Frank Lloyd (actor)
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Frank Lloyd is a veteran Australian-born character actor
, who is best known for his stint as Neville McPhee
in the Australian soap Home And Away
. Along with co-star Shelia Kennelley, who played his wife Floss
, they were two of the original characters of the Australian television soap opera. In a career spanning more than forty years, Lloyd has appeared on radio, theatre, television and film.
Lloyd's first roles stemmed from his after-school job as an office boy at 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 first film appearance was as an uncredited messenger in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate
. He later played Mr Tinkle in Around the World in Eighty Days
and featured in the Australian film, Those Dear Departed.
Lloyd is best known to Australian audiences for his appearances in television soap operas, working on The Young Doctors
and Sons and Daughters
. He appeared only a few times on film, and, with his work on soap operas providing some notable exceptions, his career on television was largely confined to guest star roles and minor telemovie appearances. However, he worked regularly in theatres throughout his career, with his last performance being a year-long role in a production of Guys and Dolls. Frank also had a guest role on Mother and Son
, on the ABC
, appeared on Prisoner
and had several guest parts in A Country Practice
.
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
, who is best known for his stint as Neville McPhee
Neville McPhee
Neville McPhee is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He was played by Frank Lloyd.Neville was a former circus strong man who lived in a van in the Summer Bay Caravan Park with his wife Floss.-Trivia:...
in the Australian soap Home And Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. Along with co-star Shelia Kennelley, who played his wife Floss
Floss McPhee
Floss McPhee is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away played by actress Sheila Kennelly. Floss first appeared in the pilot episode in 1988 until 1989. She has made sporadic returns in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2008.-Storylines:...
, they were two of the original characters of the Australian television soap opera. In a career spanning more than forty years, Lloyd has appeared on radio, theatre, television and film.
Lloyd's first roles stemmed from his after-school job as an office boy at 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
, 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
The Drunkard
The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved is an American temperance play first performed in 1844. A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States before the dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the 1850s. In New York City, P.T. Barnum presented it at his...
. His first film appearance was as an uncredited messenger in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (film)
The Battle of the River Plate is a 1956 British war film by director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle and Peter Finch...
. He later played Mr Tinkle in Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1956 adventure film produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. It was directed by Michael Anderson. It was produced by Michael Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers. The screenplay was written by James...
and featured in the Australian film, Those Dear Departed.
Lloyd is best known to Australian audiences for his appearances in television soap operas, working on The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
and Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
. He appeared only a few times on film, and, with his work on soap operas providing some notable exceptions, his career on television was largely confined to guest star roles and minor telemovie appearances. However, he worked regularly in theatres throughout his career, with his last performance being a year-long role in a production of Guys and Dolls. Frank also had a guest role on Mother and Son
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...
, on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, appeared on Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
and had several guest parts in A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
.
External links
- Frank Lloyd biography on backtothebay.net
- "Big News – If You Don't Like the News", Lucy Clark, The Sun-Herald (Television), 10 January 1988