‘Saboteur,’ ‘St. Elsewhere’ star Norman Lloyd dies at 106
He was number 265 on the list.
Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. Elsewhere” was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, has died. He was 106.
Lloyd’s son, Michael Lloyd, said his father died Tuesday at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
His credits stretch from the earliest known U.S. TV drama, 1939′s “On the Streets of New York” on the nascent NBC network, to 21st-century projects including “Modern Family” and “The Practice.”
“If modern film history has a voice, it is Norman Lloyd’s,” reviewer Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times in 2012 after Lloyd regaled a Cannes Film Festival crowd with anecdotes about rarified friends and colleagues including Charlie Chaplin and Jean Renoir.
The wiry, 5-foot-5 Lloyd, whose energy was boundless off-screen as well, continued to play tennis into his 90s. In 2015, he appeared in the Amy Schumer comedy “Trainwreck.”
His most notable film part was as the villain who plummets off the Statue of Liberty in 1942′s “Saboteur,” directed by Hitchcock, who also cast Lloyd in the classic thriller 1945’s “Spellbound.”
His other movie credits include Jean Renoir’s “The Southerner,” Charlie Chaplin’s “Limelight,” “Dead Poets Society” with Robin Williams, “In Her Shoes” with Cameron Diaz and “Gangs of New York” with Daniel Day-Lewis.
On Broadway, Lloyd played the Fool opposite Louis Calhern’s King Lear in 1950, co-starred with Jessica Tandy in the comedy “Madam, Will You Walk” and directed Jerry Stiller in “The Taming of the Shrew” in 1957.
He was also part of Welles’ 1937 modern-dress fascist-era production of “Julius Caesar” that has gone down in history as one of the landmark stage pieces in the American theater. Norman played the small but key role of Cinna the Poet, opposite Welles’ Brutus. Stage magazine put Welles on its June cover and proclaimed the production “one of the most exciting dramatic events of our time.”
Born Nov. 8, 1914, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lloyd jumped into acting as a youngster in the 1920s. On stage, he was a regular with Welles’ Mercury Theater, the groundbreaking 1930s troupe that also featured Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead and formed the basis of Welles’ classic film debut, “Citizen Kane.”
His other plays included “Crime,” directed by Elia Kazan and featuring his future wife, Peggy Craven. The couple were married for 75 years, until Peggy Lloyd’s death in 2011 at age 98.
TV viewers knew him best as the memorable calm center of St. Eligius hospital on the 1982-99 NBC drama series “St. Elsewhere.” His Dr. Daniel Auschlander was originally only supposed to appear in a few episodes, but Lloyd became a series regular and stayed with the show for the entire run. The series would inspire such shows as “E.R.” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Lloyd worked steadily as a TV actor and director in the early 1950s, but the political liberal found his career in jeopardy during the Hollywood blacklist period aimed at communists or their sympathizers.
In 1957, Hitchcock came to his rescue, Lloyd told the Los Angeles Times in 2014. When the famed director sought to hire Lloyd as associate producer on his series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” but was told “There is a problem with Norman Lloyd,” Hitchcock didn’t back down, Lloyd recalled.
“He said three words: ‘I want him,’” Lloyd said. He was immediately hired and eventually worked as executive producer on another series, “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
His other TV credits include roles in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Paper Chase,” “Quincy M.E.,” “Kojak” and “The Practice.”
In 2014, in recognition of his 82 years in show business, and reaching the age of 100, the Los Angeles City Council proclaimed that his birthday of Nov. 8, would be honored as “Norman Lloyd Day.”
