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Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Actor · Died March 29, 2007, aged 72 · Nassau, Bahamas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 the deceased rapper Biggie Smalls. Christopher Wallace took the alias from Lockhart's character before a lawsuit forced Wallace to change it to Notorious B.I.G. Calvin Lockhart was survived by his wife Jennifer L. Miles and sons Leslie Cooper (deceased 2009) and Julien Lockhart Miles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Calvin Lockhart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1934
Died
March 29, 2007 (aged 72)
From
Nassau, Bahamas
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Calvin Lockhart's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
31%
Self
22%
Bonds
16%
Society
13%
Survival
10%
Morality
9%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 6
Hero
3 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
6
Joyful
3
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Calvin Lockhart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Calvin Lockhart's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Electrician

  • Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Samuel

  • Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as The Electrician

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Predator 2(1990)

    as King Willie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wild at Heart(1990)

    as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Coming to America(1988)

    as Colonel Izzi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Baltimore Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Snow White

  • The Baron(1977)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Let's Do It Again(1975)

    as Biggie Smalls

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Marijuana Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Honeybaby, Honeybaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Liv

  • Uptown Saturday Night(1974)

    as Silky Slim

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Beast Must Die(1974)

    as Tom Newcliffe

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Get Christie Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Every Nigger Is a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Actor

  • The African Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ruma / Kofi

  • Hung Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Pablo

  • Melinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Frankie J. Parker

  • In the Beautiful Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jonathan

  • Leo the Last(1970)

    as Pimp Roscoe

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

  • Myra Breckinridge(1970)

    as Irving Amadeus

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)

    as Rev. Deke O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Halls of Anger(1970)

    as Quincy Davis

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Plays of Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Akanu

  • Joanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gordon

  • Nobody Runs Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jamaica

  • Salt and Pepper(1968)

    as Jones

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Only When I Larf(1968)

    as Ali Lin

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Dandy in Aspic(1968)

    as Brogue

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dark of the Sun(1968)

    as Ubi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Kingsley Cavanaugh

  • Girl in a Black Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lee Anderson

  • The Corridor People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Theobald Aboo

  • The Power Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kofe Lokwe

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny · as Leonard · as Mark

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Damon Page

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leonard Ngana

  • Venere creola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Melchiorre

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1961 to 2014; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Coming to America (1988)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

Wild at Heart (1990)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

19612014

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 42: 40 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting1 of 42: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 42: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s15 · acting1970s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 8% of 12 roles
6873

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Calvin Lockhart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

80th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Midcredits 91st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Calvin Lockhart's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles45–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Calvin Lockhart work with?

People who share at least 2 of Calvin Lockhart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sidney Poitier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles