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Calvin Lockhart Biography

Birth Name:
Bert Cooper
Birth Place:
Nassau, Bahamas
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Youngest of eight children
  • Drove a taxi and worked as a carpenter while working as a stage actor in New York
  • Studied with Uta Hagen
  • Made his Broadway debut in the play The Cool World (1960), which only ran for two performances
  • Struggling to find work in the U
  • S
  • , moved to Europe and formed his own theatre company
  • Was actor-in-residence with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1974
  • Had a recurring role on Dynasty as Diahann Carroll's love interest

Relationships

  • Carney Cooper -- Brother
  • Eric Cooper -- Brother
  • Phillip Cooper -- Brother
  • Shari -- Daughter
  • Minerva Cooper -- Mother
  • Delores Bain -- Sister
  • Melba Styles -- Sister
  • Julien Lockhart-Miles -- Son
  • Leslie -- Son
  • Michael Cooper -- Son
  • Jennifer Miles-Lockhart -- Wife