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Frank Lloyd
BornFrank Gerard Lloyd
born; 1928, Sydney, Australia[1]
Died15 December 1995 (aged 67)
Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesFrank Maxwell (credited as)
Occupation(s)Actor, film script translator[1]
Years active1940-1993
Known forHome and Away as Neville McPhee

Frank Gerard Lloyd (born 1928[non-primary source needed] -15 December 1995, Sydney, Australia) credited briefly as Frank Maxwell[2] was an Australian actor[1] in a career spanning five decades starting from the early 1940s, Lloyd worked in all sectors of the genre, appearing in radio plays, theatre, television and film.

Early life

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Lloyd's 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

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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[2]

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.[3]

He featured in many guest character roles in soap operas, serials and telemovies, with parts in The Young Doctors as (Ted Wilcox), 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

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Lloyd was badly injured in a car crash, in Greece alongside Canadian actor and musician Donald Harvie (1929–2011) in 1963.[4]

Lloyd died in Potts Point, New South Wales, on 15 December 1995, age 67, from unspecified causes. His obituary was published in several Sydney newspapers, though 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[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1953 Let Us Be True Derek TV movie
1955 The Battle of the River Plate Messenger, HMS Achilles (uncredited) Feature film
1967 The School Mistress TV movie
1967 Love and War: Intersection TV movie
1976 Caddie Raffle Man Featire film biopic
1984 Fast Talking Career Advisor Feature film
1984 Queen of the Damned Brisbane Freight Manager Feature film
1987 Those Dear Departed Catholic Priest Feature film
1988 Around the World In 80 Days Mr. Tinkle Direct-to-video film
1993 You and Me and Uncle Bob Horrie Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1953–1955 BBC Sunday Night Theatre Charlie TV series
1956 The Errol Flynn Theatre Thomas TV series
1960 General Motors Presents TV series
1962 Shoestring Theatre
1969 Homicide Alistair James TV series
1969 Tilley Landed On Our Shore Television play
1971 The Group TV series
1974 Behind the Legend Eddie Gilbert TV series
1976 Luke's Kingdom Broker TV series
1978 Father Dear Father In Australia Herbert Watson TV series
1979 Love Thy Neighbour in Australia Doctor TV series
1982 Sons and Daughters Doctor Stevens (as Frank Maxwell) TV series
1983 The Young Doctors Ted Wilcox TV series
1986 Return to Eden Caretaker TV series
1986 Mother and Son Catholic Priest TV series
1986 Prisoner Detective No. 2 TV series
1988–1989 Home and Away Neville McPhee TV series, 109 episodes
1982–1992 A Country Practice -Reg "Soapy" Jackson
-Neville Potts
-Harold Gleason
-Cliff Sutton 		TV series
1992 Boys from the Bush Ralph TV series

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue / Company
1946 Twelfth Night Independent Theatre
1956 Ned Kelly Mackin / Curnow Elizabethan Theatre
1957 Hippo Dancing Princess Theatre
1957–58 Salad Days

Troppo / A Slave || Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Elizabethan Theatre, Theatre Royal, Adelaide

1957 Witness for the Prosecution Princess, Theatre Melbourne
1957 Jack and Jill Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1957 Peter Pan Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1958 Free as Air Princess Theatre. Melbourne
1958 Aladdin in the Wonderful Lamp Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1960 Christmas in the Market Place Assembly Hall, Sydney
1963 The Wizard of Oz Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne
1964 Finian's Rainbow Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1985 The Country Wife UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 Othello UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 The Representative UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 Chase Me Comrade Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
1966 Muriel's Virtues Independent Theatre, Sydney
1966 The Fantasticks Phillip Theatre
1966 A Refined Look at Existence Jane Street Theatre, UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1967 Red Peppers AMP Theatrette Sydney
1967 The Schoolmistress UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 Swan Song AMP Theatrette, Sydney
1968 Summer in the Country AMP Theatrette, Sydney
1968 The Boy Friend Phillip Theatre, Comedy Theatre
1968 At Least You Get Something Out of That Don Posey UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1970 The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden AMP Theatrette, Sydney
1970 The Trials of Hilary Pouncefortt Neutral Bay Music Hall
1970 Dick Whittington UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 Exposed to Danger, or, Little Nell in the Klondyke Neutral Bay Music Hall
1972 The Spring Heeled Terror of Stepney Green Freddy Rich & Mighty Tich Sydney Theatre Music Hall, Neutral Bay Music Hall
1973 Dimboola Bonaparte's Theatre Restaurant
1974 Doctor in the House Bromley Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1976 Man of La Mancha Barber Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Newcastle Civic Theatre
1978–79 Treasure Island Tom Redruth Clark Island, Sydney
1979 Alladyce and the Holy Virago President ABC Radio
1979–80 The Wizard of Oz Wizard Victorian Country Tour & New South Wales & Regent Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Albury, Wangaratta, Wagga Wagga, Townsville Civic Centre
1979 Fanny The Admiral Marian Street Theatre
1980 Deathtrap Porter Milgrim Townsville Civic Centre
1981 I Sent a Letter to My Love Huw Price SGIO Theatre
1981 Annie FDR SGIO Theatre, Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, Townsville Civic Theatre, Mount Isa Civic Centre, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
1984, 1987 The Diary of Anne Frank Wizard Phillip Street Theatre
1985 Jack and Jill - The Panto Mother Hubbard Tivoli Theatre Restaurant Sydney
The Drunkard
1987 Guys and Dolls Arvide Abernathy Her Majesty's Theatre Adelaide
1991 Australia Felix Voice of Harding Stables Theatre

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows. Pluto Press Australia. p. 258. ISBN 1-86403-191-3. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b James Oram (1989). "Home and Away:Behind the Scenes".
  3. ^ Clark, Lucy (10 January 1988). "Big News – If You don't like the News". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 55. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Gifted musician born to entertain". 20 September 2011.
  5. ^ "AusStage".
  6. ^ "AusStage".
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