Calvin Lockhart

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.
In late 1990s, he returned to Bahamas and worked on numerous productions of “Freeport Players Gulid” as a director. He died on 29th of March, 2007 from stroke related complications.

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart