Lloyd Whitlock
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lloyd Whitlock
| image = Lloyd Whitlock - Jan 1920 EH.jpg
| caption = Whitlock in 1920
| birth_name = Lloyd Theodore Whitlock
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|1|2}}
| birth_place = Springfield, Missouri, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|1|8|1891|1|2}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US
| yearsactive = 1916–1949
| spouse = Mary Gibsone
}}
Lloyd Whitlock (January 2, 1891 – January 8, 1966) was a prolific American actor who began working during Hollywood's silent era. Born in 1891, he appeared in nearly 200 films between 1916 and 1949. Distinguished by his height and stature, he became especially known for playing heavies in B-movie westerns.{{Cite web|date=9 Apr 1925|title=Lloyd Whitlock Signs|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/380662221/?terms=%22lloyd%20whitlock%22&match=1|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=14 Jul 1921|title=Will Rogers Ropes Top Off Motor Car|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/335914341/?terms=%22lloyd%20whitlock%22&match=1|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Lathrop Optimist|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=20 Jul 1924|title=Lloyd Whitlock Has Chance in New Role|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/380523960/?terms=%22lloyd%20whitlock%22&match=1|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en}}
Biography
Lloyd was born in Springfield, Missouri, to James Whitlock and Mary Wadlow.{{Cite web|date=24 Sep 1924|title=Lloyd Whitlock, Movie Actor, Visiting Parents|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/40271444/?terms=%22lloyd%20whitlock%22&match=1|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Springfield News-Leader|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=28 Mar 1930|title=Prince Whitlock|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/40284442/?terms=%22lloyd%20whitlock%22&match=1|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Springfield Leader and Press|language=en}} After appearing in dozens of silent films, Lloyd successfully made the transition to the talkies, appearing on-screen through the early 1940s. He married Mary Gibsone, a Canadian citizen, in Los Angeles in 1919. The pair had a daughter together. Lloyd died in 1966 in Los Angeles.{{Cite book|last=Katchmer|first=George A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Lloyd+Whitlock%22+actor&pg=PA396|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476609058|via=Google Books}}
Partial filmography
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- The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)
- The Edge of the Law (1917)
- The Mysterious Mr. Tiller (1917)
- The Boomerang (1919)
- The Gray Wolf's Ghost (1919)
- Lasca (1919)
- Scratch My Back (1920)
- White and Unmarried (1921)
- The Face of the World (1921)
- False Kisses (1921)
- See My Lawyer (1921)
- One Man in a Million (1921)
- Courage (1921)
- They Shall Pay (1921)
- Not Guilty (1921)
- Wild Honey (1922)
- Kissed (1922)
- The Girl Who Ran Wild (1922)
- The Snowshoe Trail (1922)
- The Flirt (1922)
- The Woman of Bronze (1923)
- An Old Sweetheart of Mine (1923)
- Slippy McGee (1923)
- The Man Who Won (1923)
- The Thrill Chaser (1923)
- The Foolish Virgin (1924)
- The Price She Paid (1924)
- Women First (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
- The Triflers (1924)
- Who Cares (1925)
- The Air Mail (1925)
- The Great Sensation (1925)
- The New Champion (1925)
- The Prairie Pirate (1925)
- Perils of the Rail (1925)
- Dollar Down (1925)
- Sparrows (1926)
- The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)
- The Man in the Saddle (1926)
- Paradise (1926)
- The War Horse (1927)
- The Notorious Lady (1927)
- Pretty Clothes (1927)
- On the Stroke of Twelve (1927)
- A Hero for a Night (1927)
- Hot Heels (1928)
- The Man from Headquarters (1928)
- Queen of the Chorus (1928)
- The Michigan Kid (1928)
- The Fatal Warning (1929)
- See America Thirst (1930)
- Honeymoon Lane (1931)
- Wicked (1931)
- Anybody's Blonde (1931)
- Ships of Hate (1931)
- Scareheads (1931)
- The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
- Sin's Pay Day (1932)
- The Widow in Scarlet (1932)
- The Hurricane Express (1932)
- Blonde Venus (1932)
- The Whispering Shadow (1933)
- Revenge at Monte Carlo (1933)
- Her Splendid Folly (1933)
- West of the Divide (1934)
- The Lucky Texan (1934)
- Behind the Green Lights (1935)
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
- Undersea Kingdom (1936)
- Night Cargo (1936)
- Counsel for Crime (1937)
- Nobody's Children (1940)
- White Eagle (1941)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Lloyd Whitlock}}
- {{Internet Archive author |sname=Lloyd Whitlock}}
- {{IMDb name|0926103}}
- {{Find a Grave|6079806}}
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Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Category:Male actors from Missouri
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male silent film actors