Actor
Gary Lockwood
Born 21 February 1937 · Van Nuys, California, USA
Gary Lockwood (born 1937) is an American actor who moved from young-lead roles in 1960s Hollywood films and television to wider fame as astronaut Frank Poole in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. That role remains his best-known work in science-fiction cinema.
Key films
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)On Cinespective
His best-known role: astronaut Frank Poole in Kubrick's landmark science-fiction film.
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Early prominent screen role in Elia Kazan's drama, alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty.
Warlock (1959)
Early film appearance in a major Hollywood Western starring Henry Fonda and Richard Widmark.
Firecreek (1968)
Western with James Stewart and Henry Fonda, released the same year as 2001.
Model Shop (1969)
Lead role in Jacques Demy's Los Angeles drama, his first American film.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 32
- 1959Warlock · as Gang Member (uncredited)Actor
- 1960Tall Story · as Russian Basketball Player (uncredited)Actor
- 1961Splendor in the Grass · as Allen 'Toots' TuttleActor
- 1961Wild in the Country · as Cliff MacyActor
- 1962The Magic Sword · as Sir GeorgeActor
- 1963It Happened at the World's Fair · as Danny BurkeActor
- 19662001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future · as SelfActor
- 19682001: A Space Odyssey · as Dr. Frank PooleActor
- 1968Firecreek · as EarlActor
- 1968They Came to Rob Las Vegas · as Tony FerrisActor
- 1969Model Shop · as George MatthewsActor
- 1970R.P.M. · as RossiterActor
- 1971Earth II · as David SevilleActor
- 1972Stand Up and Be Counted · as Eliot TravisActor
- 1974Manhunter · as Frank ClingerActor
- 1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One · as Fred BarkerActor
- 1976Project: Kill · as Frank LassiterActor
- 1976The Quest: The Longest Drive · as Walter LucasActor
- 1977Bad Georgia Road · as Leroy HastingsActor
- 1977Kit Carson and the Mountain Men · as Bret HaskellActor
- 1978The Ghost of Flight 401 · as Jordan EvanhowerActor
- 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel · as Harley MoonActor
- 1981The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite · as Sheriff Earl BakerActor
- 1983Survival Zone · as BenActor
- 1983Emergency Room · as Dr. David BeckerActor
- 1985Half NelsonActor
- 1987The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman · as John PraiserActor
- 1987The Wild Pair · as Capt. KramerActor
- 1993Terror in Paradise · as Major DouglasActor
- 1995Night of the Scarecrow · as WilliamActor
- 2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · as SelfActor
- 2020Unbelievable!!!!! · as GaryActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.