Norman Lloyd

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Biography

One of the most respected figures in entertainment history, actor-producer-director Norman Lloyd's résumé read like a roll call of 20th century icons. Among his collaborative partners and directors were Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Jean Renoir, Lewis Milestone and John Houseman; each of whom employed his crisp, professional screen and stage presence in such efforts as "Saboteur" (1942), "Spellbound" (1945), "A Walk in the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Camera, Film & Tape, Sound

Born

November 8, 1914

Career Milestones

Co-starred in NBC medical drama "St. Elsewhere" as Dr. Daniel Auschlander

1932

New York stage debut in "Liliom"

1935

Broadway debut, "Noah"

1937

Co-founded Mercury Theater with Orson Welles and John Houseman

1939

Made TV debut in "Streets of New York" (NBC)

1942

Film acting debut, "Saboteur", directed by Alfred Hitchcock

1945

Acted in Jean Renoir's "The Southerner"

1945

Reteamed with Hitchcock for "Spellbound"

1948

Stage directoral debut, "The Road to Rome"

1950

Played the Fool to Lewis Calhern's "King Lear" on the New York stage

1950

TV directoral debut, "Revue" (CBS)

1952

Acted in Charlie Chaplin's "Limelight"; last feature for 25 years

1952

Directed "Mr. Lincoln", written by James Agee for first season of "Omnibus" (NBC)

1957

TV producing debut (as associate producer), "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (CBS); became producer in 1962 and executive producer in 1963

1964

Directed "The Jar" episode for "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (CBS), one of Hitchcock's personal favorites

1972

Produced and directed for "Hollywood Television Theatre", a product of KCET (the public broadcasting station in Los Angeles); eventually became executive producer for series

1977

Returned to feature acting after 25-year absence with roles in "FM" and "Audrey Rose"

1989

Played the headmaster in Peter Weir's "Dead Poets Society"

1993

Last feature (to date) Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence"

1995

Acted in "The Omen" (NBC), a pilot based on the 1976 feature film directed by Richard Donner; not picked up

1998

Returned to series TV as co-star of the UPN drama "7 Days"; role made recurring for the 2000-2001 season

2000

Had featured role in the CBS presentation "Fail Safe"

2000

Played the president of Wossamotta U in "The Adventure of Rocky and Bullwinkle"

Awards

1970

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in The Name of the Game