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Harold Clayton Lloyd Jr. (January 25, 1931 – June 9, 1971) was an American actor and singer.

Harold Lloyd Jr.
Harold Lloyd Jr. in The Flaming Urge
Born	Harold Clayton Lloyd Jr. (1931-01-25)January 25, 1931 Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1971(1971-06-09) (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1950–1965
Parent(s)	Harold Lloyd Mildred Davis

Career

The third child and only son of the silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and actress Mildred Davis, Lloyd made several B-movies in the 1950s and 1960s, including The Flaming Urge (1953) (one of only two starring roles) and Frankenstein's Daughter (1958). In 1959, he had a role in the film Girls Town, which features the son of another famous silent movie comedian, Charles Chaplin Jr. He was given production roles in the compilations of his father's films, released in the early 1960s. As a singer, he performed in several films, had moderate successes in cabaret in Hollywood and elsewhere, and released an album of romantic ballads in 1965 titled Intimate Style.

Personal life

Lloyd (known as Dukey to his family) found it very difficult to live in the shadow of his very famous father, and was an alcoholic from his twenties onward. In addition, he struggled with his homosexuality at a time when it was considered socially unacceptable. Author Tom Dardis notes that Lloyd Sr. was understanding about his son's sexuality, all the more so given Lloyd Jr.'s tendency toward violent lovers. Consequently, the younger Lloyd often returned to Greenacres, the family estate, battered and bruised after his encounters. His father's tolerance had its limits, however, and (in not an uncommon attitude at the time) Lloyd Sr. blamed his own absences during his son's childhood for his sexuality.[1][2] In 1953, he briefly was engaged to the Chilean actress Marina Cisternas. In 1960, he was again engaged, this time to Parisian socialite Irene Barrelet deRicou, daughter of French tennis player Paul Barrelet de Ricou and socialite Louise Barrelet de Ricou.[3] Irene was warned by many, including Bing Crosby, not to marry Lloyd, but it wasn't until she caught him with another man that the wedding was canceled. He had a home in Palm Springs, California [4]

Death

Lloyd suffered a massive stroke in 1965 from which he never fully recovered. He died on June 9, 1971, at age 40, three months after the death of his father.[5] He was interred with his parents in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum's Begonia Corridor at Glendale Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1950	Our Very Own	Student	Uncredited
1953	The Flaming Urge	Tom Smith
1955	A Yank in Ermine	Butch
1958	Father Knows Best	Joel	Credited television appearance
1958	Frankenstein's Daughter	Don
1959	Girls Town	Chip Gardner
1960	Platinum High School	Charlie-Boy Cable
1960	Sex Kittens Go to College	Policeman
1962	Married Too Young	Tommy Blaine
1965	Mutiny in Outer Space	Sgt. Andrews	(final film role)

References

External links

• Harold Lloyd Jr. at IMDb
• Review of Frankenstein's Daughter
• The Flaming Urge online at The Internet Archive
• Harold Lloyd Jr. at Find a Grave

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