Harold Lloyd

Apr 18, 1893 - Mar 08, 1971 (77 years old) in Burchard, 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.

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Girl Shy
Harold Meadows
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
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Jackie Chan: My Story
(archive footage)
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Safety Last!
The Boy
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
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The Freshman
Harold Lamb
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Hot Water
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