Select theatre credits
As actor
Date Title Role Theatre Notes
October 26, 1932 – 1933 Liliom Stretcher bearer (uncredited) Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City Directed by Eva Le Gallienne
December 12, 1932 – 1933 Alice in Wonderland 5 of Clubs (as Mr. Lloyd) Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City Directed by Eva Le Gallienne
1933 A Secret Life, The Children's Tragedy, Naked, Fear, The Armored Train, The Call of Life, The Sowers Various The New School for Social Research, New York City Apprentice Theatre, executive director May Sarton
1934 A Bride for the Unicorn Jay Harvard Dramatic Club Directed by Joseph Losey
1935 Dr. Knock Knock Peabody Playhouse, Boston Associated Actors (May Sarton)
1935 Gallery Gods Peabody Playhouse, Boston Associated Actors (May Sarton)
1935 Gods of the Lightning Macready Peabody Playhouse, Boston Associated Actors (May Sarton); directed by Joseph Losey
February 3 – March 1935 Noah Japhet Longacre Theatre, New York City Broadway debut
1935 School for Wives Peterborough Players, Peterborough, New Hampshire Summer stock
1936 The Crime Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City Two nights, presented The Theatre Union; directed by Elia Kazan
March 14–May 2, 1936 Triple-A Plowed Under Leads in vaudeville sketches Biltmore Theatre, New York City Living Newspaper, Federal Theatre Project; directed by Joseph Losey
July 24–October 20, 1936 Injunction Granted Clown Biltmore Theatre, New York City Living Newspaper, Federal Theatre Project; directed by Joseph Losey
February 22–July 10, 1937 Power Angus J. Buttoncooper, the Consumer Ritz Theatre, New York City Living Newspaper, Federal Theatre Project; directed by Brett Warren
November 11, 1937 – May 28, 1938 Caesar Cinna the Poet Mercury Theatre and National Theatre, New York City Debut of the Mercury Theatre; directed by Orson Welles
January 1 – April 28, 1938 The Shoemaker's Holiday Roger, commonly called Hodge Mercury Theatre and National Theatre, New York City In repertory with Caesar; directed by Orson Welles
December 29, 1938 – January 1939 Everywhere I Roam Johnny Appleseed National Theatre, New York City Directed by Marc Connelly
Lloyd named to the critics' Ten Best Performers list
April 1939 Quiet City David Belasco Theatre, New York City Three Sunday nights; directed by Elia Kazan for The Group Theatre
April 12 – May 11, 1940 Medicine Show New Yorker Theatre, New York City Commercially produced Living Newspaper on health in the U.S.
1940 Pigeons and People Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, South Carolina
February 5–22, 1941 Liberty Jones Shubert Theatre, New York City
September 3–27, 1941 Village Green Henry Miller Theatre, New York City
February 4–13, 1943 Ask My Friend Sandy Sandy Biltmore Theatre, New York City
December 25, 1950 – February 3, 1951 King Lear Fool National Theatre, New York City Directed by John Houseman
1954 Madame Will You Walk Dockweil Phoenix Theatre, New York City
1955 Don Juan in Hell Devil La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1956 Measure for Measure Lucio American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford Connecticut
Phoenix Theatre, New York City Directed by John Houseman and Jack Landau
1974 Major Barbara Undershaft Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California
July 1–12, 1992 The Will and Bart Show Will Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts Written by Jim Lehrer
December 5, 2010 An Evening with Norman Lloyd Himself Colony Theatre, Burbank, California
As director
Date Title Theatre Notes
1951 The Cocktail Party La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1952 The Lady's Not for Burning La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1953 I Am a Camera, You Never Can Tell, Dial M for Murder, The Postman Always Rings Twice La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1954 Madame Will You Walk Phoenix Theatre, New York City Co-director with Hume Cronyn
March 11 – April 1954 The Golden Apple Phoenix Theatre, New York City Best Musical, New York Drama Critics Circle
