SAG-AFTRA Remembers Norman Lloyd

SAG-AFTRA mourns the passing of Norman Lloyd, a prolific actor, producer, director and Founder’s Award honoree. He passed away May 11 at the age of 106.

Best known for his roles in Dead Poets Society and St. Elsewhere, Lloyd began his career as a child, beginning what would be one of the longest acting careers in the industry. He joined Screen Actors Guild in 1939, just two and a half years after it negotiated its first contract, and AFTRA in 1940. He continued to appear onscreen well into the 2000s, including in the 2015 Amy Schumer movie Trainwreck.

“Norman Lloyd was a true Hollywood institution, and his career paralleled much of the history of film itself,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “He was a true gentleman, a man of many talents and an acting icon. A member for more than eight decades, most will remember him for his extensive body of work, but let’s not forget his commitment to justice that led him to be an activist for his fellow members.”

In 2018, SAG-AFTRA presented the Founders Award to Lloyd, Barbara Perry, Marsha Hunt and June Lockhart with for their contributions to the union.

In 1946, during the Conference of Studio Unions film workers’ strikes, Lloyd was one of six SAG members who gathered signatures from 350 actors, including some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, successfully petitioning the Guild to allow participants on both sides of the strike to present their views. 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, Nov. 8, would be honored as “Norman Lloyd Day.”