Gary Lockwood

Biography

Gary Lockwood (born February 21, 1937) is an American actor perhaps best known for his iconic 1968 role as the astronaut Dr. Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey. He is father of the actress Samantha Lockwood. Both currently live in Los Angeles.

Known For

Perry Mason

Davey Carroll

Perry Mason

Young Policeman (uncredited)

Hotel

Starsky & Hutch

Mission: Impossible

Nicholas Varsi

Charlie's Angels

Claude

T. J. Hooker

DEA Agent Twill

T. J. Hooker

Sgt. Carey Dunston

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	765874: Unification	Gary Mitchell
2020	Unbelievable!!!!!	Gary
2016	Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault	Self
2004	Los Angeles Plays Itself	George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)
1995	Night of the Scarecrow	William
1992	Terror In Paradise	Major Douglas
1987	The Wild Pair	Capt. Kramer
1987	The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman	John Praiser
1985	Half Nelson
1983	Survival Zone	Ben
1983	Emergency Room	Dr. David Becker
1981	The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite	Sheriff Earl Baker
1980	The Top of the Hill	Dave Cully
1979	The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel	Harley Moon
1978	The Ghost of Flight 401	Jordan Evanhower
1977	Bad Georgia Road	Leroy Hastings
1977	Kit Carson and the Mountain Men	Bret Haskell
1976	Project: Kill	Frank Lassiter
1976	The Quest: The Longest Drive	Walter Lucas
1974	Manhunter	Frank Clinger
1974	The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One	Fred Barker
1972	Stand Up and Be Counted	Eliot Travis
1971	Earth II	David Seville
1970	R.P.M.	Rossiter
1969	Model Shop	George Matthews
1968	2001: A Space Odyssey	Dr. Frank Poole
1968	Firecreek	Earl
1968	They Came to Rob Las Vegas	Tony Ferris
1966	2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future	Self
1963	It Happened at the World's Fair	Danny Burke
1962	The Magic Sword	Sir George
1961	Wild in the Country	Cliff Macy
1961	Splendor in the Grass	Allen 'Toots' Tuttle
1960	Tall Story	Russian basketball player
1959	Warlock	Gang Member (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1985	MacGyver	Grant
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sam Mercer
1984	Cover Up
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Tom Carpenter
1984	Finder of Lost Loves	Stan Gallagher
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sheriff Deloy Hays
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Harris Talmadge
1983	Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1982	Hotel
1982	Matt Houston	Dr. Owen Denny
1982	Matt Houston	Sheriff
1982	T. J. Hooker	DEA Agent Twill
1982	T. J. Hooker	Sgt. Carey Dunston
1981	Simon & Simon
1981	Simon & Simon	Daniel C. Thacker / Eddie Blair
1979	Trapper John, M.D.
1979	Hart to Hart
1978	Vega$
1977	Hunter	John DeLacey
1976	The Bionic Woman
1976	Charlie's Angels	Claude
1975	Starsky & Hutch
1975	Three for the Road
1975	The Blue Knight
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	John Hopper
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Hopper
1973	Police Story
1973	Barnaby Jones	Howard Lee
1973	Barnaby Jones	Mitch Mitchell
1972	Banacek	Owen Russell
1972	The Streets of San Francisco	Charley Belasco
1971	Cannon
1970	Night Gallery	James Figg
1970	The Young Rebels
1969	Medical Center	Dr. Carl Webson
1969	Medical Center	Lorenz
1969	Love, American Style	Ernie
1968	Hawaii Five-O	Kelsey
1966	Star Trek	Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell
1966	Mission: Impossible	Nicholas Varsi
1965	The F.B.I.	Ben Sillman
1965	The Legend of Jesse James	Clint Bethard
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Frank Connery
1963	The Lieutenant	Lt. William 'Bill' Rice
1962	Combat!	Sgt. Meider
1961	Bus Stop
1961	Follow the Sun
1957	Perry Mason	Davey Carroll
1957	Perry Mason	Young Policeman (uncredited)
1955	Gunsmoke	Jim Stark
1954	Summer Playhouse