1954 The Winslow Boy, Anniversary Waltz, Sabrina Fair, The Seven Year Itch, The Vacant Lot La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1955 The Rainmaker, Native Uprising, Billy Budd, The Time of the Cuckoo La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
1956 The Taming of the Shrew American Shakesperare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut
Phoenix Theatre, New York City
1973 Carola TV movie
Select radio credits
Date Title Role Notes
October 24, 1937 Columbia Workshop Private Schnook "I've Got the Tune", radio opera by Marc Blitzstein
July 13, 1940 The Listener's Playhouse "No Program Tonight, or The Director's Dilemma"
June 1, 1941 Columbia Workshop "26 by Corwin: Appointment"
July 5, 1943 Cavalcade of America "Listen to the People"
July 12, 1943 Cavalcade of America "Soldier of the Cloth"
July 19, 1943 Cavalcade of America "The Schoolhouse at the Front"
August 2, 1943 Cavalcade of America Narrator "Nine Men Against the Arctic"
August 9, 1943 Cavalcade of America "Shortcut to Tokyo"
August 16, 1943 Cavalcade of America "The Major and the Mules"
August 23, 1943 Cavalcade of America "The Weapon That Saves Lives"
September 23, 1943 Words at War "They Shall Not Have Me"
December 13, 1943 Cavalcade of America "Check Your Heart at Home"
December 27, 1943 Cavalcade of America "U-Boat Prisoner"
January 3, 1944 Cavalcade of America "Bullseye for Sammy"
February 7, 1944 Cavalcade of America "Prologue to Glory"
February 21, 1944 Cavalcade of America "The Purple Heart Comes to Free Meadows"
February 22, 1944 Words at War "Assignment USA"; repeated April 4, 1944
March 21, 1944 Words at War "Der Fuehrer"
April 26, 1944 Arthur Hopkins Presents "Redemption"
May 24, 1945 Suspense "My Own Murderer"
July 17, 1945 Columbia Presents Corwin Clerk "The Undecided Molecule", verse story by Norman Corwin
Select film and television credits
As actor
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1942 Saboteur Frank Fry
1945 The Southerner Finley
1945 The Unseen Jasper Goodwin
1945 Spellbound Mr. Garmes
1945 A Walk in the Sun Archimbeau
1945 Within These Walls Pete Moran
1946 A Letter for Evie DeWitt Pyncheon
1946 Young Widow Sammy
1946 The Green Years Adam Leckie
1947 The Beginning or the End Dr. Troyanski
1948 No Minor Vices Dr. Sturdevant
1949 Scene of the Crime Sleeper
1949 The Black Book Jean-Lambert Tallien
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Jim Murphy
1950 Buccaneer's Girl Patout
1950 The Flame and the Arrow Apollo, the troubadour
1951 The Flame of Stamboul Louis Baracca
1951 M Sutro
1951 He Ran All the Way Al Molin
1952 The Light Touch Anton
1953 Limelight Bodalink
1977 Audrey Rose Dr. Steven Lipscomb
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home Amrys Penrose
1978 FM Carl Billings
1979 Beggarman, Thief Roland Fielding
1980 The Nude Bomb Carruthers
1981 Jaws of Satan The Monsignore
1989 Dead Poets Society Mr. Nolan
1991 Journey of Honor Father Vasco
1993 The Age of Innocence Mr. Letterblair
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Wossamotta U. President
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin Himself Documentary
2005 In Her Shoes The Professor
2005 Photosynthesis Kenneth Short film
2007 Who Is Norman Lloyd? Himself Documentary
2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Himself Documentary
2015 Trainwreck Norman
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1956 The United States Steel Hour Francis Oberon Episode: "We Must Kill Toni"
1956 Kraft Television Theatre Andrew J. Fogarty Episode: "Paper Foxhole"
1956 Kraft Television Theatre Episode: "The Plunge"
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lieutenant Orsatti Episode: "Nightmare in 4D"
1957 General Electric Theater Johnny Episode: "The Earring"
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial Duke of Buckingham Episode: "The Trial of Colonel Blood"
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charles Brailing Episode: "Design for Loving"
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond Harold Stern Episode: "Delusion"
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Narrator Episode: "The Day of the Bullet"
