Frank Lloyd (actor)

Frank Gerard Lloyd (born 1927 - died 15 December 1995, Sydney, Australia)[2] also credited briefly as Frank Maxwell, was an Australian actor and international theatre/film script and voice translator and dubber[1], in a career spanning five decades starting from 1940 he appeared in radio plays, theatre, television and film. He was perhaps best known for his 15-month stint starting in 1988 (as one of 16 original characters) of retired carnival worker Neville McPhee, in the Australian soap Home and Away[3]

For other uses, see Frank Lloyd (disambiguation).

Frank Lloyd
Born	Frank Gerard Lloyd born; 1927, Sydney, Australia[1]
Died	15 December 1995 (aged 68) Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor, script/voice translator
Years active	Radio early 1940s theatre 1946–1991 film and television 1953-1992

Lloyd's first roles stemmed from his after-school job as an office boy at Sydney's radio station 2GB, where he was sometimes asked to appear in radio plays. After finishing school, Lloyd travelled to England, and studied theatre. He appeared in the New York stage production of The Drunkard. His film career started in Britain also when he had small role's in films "Let Us Be True" in 1953 and The Battle of the River Plate in 1956. He later played small roles in Australian films as Mr Tinkle in Around the World in Eighty Ways and featured in Those Dear Departed and Fast Talking

Lloyd is probably best known in television for his soap opera roles, with parts in serials The Young Doctors as (Ted Wilcox), Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, and A Country Practice, he also had guest roles on sitcoms including Mother and Son and Boys from the Bush, with his work in soap opera providing some notable exceptions, however Lloyds career was mainly confined to guest roles and minor telemovie appearances. However he worked regularly in theatres throughout his career, including playing in Twelfth Night , Othello, The Wizard of Oz, The Man of La Mancha, Annie, The Diary of Anne Frank and a year-long role in a production of Guys and Dolls

Lloyd was badly injured in a car crash, in Greece alongside Canadian actor and musician Donald Harvie (1929–2011) in 1963[4]. He died in Potts Point, New South Wales on 15 December 1995 from unspecified causes

Filmography

Year	Type	Title	Role	Credit
1953	TV movie	Let Us Be True	Derek
1953–1955	TV series	BBC Sunday Night Theatre	Charlie
1956	Feature film	The Battle of the River Plate	Messenger, HMS Achilles	Uncredited
1956	TV series	The Errol Flynn Theatre	Thomas
1960	TV series	General Motors Presents
1962		Shoestring Theatre
1967	TV movie	The School Mistress
1967	TV movie	Love and War	Love 2: Intersection
1969	TV series	Homicide	Alistair James
1971	TV series	The Group
1974	TV series	Behind the Legend	Eddie Gilbert
1976	Film biopic	Caddie	Raffle Man
1976	TV series	Luke's Kingdom	Broker
1978	TV series	Father Dear Father In Australia	Herbert Watson
1979	TV series	Love Thy Neighbour in Australia	Doctor
1982	TV series	Sons and Daughters	Doctor Stevens	Frank Maxwell
1983	TV series	The Young Doctors	Ted Wilcox
1984	Feature film	Fast Talking	Career Advisor
1984	Feature film	Queen of the Damned	Brisbane Freight Manager
1986	TV series	Return to Eden	Caretaker
1986	TV series	Mother and Son	Catholic Priest
1986	TV series	Prisoner	Detective No. 2
1987	Feature film	Those Dear Departed	Catholic Priest
1988	Direct-to-video	Around the World In 80 Days	Mr. Tinkle
1988–1989	TV series	Home and Away	Neville McPhee (109 episodes)
1982–1992	TV series	A Country Practice	4 roles: -Reg "Soapy" Jackson -Neville Potts -Harold Gleason -Cliff Sutton
1992	TV series	Boys from the Bush	Ralph

References

1. Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows. Pluto Press Australia. p. 258. ISBN 1-86403-191-3. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
2. James Oram (1989). "Home and Away:Behind the Scenes".
3. Clark, Lucy (10 January 1988). "Big News – If You don't like the News". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 55. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
4. "Gifted musician born to entertain".

External links

• Frank Lloyd on IMDb
• Frank Lloyd biography on backtothebay.net