
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1893-04-18
Deathday
1971-03-08
Place of Birth
Burchard, Nebraska, USA
Harold Lloyd
Biography
Harold Lloyd 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.
Known For

Safety Last!
as The Boy

The Freshman
as Harold Lamb

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Speedy
as Harold 'Speedy' Swift

The Kid Brother
as Harold Hickory

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

Girl Shy
as Harold Meadows

And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)

Grandma's Boy
as Grandma's Boy

Never Weaken
as The Boy