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Name
  
Johnny Lockwood

Role
  
Actor


Movies and TV shows
  
Children
  
Joanna Lockwood

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Born
  
7 December 1920 (
1920-12-07
)
London, England, United Kingdom

Occupation
  
Actor, comedy performer

Died
  
April 25, 2013, Coffs Harbour, Australia

Spouse
  
Anne Lockwood (m. 1947–1976)

People also search for
  
Joanna Lockwood, David Sale, Anne Lockwood, Peter Benardos

Johnny 'Aldo' Lockwood - No. 96 (Original 45)


Johnny Lockwood (7 December 1920 – 25 April 2013) was an English-born Australian entertainer actor of theatre, television and film and also a comedy performer, possibly best known for his role in the 1970s Australian television soap opera and film version of Number 96, playing bumbling Hungarian Jew deli proprietor Aldo Godolfus.

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Interview with Johnny Lockwood


Early career

Lockwood had always wanted to perform on stage. He was orphaned at age 11, and at 14 applied for a job as a dancer in a touring show. He continued to develop his talents and by 18 was given a contract by impresario Jack Hylton as a comedian. He was a member of the charitable entertainment fraternity, the Grand Order of Water Rats.

War years

World War II intervened and Lockwood joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and was honourably discharged in 1944. Lockwood returned to performing, working in vaudeville, pantomime, radio and television. In 1949 performed in the Royal Command Performance held at the London Coliseum. During the performance he tripped and fell, suffering a bloody nose. His quip to the audience "Well, they told me you wanted blood tonight" was widely reported by the press.

Theatre

A prominent member of theatre, Lockwood came to Australia in 1957 for a ten-week run with the Tivoli Theatre circuit, however after that job finished he remained in Australia for five years. Returned to the UK to play Fagin in Lionel Bart's Oliver! at the New Theatre but once that run finished Lockwood followed his yearnings and returned permanently to Australia.

Television

Lockwood spent a year with television series Sunnyside Up, went to the US to perform in Las Vegas, returned to Australia for a two-year run with classic comedy series The Mavis Bramston Show, and then played the lead role in Canterbury Tales. The role in Number 96 followed in 1972. Lockwood was an original cast member of the series. He played bumbling Jewish delicatessen proprietor Aldo Godolfus – he, along with his soon to be wife Roma (Phillipa Baker) were developed as comedy characters and became highly recognised figures. Aldo and Roma were killed off in a dramatic revamp of the series – the infamous bomb blast storyline – in September 1975.

During the 1980s and 1990s Lockwood made guest appearances in Australian drama series and soap operas. In 1985, he appeared in soap opera Neighbours as Daphne Lawrence's grandfather, Harry Henderson. He guest starred in two 1991 episodes of soap opera E Street. During this period he also acted in feature films.

He had a short theatre run in a Queensland production in the early 1980s portraying Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.

Film

In the early 2000s Lockwood continued to make television and film appearances including roles in Moulin Rouge! and miniseries The Potato Factory. He also continued stage work with the Sydney Theatre Company.

Personal life

Anne Lockwood, Johnny Lockwood's wife since 1947, died in Sydney in 1976. After Johnny had gone to bed one evening she died after suffering a heart attack and falling from the balcony of their high-rise apartment. Some people speculated that she had committed suicide, something Johnny angrily denied.

Lockwood married again in 1980. His daughter Joanna Lockwood, born in Australia is an actress, best known for her long running role in television serial Cop Shop; she also appeared briefly in Number 96.

Death

Lockwood, a performer of 80 years, died on 25 April 2013 at a nursing home in Coffs Harbour, aged 92

Filmography

Actor
2003
Pizza (TV Series) as
Insurance
- Birthday Pizza (2003) - Insurance
2003
The Rage in Placid Lake as
Barber
2002
Short Cuts (TV Series) as
Hippy
- Crash and Burn (2002) - Hippy
2001
Moulin Rouge! as
Character Rake
2000
The Potato Factory (TV Mini Series) as
Moses
- Episode #1.4 (2000) - Moses
- Episode #1.3 (2000) - Moses
- Episode #1.2 (2000) - Moses
- Episode #1.1 (2000) - Moses
1991
E Street (TV Series) as
Johnny Little
- Episode #1.184 (1991) - Johnny Little
- Episode #1.183 (1991) - Johnny Little
- Episode #1.220 (1991) - Johnny Little
- Episode #1.219 (1991) - Johnny Little
1987
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Mickey O Rourke
- Carnival Is Over: Part 2 (1987) - Mickey O Rourke
- Carnival Is Over: Part 1 (1987) - Mickey O Rourke
1985
Neighbours (TV Series) as
Harry Henderson
1984
Stanley: Every Home Should Have One as
Flasher
1982
Norman Loves Rose as
Sam
1982
Kingswood Country (TV Series) as
Tony Bertolucci
- A Very Green Grocer (1982) - Tony Bertolucci
1981
Bellamy (TV Mini Series) as
Len Payne
- Bet Your Life (1981) - Len Payne
1980
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Jonesy
- Episode #1.243 (1980) - Jonesy
1978
Tickled Pink (TV Series) as
Rabbi
- A Visit to the Uncle (1978) - Rabbi
1977
All at Sea (TV Movie) as
Rev Parslow / George Parsons
1975
The Norman Gunston Show (TV Series) as
The Checkout Chicks
- Episode #2.3 (1975) - The Checkout Chicks
1972
Number 96 (TV Series) as
Aldo Godolfus
- The Bomb Blast - Part 1 (1975) - Aldo Godolfus
- The Pantyhose Strangler (1974) - Aldo Godolfus
1974
Number 96 as
Aldo Godolfus
1973
The Evil Touch (TV Series)
- A Game of Hearts (1973)
1973
Jill (TV Movie) as
Aldo Godolfus
1972
Duffer as
Hippie Guitarist
1971
Spyforce (TV Series) as
Ruben Nathan
- The Trader (1971) - Ruben Nathan
1968
Anything Goes (TV Series)
1968
The Life and Times of the Reverend Buck Shotte (TV Movie)
1964
The Mavis Bramston Show (TV Series) as
Various (1967-1968)
Miscellaneous
1976
Number 96... And they said it wouldn't last (TV Movie documentary) (researcher)
Self
1992
Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
Self
1980
Celebrity Tattle Tales (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.13 (1980) - Self
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Self
1978
The Saturday Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - Self
1976
Number 96... And they said it wouldn't last (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1975
Celebrity Squares (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 18 November 1975 (1975) - Self
- Episode dated 14 November 1975 (1975) - Self
- Episode dated 12 November 1975 (1975) - Self
1972
Buster Fiddes Memorial Concert (TV Special) as
Self
1955
Variety Parade (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.21 (1955) - Self
1954
The Pat Kirkwood Show (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.2 (1954) - Self
- Episode #1.1 (1954) - Self
1950
The Top Hat (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 December 1950 (1950) - Self
1949
Rooftop Rendezvous (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (1949) - Self

References

Johnny Lockwood Wikipedia


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