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Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Birthday: 1893-04-20 | Place of Birth: Burchard, Nebraska, USA

Harold Lloyd has been called the cinema’s “first man in space.” He was a product of the film industry. 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1963
Funny Side of Life

as    Himself

1962
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy

as    (archive footage)

1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

as    Harold Diddlebock

1936
The Milky Way

as    Burleigh Sullivan

1932
Movie Crazy

as    Harold Hall aka 'Trouble'

1928
Speedy

as    Harold 'Speedy' Swift

1925
The Freshman

as    Harold Lamb

1924
Girl Shy

as    Harold Meadows

1923
Safety Last!

as    The Boy

1920
An Eastern Westerner

as    The Boy

1920
Get Out and Get Under

as    The Boy

1919
Billy Blazes, Esq.

as    Billy Blazes

1919
Captain Kidd's Kids

as    The Boy

1918
Take a Chance

as    The Sport

1918
Two-Gun Gussie

as    Two-Gun Gussie (Harold)

1917
By the Sad Sea Waves

as    The Boy

1916
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

as    Luke