Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd (born
April 22 1923) is an
English actor who made his name on television.
Hugh Lloyd was born in
Chester and went to school there. 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);
Alan Bennett's
Play of the Week: A Visit From Miss Protheroe (with
Patricia Routledge);
Say Something Happened (with
Julie Walters and
Thora Hird); and
I'm Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. He played Goronwy Jones in the
Doctor Who episode
Delta and the Bannerman 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 McKellan, 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.
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
Television
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Great Expectations (1999) - The Aged P
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Alice In Wonderland (1999) - Footman/Waiter
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Cider With Rosie (1998) - Joseph Brown
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Blue Heaven (1994) - cleaner
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Boon: Trial And Error (1991) - George Jenkins
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Doctor Who:
Delta and the Bannermen (1987) - Goronwy Jones
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Cat's Eyes: Something Nasty Down Below (1985) - Charlie
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A Visit From Miss Protheroe (1978) -
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Lord Tramp (1975) - Lord Tramp
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Lollipop (1972) -
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Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole (1971) -
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The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969) -
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Hugh and I (1962) -
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Hancock's Half Hour (1957-61) - Various
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