George Lloyd (actor)


George Harrington Lloyd was an American vaudevillian and character actor. Born in Edinburg, Illinois, Lloyd appeared in over 270 films between 1932 and 1956.

Career

In the late 1920s, Lloyd had his own vaudeville troupe.
Lloyd appeared in the Three Stooges short subject Pardon My Clutch as the angry gas station attendant. He was also Squid McGuffy, café owner, in Crime on Their Hands and its remake, Hot Ice. Other appearances include Mississippi, The Return of Jimmy Valentine, High Sierra, Topper Returns and My Favorite Brunette. In the 1940s-era morality play I Accuse My Parents, he was kindly cafe owner Al, "mistaken" by the MST3K crew for Off.

Personal life

Lloyd retired from films as a character actor in 1955. He died after a cerebrovascular accident on August 15, 1967. Lloyd had been suffering from arteriosclerosis as well at the time of his death. He is interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in West Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

Mississippi Circus Shadows Bulldog Edition Wanted! Jane Turner The Magnificent Brute Road Gang Smart Blonde The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Idol of the Crowds Counsel for Crime Thanks for Listening San Quentin as ConvictMr. Wong, Detective Prison Train Devil's Island Behind Prison Gates The Oklahoma Kid as a Bartender They Drive By Night as Barney The Return of Wild Bill She Knew All the Answers Blues in the Night Mokey Hello, Frisco, Hello She Has What It Takes Destination Tokyo San Diego, I Love You I Accuse My Parents Fog Island The Royal Mounted Rides Again serialThe Time, the Place and the Girl unbilledHome in Oklahoma Swing the Western Way Vigilantes of Boomtown Sinbad the Sailor as Lancer Guard Under California Stars French Leave Bodyhold Death Valley Gunfighter The Pecos Pistol