FrameThrower · Actors · Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
3 films · 171 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1961–1968
Born 21 February 1937 · Van Nuys, California, USA
Gary Lockwood 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.
How their films are shot
Measured across 171 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gary takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day — the look of the work Gary takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 171 frames from Gary Lockwood's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.