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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