Gary Lockwood

'Gary Lockwood' (qv) was born in Van Nuys, California. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles on a football scholarship.He began his career as a movie stuntman, and a stand-in for 'Anthony Perkins' (qv), prior to his acting debut in 1959 in an uncredited bit role in _Warlock (1959)_ (qv). He also appeared as a police officer in _Perry Mason: The Case of the Romantic Rogue (1959)_ (qv). Two series came early in his career, ABC's Hawaii-set _Follow the Sun (1961)_ (qv), in 1961-1962, cast him in as an adventurous magazine writer in Honolulu. In 1961, he appeared as a rodeo cowboy in love with an 18-year-old singer, played by 'Tuesday Weld' (qv), in ABC's _Bus Stop: Cherie (1961)_ (qv). He then starred with 'Jeff Bridges' (qv) in _The Lloyd Bridges Show: My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1963)_ (qv).In 1964, he starred as a young U.S. Marine lieutenant in the NBC series, _The Lieutenant (1963)_ (qv), which was produced by _Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)_ (qv) creator, 'Gene Roddenberry' (qv), and _The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)_ (qv) creator, 'Norman Felton' (qv).He then starred in another NBC television series called _Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)_ (qv), opposite 'Sally Kellerman' (qv), with whom he would again appear in the second _Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)_ (qv) pilot, _Star Trek: The Original Series: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)_ (qv), as "Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell", and Kellerman as the ship's psychiatrist, "Dr. Elizabeth Dehner", who both develop super powers.In 1966, he guest-starred in the episode, _The Legend of Jesse James: Reunion (1966)_ (qv), of ABC's _The Legend of Jesse James (1965)_ (qv), starring 'Christopher Jones' (qv). That same year, he appeared as "Danny Hamil" on the episode, _The Long, Hot Summer: Day of Thunder (1966)_ (qv), of NBC's drama, _The Long, Hot Summer (1965)_ (qv), based loosely on the works of 'William Faulkner' (qv), as well as appearing as "Jim Stark" in the two-part episode "The Raid" of CBS's _Gunsmoke (1955)_ (qv), with 'James Arness' (qv).He co-starred with 'Stefanie Powers' (qv) (his wife at the time) in the episode, _Love, American Style: Love and the Phone Booth/Love and the Doorknob (1969)_ (qv), of ABC's _Love, American Style (1969)_ (qv).In 1968, he was cast as the co-star in director 'Stanley Kubrick' (qv)'s legendary Sci-Fi film, _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv), starring as "Dr. Frank Poole".In 1983, he made a guest-starring role as "Alex Carmen" in the _Hart to Hart (1979)_ (qv) episode, _Hart to Hart: Emily by Hart (1983)_ (qv), starring 'Robert Wagner' (qv), and [his now ex-wife] 'Stefanie Powers' (qv).Between 1959 and 2004, he had roles in some forty theatrical and made-for-TV features and made almost eighty TV guest appearances, including several as a villain on CBS-TV's _Barnaby Jones (1973)_ (qv), starring 'Buddy Ebsen' (qv).::Annonymous