Norman Lloyd
Biography
Norman Nathan Lloyd, born Norman Perlmutter on November 8, 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey, was an American actor whose career encompassed theatre, radio, television and film. He began working in entertainment in 1923 and remained active for nearly a century, also undertaking producing and directing duties. Over the course of his career he accumulated 119 acting credits, and he is listed as “known for acting” in major databases. Lloyd’s final screen appearance was in the 2015 film Trainwreck, which was released after he had reached the age of one hundred. He died in May 2021 at the age of 106.
Career overview
Norman Nathan Lloyd, born Norman Perlmutter on 8 November 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey, began his entertainment career in 1923. Over a span of nearly one hundred years he worked in every major medium of the industry, appearing on stage, in radio productions, on television series, and in feature films. As an actor he accumulated more than one hundred credited performances, with a TMDB record listing 119 acting credits. Among his most frequently cited screen appearances is the classic film Saboteur, which is highlighted as a notable work in his biography.
Lloyd continued to act well into his later years, achieving the rare milestone of appearing in a major motion picture after reaching one hundred years of age. His final film role was in the 2015 comedy Trainwreck, released after he had celebrated his centennial. Throughout his long career he was recognized primarily for his acting work, though he also contributed as a producer and director across the various media in which he performed.
Norman Lloyd died in May 2021 at the age of 106, concluding a remarkable life that bridged the silent‑era foundations of American entertainment to contemporary cinema. His extensive body of work and longevity have made him a distinctive figure in the history of film and television.
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- Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg (2022) as Self
- I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2019)
- Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)
- The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) as Self
- Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Norman Lloyd (2016)
- Trainwreck (2015) as Norman
- Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015) as Self
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) as Self - Actor
- House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013) as Self
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) as Self
- Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) as Self
- Modern Family (2009) as Donald
- In Her Shoes (2005) as The Professor
- The John Garfield Story (2003) as Self
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) as Self
- Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux (2003) as Self
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) as Wossamotta U. President
- Fail Safe (2000) as Defense Secretary Swenson
- Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000) as Self
- Seven Days (1998) as Dr. Isaac Mentnor
- The Practice (1997) as D.A. Asher Silverman
- Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997) as Self
- The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) as Self
- Corwin (1996) as Self
- The Omen (1995) as Aaron
- The Omen (1995) as Aaron Rainier
- The Age of Innocence (1993) as Letterblair
- Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993) as Self
- Home Fires (1992) as Dr. Marcus
- Civil Wars (1991) as Gordon Wimsatt
- Journey of Honor (1991) as Father Vasco
- Wings (1990) as Lyle Bartlett
- Dead Poets Society (1989) as Mr. Nolan
- Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) as Father Manfred
- American Experience (1988) as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Professor Galen
- Wiseguy (1987)
- Biography (1987) as Self
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Merlin (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Lloyd Marcus
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Philip Arkham
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Edward St. Cloud
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Daniel Auschlander
- Jaws of Satan (1982) as The Monsignore
- The New Deal for Artists (1981) as Self
- The Nude Bomb (1980) as Carruthers
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) Director
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) Producer
- Beggarman, Thief (1979) as Roland Fielding
- Beggarman, Thief (1979) as Roland Fielding
- Actor (1978) Director
- Actor (1978) Executive Producer
- Actor (1978) Producer
- The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978) as Amys Penrose
- FM (1978) as Carl Billings
- And the Soul Shall Dance (1978) Executive Producer
- Audrey Rose (1977) as Dr. Steven Lipscomb
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Cornelius Sumner
- Six Characters in Search of An Author (1976) Executive Producer
- The Hemingway Play (1976) Producer
- The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976) Executive Producer
- Philemon (1976) Director
- Philemon (1976) Producer
- For the Use of the Hall (1975) Executive Producer
- Knuckle (1975) Director
- Knuckle (1975) Producer
- Double Solitaire (1974) Executive Producer
- Nourish the Beast (1974) Director
- Nourish the Beast (1974) Executive Producer
- The Lady's Not for Burning (1974) Executive Producer
- Kojak (1973) as Harry Fein
- Me (1973) Executive Producer
- Carola (1973) Producer
- Carola (1973) Director
- Steambath (1973) Executive Producer
- The Bravos (1972) Producer
- The Shadow of a Gunman (1972) Producer
- Awake and Sing! (1972) Director
- Awake and Sing! (1972) Producer
- Scarecrow (1972) as Dickon
- Another Part of the Forest (1972) Executive Producer
- Columbo (1971) Director
- What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) Producer
- Night Gallery (1970) as Henry Mallory
- The Name of the Game (1968) Producer
- Journey to the Unknown (1968) Producer
- Companions in Nightmare (1968) Director
- Companions in Nightmare (1968) Producer
- The Smugglers (1968) Director
- The Smugglers (1968) Producer
- Journey Into Darkness (1968) Executive Producer
- A Talk with Hitchcock (1964) as Self
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) Director
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) Executive Producer
- The Children of Alda Nuova (1962) Associate Producer
- Alcoa Premiere (1961) Director
- Escape to Sonoita (1960) Associate Producer
- The Man Who Found the Money (1960) Associate Producer
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Harold Stern
- Startime (1959) Associate Producer
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as The Little Man
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Lieutenant Orsatti
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Charles Brailing
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Leo Thorby
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) Director
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) Producer
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) Associate Producer
- A Word to the Wives... (1955) Director
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) Director
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Johnny
- Omnibus (1952) Director
- Chevron Theatre (1952) Director
- Limelight (1952) as Bodalink
- He Ran All the Way (1951) as Al Molin
- M (1951) as Sutro
- Flame Of Stamboul (1951) as Louie Baracca
- The Light Touch (1951) as Anton
- Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Patout
- The Flame and the Arrow (1950) as Apollo, the Troubador
- Scene of the Crime (1949) as Sleeper
- Reign of Terror (1949) as Tallien
- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) as Jim Murphy
- Studio One (1948) as O'Leary
- No Minor Vices (1948) as Dr. Sturdivant
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Andrew J. Fogarty
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as McGraw
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Accountant
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) Director
- The Green Years (1946) as Adam Leckie
- Young Widow (1946) as Sammy Jackson
- A Letter for Evie (1946) as DeWitt Pynchon
- Spellbound (1945) as Mr. Garmes
- The Southerner (1945) as Finlay
- A Walk in the Sun (1945) as Pvt. Archimbeau
- The Unseen (1945) as Jasper Goodwin
- Within These Walls (1945) as Peter Moran
- Saboteur (1942) as Frank Fry
- The Forgotten Man (1941) as Billy Timmins
- The Streets of New York (1939) as Mark Livingstone