Calvin Lockhart Movies and Career Information

Calvin Lockhart (born Bert Cooper; October 18, 1934 – March 29, 2007) was a Bahamian-American actor on stage and in film. He was best known for the role of a big time gangster "Biggie Smalls" in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again, not to be confused with deceased rapper {{Notorious B.I.G.]], who is also called Biggie Smalls. Lockhart was born in Nassau, Bahamas. He moved from the Bahamas to New York City at age 18. He spent one year at the Cooper Union School of Engineering, then left that school to pursue an acting career. Lockhart drove a taxi and operated a carpentry business in the borough of Queens while trying to establish a career as an actor. In 1960 he made his Broadway debut, playing a gang leader in The Cool World, which closed after just two performances. Lockhart then moved to Italy and formed his own theater company in which he both acted and directed. Lockhart moved from Italy to West Germany and then to England, where he landed various roles on British television and small roles in films such as A Dandy in Aspic and Salt and Pepper. In the 1980's he was also a guest star for seven episodes on the popular prime-time soap opera Dynasty; where he played Jonathan Lake a