre (1963-1965 NBC TV Series)
With Sally Kellerman and Peter Breck in a July 1965 episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre titled Connery's HandsThey Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
Lockwood and Elke Sommer plot to rob an armored car in the crime drama They Came to Rob Las VegasFirecreek (1968)
As Earl in the Warner Bros. western Firecreek2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 
LEFT: As Dr. Frank Poole in Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. Released in April 1968, the production of this film lasted for nearly three years. RIGHT: With co-star Keir DulleaModel Shop (1969) 
LEFT: Lockwood has an affair with Anouk Aimée in the Columbia drama Model Shop. RIGHT: Alexandra Hay portrays Lockwood's girlfriendThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
As gangster Fred Barker with Robert Foxworth (as Alvin Karpis) in the CBS made-for-TV film The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneManhunter (1974)
With Stefanie Powers in the CBS made-for-TV period crime drama ManhunterThe Blue Knight (1975-1976 CBS TV Series)
Lockwood guest-starred on a 1976 episode of the CBS drama The Blue Knight entitled Bull's EyeBad Georgia Road (1977)
With Carol Lynley in the drive-in comedy Bad Georgia Roadgary lockwood todayLockwood's marriage to Powers was over by 1972, yet the two remained friends and co-starred in the made-for-TV film Manhunter, and Lockwood had a guest-starring role on Power's series Hart to Hart in 1983. Lockwood married actress Denise DuBarry in 1982, and the couple's daughter, Samantha Lockwood, is an up-and-coming actress. Lockwood and DuBarry parted ways in 1988.Although film stardom eluded Lockwood, he worked extensively in television and was cast in such films as Project: Kill (1976; with Leslie Nielsen and Nancy Kwan), Bad Georgia Road (1977; with Carol Lynley), Survival Zone (1983; with Camilla Sparv), and The Wild Pair (1987; with Beau Bridges, Bubba Smith, and Lloyd Bridges). While his career was going well into the 1990s, Lockwood more or less retired from the screen. His most recent work can be seen in the film Unbelievable!!!!! (2020; with Olivia d'Abo and Michael Madsen). |
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