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Little Man Episode: "The Little Man Who Was There"
1960 New Comedy Showcase Episode: "Slezak and Son"
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Leo Thorby Episode: "Maria"
1970 The Most Deadly Game Norman Episode: "Nightbirds"
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Episode: "Operation Mr. Felix"
1972 Night Gallery Henry Mallory Episode: "A Feast of Blood"
1972 The Scarecrow Dickon Television film
1973 Gondola Lewis Television film
1975 Kojak Harry Fein Episode: "Night of the Piraeus"
1976 The New Deal for Artists Himself Television documentary
1982 Quincy M.E. Cornelius Sumner Episode: "Stolen Tears"
1982–1988 St. Elsewhere Dr. Daniel Auschlander 132 episodes
1985 The Paper Chase Professor Episode: "Laura's Struggle"
1986–1993 Murder, She Wrote Edward St. Cloud / Philip Arkham / Lloyd Marcus 3 episodes
1986 The Twilight Zone Merlin Episode: "The Last Defender of Camelot"
1989 Wiseguy General Leland Masters 4 episodes
1989 Amityville: The Evil Escapes Father Manfred Television film
1992 Civil Wars Gordon Wimsatt Episode: "Oceans White with Phone"
1992 Home Fires Dr. Marcus 6 episodes
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Professor Galen Episode: "The Chase"
1995 The Omen Aaron Television film
1996 Wings Lyle Bartlett Episode: "Bye George"
1997–2003 The Practice D. A. Asher Silverman 3 episodes
1998–2001 Seven Days Dr. Isaac Mentnor 49 episodes
2000 Fail Safe Defense Secretary Swenson Television film
2001 The Song of the Lark Madison Bowers Television film
2010 Modern Family Donald Episode: "Manny Get Your Gun"
As director, producer
Year Title Notes
1948 Arch of Triumph Associate to the Director
1949 The Red Pony Assistant to the Producer
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series) Director, "That's My Pop", "Annual Honeymoon", "The Bacular Clock", "Mungahra", "The Survey Man", "Meet the Little Woman", "The Reluctant Burglar", "One Thing Leads to Another"
1952 Gruen Playhouse (TV series) Director, "Dream Man", "A Boy with a Gun", "Bird of Prey", "For Life"
1952 Omnibus (TV series) Director, "Mr. Lincoln", five half-hour films
1954–55 A Word to the Wives, The Right Touch, Room for Improvement Director, industrial films
1957–58 Suspicion (TV series) Associate Producer
1957–62 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) Associate Producer
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) Director, "$2,000,000 Defense", "Six People, No Music", "Safety for the Witness"
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) Director, "Your Witness", "Human Interest Story", "No Pain", "Anniversary Gift". "Special Delivery", "Man from the South", "Say of the Bullet"
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) Director, "Hooked", "Very Moral Theft", "Contest for Aaron Gold", "O Youth! O Beauty!"
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) Director, "Incident in a Small Jail", "I Spy", "You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life", "Strange Miracle", "The Faith of Aaron Menefree"
1962–63 Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) Producer
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) Director, "Final Vow"
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series) Director, "The Jail"
1963–65 Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) Executive Producer
1964 Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) Director, "The Jar", "The Lifework of Juan Diaz"
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series) Executive Producer
1968 The Smugglers (TV) Director, Producer
1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV) Director, Producer
1971 Columbo (TV series) Director, "Lady in Waiting"
1972 Carola (TV) Director, Producer
1972–76 Hollywood Television Theatre (TV series) Executive Producer
Director, "Nourish the Beast", "Knuckle", "Ascent of Mount Fuji", "The Fatal Weakness", Philemon, "Actor", "The Carpenters", "Awake and Sing"
1980–82 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Producer, American episodes
Director, "Youth from Vienna", "Wet Saturday"
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