Frank Gerard Lloyd (born 1928^{[non-primary source needed]} -15 December 1995, Sydney, Australia)[2] was an Australian actor[1] in a career spanning five decades starting from the early 1940s he appeared in radio plays, theatre, television and film.

He was perhaps best known for his role in TV series Home and Away for his 15-month stint starting in 1988 (as one of 16 original characters) of retired carnival worker Neville McPhee, apppearing in the first 109 episodes, opposite Sheila Kennelly who played his wife Floss[3]

Lloyd died suddenly in December 1995, aged 67, and his obituary was published in several Sydney newspapers, though never mentioned in any mainstream media, and it was thought until the late 2010s that he was still living and his whereabouts where unknown[1]

Biography

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 roles 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 was also sometimes asked to translate, dub or edit theatre/film scripts of international productions.

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 Lloyd's 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, aged 67, on 15 December 1995 from unspecified causes.

Filmography

References

External links

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