Lloyd Bassitt Carleton ( - August 8, 1933) was an American director, producer, and actor.
Born in New York City in , both of his parents were born in Virginia. Carleton's father, John T. Little Senior, supported the family as a clothing importer. The couple firstborn was John T. Little Jr. born in 1868. Carleton Bassitt Little followed in . Their last child Arthur W. Little was born in 1878. The two older brothers graduated from Columbia College with law degrees. John Jr would become one of New York's finest lawyers. Carleton briefly tried the legal profession but became driven by a different calling.
By 1900, he was acting on Broadway. He became involved with stage managing, production, stock players, and managing some of the theater's most significant names. During this time, Charles Frohman suggested he adopt the stage name of Lloyd B. Carleton. After a brief stint in Australia, a new visual media struck his fancy. Movies were continuing their upward spiral. After studying film-making techniques at the American Biograph studios, acting in a 1910 film, he got a job directing movies at Thanhouser. He would continue to direct movies at Lubin, Selig, Universal, and Clermont Photoplays. He formed his own production company, Lloyd Carleton Productions, and used a variety of distributors.
His film endeavors ended in 1928. He moved back to New York. He managed to act in one final broadway play before his death on August 8, 1933.
YearPlayStartEndLeadProduceDirectorShowsTheatreRef1900The Little MinisterApr 1900Apr 1900Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys19Powers' Theatre Chicago, ILThe Little MinisterL'AiglonOct 1900Dec 1900Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys73KnickerbockerL'AiglonA Royal FamilySep 1900Feb 1901Richard BennettCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys175LyceumA Royal Family1904The Little MinisterDec 1904Feb 1905Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S73EmpireThe Little Minister1905Peter PanNov 1905May 1906Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S233 EmpirePeter Pan1908Quality StreetJan 1908Jan 1908Maude AdamsN/SN/S7 EmpireQuality Street1908The JestersJan 1908Mar 1908Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S55EmpireThe Jesters1928BrothersDec 1928Aug 1929Bert LytellJohn Henry Mears Arthur Hurley25548th StreetBrothers
Complete filmography YearFilmRoleProductionDistributionGenreLengthReleasedNotes1910St. Elmo DirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-03-22She's Done It AgainDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-03-23Daddy's DoubleDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-04-05A 29-Cent RobberyDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserComedyShort1910-04-15She Wanted to Marry a HeroDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserComedyShort1910-04-29Jane EyreDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-05-061912Love Versus StrategyDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-01-31Tricked Into HappinessDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-02-07His MistakeDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-02-14Love and TearsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-02-18The Price of a Silver FoxDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-03-14The Surprise Party SurprisedDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-03-20The Social SecretaryDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-03-30The Reformation of Kid HoganDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-04-08A New BeginningDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-04-22The Good for NothingDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-11-18Satin and GinghamDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-11-28When Love LeadsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-12-181913Literature and LoveDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-01-20Longing for a MotherDirectorLubinGeneral FilmRomanceShort1913-01-20The Lost NoteDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-02-03For His Child's SakeDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-08Diamond Cut DiamondDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-25The Veil of SleepDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-05-01Margaret's PaintingDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-05-19The Angel of the SlumsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-07-03The Wiles of CupidDirectorLubinGeneral FilmRomanceShort1913-07-17The GovernorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-08-04The Special OfficerDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-02The Two CowardsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-07The Fiancée and the FairyDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-13ShadowsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-11-181914Through Fire to Fortune DirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-02-01The PriceDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-03-20At His ExpenseDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1914-04-11Strength of Family TiesDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-04-16A Leaf from the PastDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-05-21Codes of HonorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-07-15His Brother's BloodDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-08-20The InvestmentDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-09-25The Ragged Earl DirectorPopular Plays and PlayersAlco FilmComedyFeature1914-10-12The ImpostorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-10-15Michael Strogoff DirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-10-19The Walls of JerichoDirectorBox Office AttractionsBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-11-19The IdlerDirectorFox FilmBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-12-131915The Girl I Left Behind Me DirectorFox FilmBox Office AttractionsWesternFeature1915-01-01MotherhoodDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-06-22A Studio EscapadeDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-07-05The Girl with the Red FeatherDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-08-23The Jungle LoversDirectorSeligGeneral FilmAdventureShort1915-09-15In the Midst of African WildsDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-10-16The FlashlightDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-01Their Sinful InfluenceDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-04The White Light of PublicityDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-13The Love of Loti SanDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-02The Golden SpursDirectorSeligGeneral FilmWesternShort1915-12-16The Sacred Tiger of AgraDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-251916The Yaqui DirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-03-19Two Men of Sandy BarDirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-04-03Doctor NeighborDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-05-01Her Husband's FaithDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-11Heartaches (1916 film)DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-19Two MothersDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-06-01Her Soul's SongDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-06-15The Way of the World DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-07-03No. 16 Martin StreetDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-07-13A Yoke of Gold DirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-08-14The Unattainable DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-09-04Black Friday DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-09-18The Human GambleDirectorRex Motion PictureUniversalDramaShort1916-10-08Barriers of Society DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-10-16The Devil's Bondwoman DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-11-20The Morals of Hilda DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-12-111920Mountain MadnessDirectorClermont PhotoplaysRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-08-021922Beyond the CrossroadsDirectorClermont PhotoplaysPioneer FilmDramaFeature1922-01-271923The Flying DutchmanDirectorRobertson-ColeFBODramaFeature1923-07-291925Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds DirectorA.G. SteenB.A. Goodman ProdDramaFeature1925-08-05The Young SheriffDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-02The Man Who Rode AloneDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-08Flash of a .45DirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10The Mad MinerDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-101910Simple CharityActorBiographGeneral FilmDramaShort1910-11-101914Michael Strogoff ActorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-10-191927Tongues of Scandal ActorSterling PicturesSterling PicturesDramaFeature1927-01-031915In the Midst of African WildsProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-10-16The White Light of PublicityProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-13The Sacred Tiger of AgraProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-251916Her Husband's FaithProducerLloyd Carleton ProdUniversalDramaShort1916-05-111918Mother, I Need YouProducerLloyd Carleton ProdErnest ShipmanDramaShort1918-09-211920The Amazing WomanProducerLloyd Carleton ProdRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-01-01Mountain MadnessProducerClermont PhotoplaysRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-08-021925The Young SheriffProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-02The Man Who Rode AloneProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-08Flash of a .45ProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10The Mad MinerProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-101927Girl in the RainProducerLloyd Carleton ProdKernan Films DramaFeature1927-02-101913Diamond Cut DiamondWriterLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-251914The Walls of Jericho WriterBox Office AttractionsBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-11-191916Heartaches (1916 film)WriterUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-191923The Flying DutchmanWriterRobertson-ColeFBODramaFeature1923-07-29
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