Frank Lloyd

Who is Frank Lloyd?

Frank Lloyd, is an Australian-born character actor, and showbiz entertainer who is best known for his stint as Neville McPhee in the Australian soap Home And Away. Along with co-star Sheila Kennelly, who played his wife Floss, they were two of the original characters of the Australian television soap opera. In a career spanning more than forty years, Lloyd has appeared on radio, theatre, television and film. Lloyd's first roles stemmed from his after-school job as an office boy at 2GB, where he was sometimes asked to appear in radio plays. After finishing school, Lloyd travelled to England, and studied theatre. He appeared in the New York stage production of The Drunkard. His first film appearance was as an uncredited messenger in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate. He later played Mr Tinkle in Around the World in Eighty Days and featured in the Australian film, Those Dear Departed' 'and Fast Talking Lloyd is best known to Australian audiences for his appearances in television soap operas, working on The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters. He appeared only a few times on film, and, with his work on soap operas providing some notable exceptions, his career on television was largely confined to guest star roles and minor telemovie appearances. However, he worked regularly in theatres throughout his career, with his last performance being a year-long role in a production of Guys and Dolls. Frank also had a guest role on Mother and Son, on the ABC, appeared on Prisoner and had several guest parts in A Country Practice.