Frank Lloyd (actor)
Frank Gerard Lloyd credited briefly as Frank Maxwell was an Australian character actor in a career spanning five decades starting from the late 1930s in radio, Lloyd worked in all sectors of the genre, appearing in radio plays, theatre, television and film. He was probably best known for his brief stint as former circus worker and retired pensioner Neville McPhee, an original cast member in series Home and Away appearing opposite with Sheila Kennelly
Early life
Lloyd's was born in 1925 and his 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.Career
Lloyd subsequently travelled to England, and whilst in the United Kingdom he had small roles in the films Let Us Be True in 1953 and The Battle of the River Plate in 1956.He later played small roles in Australian films including Mr Tinkle in Around the World in Eighty Ways, Those Dear Departed and Fast Talking.. He also served a script translator and dubber of international stage and film, He served in Moscow International Ministry of the Arts
Lloyd was perhaps best known for his 15-month stint in TV series Home and Away in 1988, as one of 16 original characters, in the role of retired carnival worker Neville McPhee. He appeared in the first 109 episodes, opposite Sheila Kennelly who played his wife Floss. Both actors were subsequently written out of the series, with producers stating they wanted to focus more on a younger cast and updated formula.
He featured in many guest character roles in soap operas, serials and telemovies, with parts in The Young Doctors as, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, and A Country Practice. He had guest roles on sitcoms including Mother and Son and Boys from the Bush.
Lloyd also worked regularly in theatre throughout his career, including productions of 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.''
Personal life and death
Lloyd was badly injured in a car crash, in Greece alongside Canadian actor and musician Donald Harvie in 1963.Lloyd died in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia on 15 December 1995, aged 66-67 from unspecified causes. His obituary was published a Sydney newspapers, stating he was survived by his wife Noreen and son Frank Lloyd Jr. though his death was never mentioned in any mainstream media, and it was thought until the late 2010's that he may still be living, then aged in his late 80s, though his whereabouts were unknown.