George Lloyd (actor)


George 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. Toody of Car 54, Where Are You?.

Personal

Lloyd retired from films as a character actor in 1955. Seven years later, he lost his home after a divorce and was forced to reside in a seedy area of Los Angeles. Lloyd died after a cerebrovascular accident on August 15, 1967. He had been suffering from arteriosclerosis as well at the time of his passing. He is interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in West Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography