Harold Lloyd
Known For
Acting
Born
1893-04-18 in Burchard, Nebraska, USA
Died
1971-03-08
Biography
Harold Lloyd (April 18, 1893 –March 8, 1971) was an American actor. He has been called the cinema’s “first man in space.” His comedy wasn’t imported from Vaudeville or the British Music Hall like his contemporaries, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Harold learned to use the camera the way other comics used a bowler hat or a funny walk. In 1917 he shed the comedic clown personas prevalent in comedy for hundreds of years and pioneered romantic comedy by the ordinary guy up on the screen –- a guy with faults, and fears, “the boy next door.” With his young man in horned-rimmed glasses, he created classic films.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
Girl Shy
as Harold Meadows
Just Nuts
as Willie Work
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Hollywood
as Self
Safety Last!
as The Boy
Here Come the Girls
Si, Senor
Samson
as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Her Painted Hero
as Minister (uncredited)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sealed Orders
as Extra (unconfirmed)
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
as Le Voyage au paradis, Monte là-dessus, À là hauteur
The Kid Brother
as Harold Hickory
Just Neighbors
as The Boy
Ask Father
as The Boy
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)