Harold Lloyd

Known for ActingBorn 1893-04-18Died 1971-03-08Burchard, Nebraska, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Swat the Crook

Beyond His Fondest Hopes

Samson

The Old Monk's Tale

Hulda of Holland

Hollywood

Si, Senor

Just Dropped In

Crack Your Heels

Pistols for Breakfast

Willie Runs the Park

Sealed Orders

Twixt Love and Fire

Cupid in a Dental Parlor

His Chum the Baron

Algy on the Force

The House That Shadows Built

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Funny Side of Life

The Dutiful Dub

He Leads, Others Follow

Soft Money

Count the Votes

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Pete, the Pedal Polisher

Close-Cropped Clippings

The Sandhill Lovers

The Twelfth Juror

Sigrid Holmquist

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy

Safety Last!

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold's Hollywood: On Location Then & Now

Dad's Choice

Speedy

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

What's My Line?

Yesterday and Today

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Freshman

The Kid Brother

Girl Shy

His Only Father

Wanted - $5,000

For Heaven's Sake

The Greater Courage