Hugh Lloyd
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- See also: Hugh Pugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd MBE (born April 22, 1923) is an English actor who made his name on television.
| Hugh Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1923 |
| Years active | 1957–Present |
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[edit] Life
Hugh Lloyd was born in Chester and went to school at The King's School, Chester. Upon leaving school he spent two years as a newspaper reporter on the Chester Chronicle.
His first professional acting appearance was with ENSA and he worked in repertory theatre until 1957, when he made the first of 25 appearances on the television series Hancock's Half Hour. He appeared with Terry Scott in the series Hugh and I and The Gnomes of Dulwich; with Peggy Mount in Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole; in Jury and You Rang M'Lord?. He wrote the series Lord Tramp in which he starred. The Comedy Playhouse special, Hughie, in which he starred as a recently-released prisoner following the demise of Hugh and I, was unsuccessful.
Television plays in which he appeared include She's Been Away Too Long (starring Peggy Ashcroft); The Dunroamin Rising; A Matter Of Will (with Brenda Bruce); and a number of Alan Bennett plays, notably Play of the Week: A Visit From Miss Protheroe (with Patricia Routledge), Say Something Happened (with Julie Walters and Thora Hird), and Me, I'm Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. He played Goronwy Jones in the Doctor Who episode Delta and the Bannermen and has appeared in numerous television light entertainment shows, including Victoria Wood, Jimmy Cricket and Babble Quiz.
On the West End stage, Lloyd spent three seasons at the Windmill Theatre; a year at the Strand Theatre in When We Are Married; two years in No Sex Please, We're British at the Strand; and at the Lyric Theatre in Tonight at 8.30. He was part of the Royal National Theatre company under Ian McKellen, in The Critic, The Cherry Orchard and The Duchess of Malfi. He has also performed in over a score of pantomimes.
He continues to appear on television, and tour the English repertory circuit.
Lloyd was awarded an MBE in the 2005 New Year Honours List for his services to drama and charity.
Despite living in Southern England, Lloyd is a lifelong fan of his hometown football club, Chester City. He has often sponsored the matchball at home games.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Films
- The Clandestine Marriage (1998)
- August (1996) - Thomas Prosser
- She's Been Away (1989) - George
- Venom (1982) - Taxi Driver
- Quadrophenia (1979) - Mr. Cale
- Runaway Railway (1965) - Disposals Man
- The Mouse on the Moon (1963) - Plumber
- Father Came Too! (1963) - Mary Queen Of Scots
- The Punch and Judy Man (1963) - Edward Cox
- She'll Have To Go/Maid for Murder (1962) - Macdonald
- Go To Blazes (1962) - Fireman
[edit] Television
- Great Expectations (1999) - The Aged P
- Alice In Wonderland (1999) - Footman/Waiter
- Cider With Rosie (1998) - Joseph Brown
- Blue Heaven (1994) - cleaner
- Boon: Trial And Error (1991) - George Jenkins
- Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen (1987) - Goronwy Jones
- "Victoria Wood As Seen on TV" (1986) - Billy
- Cat's Eyes: Something Nasty Down Below (1985) - Charlie
- A Visit From Miss Protheroe (1978)
- Lord Tramp (1975) - Lord Tramp
- Lollipop (1972)
- Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole (1971)
- The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)
- Hugh and I (1962)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1957-61) - Various
