I had heard last week that Bahamian actor Calvin Lockhart (October 18th, 1934 - March 29th, 2007) died but with so much going on in the news lately I didn't hear much about it again until this week. I wasn't sure when he passed because of the fast news blurb I heard on the top of the hour newscast on one news radio station so I had to look him up on the net to see the details.
I remember seeing so much of his work over the years. All I can say is the man was smooth! Smooth as silk. Every role I saw him in, he was so smooth, sophisticated and just had that real original charming leading man style and composure about him.
I think the first time I saw him was in 1974 when they showed "Uptown Saturday Night" on TV where he played Silky Slim. Then seeing him again in 1975 in "Let's Do It Again" as Biggie Smalls. I also remember his appearance on Good Times as Florida's cousin. I also remember seeing him in "Cotton Comes To Harlem" (1970) as Rev. Deke O'Malley on TV years later. Then also in "Coming To America" in 1988 as Colonel Izzi, the father of the first chosen wife of Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem Joffer) and later in "Predator 2" in 1990 as King Willie.
Peace and Blessings To The Family & Friends of Calvin Lockhart.
Here are some news links on the passing of Calvin LockHart:
LA Times: latimes.com
Black America Web: blackamericaweb.com
E! Online: eonline.com
The Freeport News interview with wife Jennifer Miles-Lockhart: freeport.nassauguardian.net
Calvin Lockhart's Filmography
Venere creola (1961) - Melchiorre
Family Christmas (1965) (TV)
Talking to a Stranger (1966) (mini) TV Series - Leonard
Girl in a Black Bikini (1967) TV Series - Lee Anderson
Drums Along the Avon (1967) (TV) - Bus driver
Hung Up (1968)
A Dandy in Aspic (1968) - Brogue
Light Blue (1968) (TV) - Damon Page
The Mercenaries (1968) - President Mwamini Ubi
Only When I Larf (1968) - Ali Lin
Salt and Pepper (1968) - Jones
Nobody Runs Forever (1968) - Jamaica
Joanna (1968) - Gordon
Halls of Anger (1970) - Quincy Davis
Leo the Last (1970) - Roscoe, the Pimp
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) - Rev. Deke O'Malley
Myra Breckinridge (1970) - Irving Amadeus
Melinda (1972) - Frankie J. Parker
Contratto carnale (1974) - Ruma/Kofi
The Beast Must Die (1974) - Tom Newcliffe
Uptown Saturday Night (1974) - Silky Slim
Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974) - Liv
Let's Do It Again (1975) - Biggie Smalls
The Baron (1977)
The Baltimore Bullet (1980) - Snow White
Coming to America (1988) - Colonel Izzi
Wild at Heart (1990) - Reggie
Predator 2 (1990) - King Willie
Fire Walk with Me (1992) - The Electrician
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