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Acting

Preston Lockwood

Born
Oct 30, 1912 · Aged 83
Died
Apr 24, 1996
Place of birth
West Ham, Essex, England, UK
Gender
Male
Movie credits
28
TV credits
46
Also known as (1)
  • Reginald Herbert Lockwood

Biography

Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 – 24 April 1996), known professionally as Preston Lockwood, was an English actor. The only son of bus driver Herbert Lewis Lockwood and his wife Ethel May (née Preston), Lockwood was born in Essex; he had two elder sisters, Sylvia (born 1908) and Phyllis (born 1909). He used his mother's maiden name as his stage name. Lockwood is best known for his television credits, including the role of Butterfield the butler in several episodes of Jeeves and Wooster. He also appeared in the first episode of The Vicar of Dibley as Reverend Pottle, whose death…