Frank Gerard Lloyd (died; 15 December 1995, Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia) credited briefly as Frank Maxwell was an Australian actor, best known for his brief fifteen-month stint in the TV series Home and Away as retired carnival worker Neville McPhee, alongside his co-star Sheila Kennelly who played his wife Floss McPhee. Lloyd's long career spanned five decades starting from the 1930s as a featured player in radio plays, during the "Golden Age of Australian Radio", he worked in all sectors of the genre, including soft shoe and as a traditional song-and-dance man, but was well known through his character parts on television and film, and most especially for his long tenure in the theatre.
Early life
Lloyd's was born in Sydney, New South Wales and started working an after-school job as an office boy at 2GB Sydney radio.
Career Radio, TV and film Lloyd started his early career in the early Golden Days of Australian Radio, whilst working at 2GB, he was asked by producers to appear in radio plays for its listeners, subsequently after finishing his schooling, he travelled to England, and whilst in the United Kingdom, he had small characters roles in the films Let Us Be True in 1953 and The Battle of the River Plate in 1956.
He then travelled to New York where he appeared in the stage play The Drunkard, returning to Australia, he would later play 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.
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.
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.
Theatre Lloyd, although primarily known for small role's in TV and film worked regularly in theatre throughout his career, including both dramatic roles in Shakespeare to traditional pantomime, notable he featured in Twelfth Night, Othello, The Wizard of Oz, The Man of La Mancha, Annie, The Diary of Anne Frank, as well as a longer year-long stint in a production of Guys and Dolls.
Personal life and death
Lloyd was badly injured in a car crash, in Greece alongside Canadian actor and musician Donald Harvie (1929–2011) in 1963.
Lloyd died in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia on 15 December 1995, from unspecified causes. His obituary was published in a Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, stating he was survived by his wife Noreen and son Frank Lloyd Jr. though his death was never mentioned in any mainstream media, hence until the late 2010s that he may still be living, though his whereabouts were unknown, until industry researchers located the clipping in the articles archives.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleType1953Let Us Be True Derek TV movie1955The Battle of the River Plate Messenger, HMS Achilles (uncredited) Feature film 1967The School Mistress TV movie1967Love and War: Intersection TV movie1976Caddie Raffle Man Featire film biopic1984Fast Talking Career Advisor Feature film1984Queen of the Damned Brisbane Freight Manager Feature film1987Those Dear Departed Catholic Priest Feature film1988Around the World In 80 Days Mr. Tinkle Direct-to-video film 1993You and Me and Uncle BobHorrie Feature film
Television YearTitleRoleType1953–1955BBC Sunday Night Theatre Charlie TV series1956The Errol Flynn Theatre Thomas TV series1960General Motors Presents TV series1962Shoestring Theatre 1969Homicide Alistair James TV series1969Tilley Landed On Our Shore Television play1971The Group TV series1974Behind the Legend Eddie Gilbert TV series1976Luke's Kingdom Broker TV series1978Father Dear Father In Australia Herbert Watson TV series1979Love Thy Neighbour in Australia Doctor TV series1982Sons and Daughters Doctor Stevens (as Frank Maxwell) TV series1983The Young Doctors Ted Wilcox TV series1986Return to Eden Caretaker TV series1986Mother and Son Catholic Priest TV series1986Prisoner Detective No. 2 TV series1988–1989Home and Away Neville McPhee TV series, 109 episodes 1982–1992A Country Practice -Reg "Soapy" Jackson-Neville Potts-Harold Gleason-Cliff Sutton TV series1992Boys from the Bush Ralph TV series
Theatre 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
References
External links
Frank Lloyd biography on backtothebay.net