| Jimmy Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1918-11-03)November 3, 1918 Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1988(1988-08-26) (aged 69) Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Jimmy Lloyd (November 3, 1918 – August 26, 1988) was an American actor who played Tex in the 1947 film serial The Sea Hound.
Early years
Lloyd was born in Bettendorf, Iowa. Growing up, he lived in Kansas City, where he was a student at George B. Longan Elementary School and Westport High School. His career began when he did stand-up comedy in floor shows in Kansas City. He went to Hollywood in 1944.
Career
Lloyd made 40 films while he was under contract to Columbia studios, and he made more than 120 appearances on television. He became a producer and personal manager, operating Jimmy Lloyd Productions, Incorporated. Based in Hollywood, the company provided "career motivation ... for career-minded children from 3 to 19 years old."
Personal life and death
Lloyd and his wife, Lucille, had two sons and two daughters. He died in a hospital in Medford, Oregon, on August 26, 1988, aged 69.
Partial filmography
- Blondie (1938)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) - Sailor (uncredited)
- She's a Sweetheart (1944) - Pete Ryan
- Together Again (1944) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- Let's Go Steady (1945) - Henry McCoy
- Ten Cents a Dance (1945) - Billy Sparks
- The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) - Private Spencer
- I Love a Bandleader (1945) - Assistant Band Leader (uncredited)
- Snafu (1945) - Danny Baker
- The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) - Crossbowman (uncredited)
- The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946) - Jimmy Drake
- Talk About a Lady (1946) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Night Editor (1946) - Clerk (uncredited)
- Gallant Journey (1946) - Dan Mahoney / Prof. LaSalle
- It's Great to Be Young (1946) - Ricky Malone
- The Jolson Story (1946) - Roy Anderson (uncredited)
- Cigarette Girl (1947) - Joe Atkins
- The Sea Hound (1947, Serial) - Tex
- Key Witness (1947) - Larry Summers
- Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947) - Tommy Randell
- Glamour Girl (1948) - Buddy Butterfield
- My Dog Rusty (1948) - Rodney Pyle
- The Fuller Brush Man (1948) - Williams (uncredited)
- Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - FBI Agent Alison (uncredited)
- The Return of October (1948) - Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
- The Dark Past (1948) - Herb Fuller (uncredited)
- Slightly French (1949) - Assistant (uncredited)
- Shockproof (1949) - Clerk (uncredited)
- Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) - Forester Joe
- Manhattan Angel (1949) - Elmer
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Homer White (uncredited)
- Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) - Detective Gordon (uncredited)
- Hokus Pokus (1949, a Three Stooges film)
- Blondie's Hero (1950) - Cpl. Bill Touhey (uncredited)
- Beauty on Parade (1950) - Johnny Fennell
- David Harding, Counterspy (1950) - Burton (uncredited)
- When You're Smiling (1950) - Dave
- Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) - Agent Burton
- Gasoline Alley (1951) - Harry Dorsey
- Lullaby of Broadway (1951) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Upper Classman (uncredited)
- G.I. Jane (1951) - Lt. B.B. Bradford
- Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) - Bill, Reporter
- All That I Have (1951) - Reporter Noonan
- Venture of Faith (1951)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Soldier (uncredited)
- Calamity Jane (1953) - Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)
- The Battle of Rogue River (1954) - Pvt. Hanley (uncredited)
- A Touch of Larceny (1960)
- The Love-Ins (1967) - Mr. Henning
- Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) - Garbage Man (uncredited) (final film role)
References
- I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and ... 0786452684 Tom Weaver - 2009 " ... Jimmy Lloyd— you don't know him, probably—was a good-looking young guy who must have done at least a dozen B-pictures."
- ^ "Film personality Jimmy Lloyd dies". The Kansas City Times. August 30, 1988. p. B 16. Retrieved August 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lloyd Productions Plan UCLA Work Confab". Evening Vanguard. California, Venice. February 19, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved August 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Michael R. Pitts Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 078645766X - 2014 - Mary (Mary Ainslee) and her boyfriend Cliff (Jimmy Lloyd) have cooked up a scheme in which she pretends to be unable to walk.