Harold Lloyd
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
as Tottenhot
1914
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Harold Diddlebock
1947
Take a Chance
as The Sport
1918
Grandma's Boy
as Grandma's Boy
1922
Safety Last!
as The Boy
1923
Speedy
as Harold 'Speedy' Swift
1928
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
The Old Monk's Tale
as Yaqui Indian (extra) (uncredited)
1913
An Eastern Westerner
as The Boy
1920
Girl Shy
as Harold Meadows
1924
The Cat's-Paw
as Ezekiel Cobb
1934
The Milky Way
as Burleigh Sullivan
1936
Why Worry?
as Harold Van Pelham
1923
The Freshman
as Harold Lamb
1925
From Hand to Mouth
as The Boy
1919
Feet First
as Harold Horne
1930
Dr. Jack
as Dr. 'Jack' Jackson
1922
For Heaven's Sake
as The Uptown Boy
1926
Hot Water
as Harold
1924
Never Weaken
as The Boy
1921
