Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yusolfsky on February 21, 1937 in Van Nuys, California) is an American actor who is probably best known for his role as astronaut Dr. Frank Poole in "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). A very familiar face to movie and television audiences for nearly fifty years, Lockwood was a movie stuntman and stand-in for Anthony Perkins prior to his film acting debut in an uncredited bit role in 1959's "Warlock". Wikipedia
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