Hugh Lewis Lloyd (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an

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actor who made his name in film and television comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in ''

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'', ''

Hugh and I ''Hugh and I'' is a black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called ''Hugh and I Spy''. The two actors h ...

'' and other

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s of the 1960s.

Life

Lloyd was born on 22 April 1923 in

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and attended the King's School. After leaving school he spent two years as a newspaper reporter on the ''Chester Chronicle''. His first professional acting appearance was with

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and he worked in repertory theatres until 1957, when he made the first of 25 appearances in the television series ''

''. Many years after its first transmission, he is still remembered as the character in the episode entitled '' The Blood Donor'' in which he forgets to return

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's wine gums. He appeared with

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in the series ''

'' and ''

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''; with

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in '' Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole''; in ''Jury'' and '' You Rang M'Lord?''. He created the series ''Lord Tramp'' (1977), written by

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, in which he also starred. The ''

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'' episode, ''Hughie'', in which he starred as a recently released prisoner following the ending of ''Hugh and I'', was unsuccessful. Television plays in which he appeared include ''

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'' (starring

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); '' The Dunroamin' Rising''; ''A Matter Of Will'' (with

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); and a number of

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plays, such as ''A Visit From Miss Protheroe'' (with

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), ''Say Something Happened'' (with

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and

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), and ''Me, I'm Afraid Of Virginia Woolf''. He played Goronwy Jones in the ''

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'' story ''

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'' and appeared in numerous television light entertainment shows, including

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and ''Babble Quiz''. On the West End stage, Lloyd spent three seasons at the

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; a year at the Strand Theatre in ''

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''; two years in ''

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'' at the Strand; and at the Lyric Theatre in '' Tonight at 8.30''. He was part of the

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company under

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, in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also performed in over twenty pantomimes. Lloyd met his fourth or fifth wife,

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Shan Lloyd Shan Lloyd ( née Shan Davies; 1 July 1953 – 13 December 2008) was a British journalist, writer and reporter. She was the fifth wife and widow of actor Hugh Lloyd. Biography She grew up in Sheen in London, the second daughter of Margaret ...

, at Allen's restaurant in

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's West End, in 1978. Lloyd, who was in his fifties at the time, had been married and divorced three times before meeting Shan. In his

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, he described his future wife as "a scatty, blondehaired

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tabloid journalist". Hugh and Shan married in 1983. The couple moved to

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in 2003 and remained married until his death on 14 July 2008. Shan Lloyd died in December 2008, just five months after Hugh Lloyd. Lloyd was awarded an

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in the 2005 New Year Honours List for his services to drama and charity. He died on 14 July 2008 at his home in Dolphin Court, Grand Avenue, West Worthing.

Appearances

Films

*'' The Rebel'' (1961) - Man on Train *'' Go to Blazes'' (1962) - Fireman *'' It's Trad Dad!'' (1962) - Usher *''

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'' (1962) - Macdonald *''

The Mouse on the Moon ''The Mouse on the Moon'' is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to ''The Mouse That Roared''. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel '' The Mouse on the Moon'' by Irish author Leonard Wibberley, and was directed by Richard Lester. In it, the ...

'' (1963) - Plumber *'' Father Came Too!'' (1963) - Mary, Queen of Scots *''

The Punch and Judy Man ''The Punch and Judy Man'' is a 1963 black and white British comedy film made by Elstree Studios directed by Jeremy Summers from a script by Philip Oakes and Tony Hancock for the Associated British Picture Corporation. It was Hancock's second a ...

'' (1963) - Edward Cox *'' Just for Fun'' (1963) - Burglar *''

Runaway Railway ''Runaway Railway'' is a 1965 British family film, family adventure film directed by Jan Darnley-Smith and starring John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Ronnie Barker and Graham Stark. The screenplay concerns a group of children who manage to foil ...

'' (1965) - Disposals Man *''

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'' (1973) - Chumley *'' Intimate Games'' (1976) - John's Father *''

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'' (1979) - Mr. Cale *''

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'' (1982) - Taxi Driver *''

'' (1989) - George *'' The Fool'' (1990) - Viscount *''

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'' (1996) - Thomas Prosser *''

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'' (1998) - Reverend Parker *'' Alice in Wonderland'' (1999) - Fishface Footman *'' Girl from Rio'' (2001) - Albert

Television

*''

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'' (2005) - "Aromatherapy" (Series 2, Episode 4) - Vernon Cooke *''

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'' (1999) - The Aged P *'' Cider with Rosie'' (1998) - Joseph Brown *'' Heartbeat Pig in the Middle (1997) - Archie Birley *''

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'' (1997) - Ernie Bennett *'' Blue Heaven'' (1994) - cleaner *'' You Rang, M'Lord?'' (BBC1, 1991) Selfridge, Sir Ralph Shawcross's butler *''

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'' (1991) - "Trial And Error" (1991) - George Jenkins *''

'' (1989) - '' Over To Pam'' - Jim *''

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'' - '' The Dunroamin' Rising'' (1988) - Wattie *''

'' - ''

'' (1987) - Goronwy Jones *''

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'' (1986) - Billy *'' That's My Boy'' (1984) - "Unfair Dismissal" (Season 3, Episode 5) - Jim Barnes *''

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'' (1985) - "Something Nasty Down Below" - Charlie *Last of the Summer Wine - The Waist Land (1983) - Alex *'' A Visit From Miss Protheroe'' (1978) *'' Lord Tramp'' (1975) - Lord Tramp *''

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'' (1972) *'' Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole'' (1971) *''

'' (1969) *''

'' (1962) *''

'' / ''Hancock'' (1957–61) - various roles *''

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'' (1955-56)

References

External links

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'', 16 July 2008
Obituary
in ''

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'' Obituary
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