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Calvin Lockhart was born as Bert Cooper on 18th of October, 1934 in
Nassau, Bahamas. He was a Bahamian Actor in movie and on the stage.
Calvin Lockhart was most famous for his role in 1975 movie “Let’s Do It
Again” as “Biggie Smalls”. When he was 18 years old, he migrated to New
York City. Here, Calvin Lockhart attended the “Cooper Union School of
Engineering”. After studied for one year he left it to start a career
in acting. During his efforts in building up an acting career, Calvin
Lockhart ran a Carpentry Business and drove Taxi.
Calvin Lockhart made his first appearance in “The Cool World” as a gang
leader. Later on he transferred to Italy where he established his
personal Theater Company; in which Calvin Lockhart directed and acted.
Calvin Lockhart moved to West Germany and to England, here Calvin
Lockhart landed many roles on “British TV” and also some small roles in
movies like “Salt and Pepper and A Dandy in Aspic”. In 1970, Calvin
Lockhart played his 1st lead role in “Halls of Anger” and also
performed as a former basketball superstar and an English teacher. In
the same year, Calvin Lockhart also starred as “Reverend Deke O’Malley”
in “Ossie Davis’s Cotton Comes to Harlem”. Calvin became an actor at
the “Royal Shakespeare Company” located in “Stratford-upon-Avon,
England” in 1974.
Lockhart returned to the Bahamas in the late 1990s. He worked as a director on several productions of the Freeport Players Guild. Lockhart married New York Interior Designer Jennifer L. Miles, the mother of his son Julien Lockhart Miles.
His last film role was in
Rain, a movie that was shot in the Bahamas and was released in 2007.
Lockhart died in a Nassau hospital on March 29th, 2007 at age 72 from stroke-related
complications. His wife indicated they would establish a scholarship
fund in his name for Bahamian students interested in acting and movie
production. The Calvin Lockhart Scholarship Fund for Bahamian students
interested in acting and/or film making is being formed by Jennifer
Miles-Lockhart and son Julien.
Calvin Lockhart to receive Lifetime Achievement award from the International Caribbean Diaspora (ICD) organization
Condolences from the Prime Minister on the passing of Calvin Lockhart
