Harold Lockwood

Harold Lockwood
Harold Lockwood in Stars of the Photoplay, 1916
Born	(1887-04-12)April 12, 1887 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	October 19, 1918(1918-10-19) (aged 31) New York City, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Spanish influenza
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1911–1918
Spouse(s)	Alma Jones (m. 1906–18)
Children	1

Harold A. Lockwood (April 12, 1887 – October 19, 1918) was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.

Born in Brooklyn, Lockwood was raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. Upon graduating, he began working in exporting. Lockwood quickly discovered that he did not enjoy exporting and quit to become an actor. He initially began his acting career in vaudeville. In 1910, Lockwood signed on with stock company for David Horsley and appeared in Western shorts. He later worked for the New York Motion Picture Company, Selig Polyscope Company and Famous Players Film Company. While at Famous Players, Lockwood was cast opposite actress May Allison in Allan Dwan's romantic film David Harum. The two would appear in over twenty-three films together during the World War I era, and became one of the first celebrated on-screen romantic duos. Lockwood and Allison were long rumored to have been romantically involved off-screen, though both denied it.

On January 8, 1906, Lockwood married Alma Jones. The couple had son, Harold Lockwood, Jr. (born 1908). Lockwood, Jr. later appeared in silent and sound films. Amongst his earliest credits is the 1928 World War I film Lilac Time, starring Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper.

On October 19, 1918, Lockwood died at the age of 31 of Spanish influenza at the Hotel Woodward in New York City. He had contracted the illness during production of Shadows of Suspicion (1919), which had some scenes completed using a double shot from behind. Lockwood's funeral was held on October 22 at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel, after which he was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.