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Hugh Lloyd MBE (born April 22 1923 ) is an English actor who made his name on television. LIFE Hugh Lloyd was born in Chester and went to school at The King's School, Chester . Upon leaving school he spent two years as a newspaper reporter on the ''Chester Chronicle''. His first professional acting appearance was with ENSA and he worked in repertory theatre until 1957, when he made the first of 25 appearances on the television series '' Hancock's Half Hour ''. He appeared with Terry Scott in the series '' Hugh And I '' and '' The Gnomes Of Dulwich ''; with Peggy Mount in '' Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole ''; in '' Jury '' and '' You Rang M'Lord? ''. He wrote the series '' Lord Tramp '' in which he starred. The '' Comedy Playhouse '' special, ''Hughie'', in which he starred as a recently-released prisoner following the demise of ''Hugh and I'', was unsuccessful. Television plays in which he appeared include '''' (with Patricia Routledge ), '' Say Something Happened '' (with Julie Walters and Thora Hird ), and '' Me, I'm Afraid Of Virginia Woolf ''. He played Goronwy Jones in the '' Doctor Who '' episode '' Delta And The Bannermen '' and has appeared in numerous television light entertainment shows, including Victoria Wood , Jimmy Cricket and '' Babble Quiz ''. On the West End stage, Lloyd spent three seasons at the Windmill Theatre ; a year at the Strand Theatre in '' When We Are Married ''; two years in ''No Sex Please, We're British'' at the Strand; and at the Lyric Theatre in '' Tonight At 8.30 ''. He was part of the Royal National Theatre company under Ian McKellan , in '' The Critic '', '' The Cherry Orchard '' and '' The Duchess Of Malfi ''. He has also performed in over a score of pantomimes. He continues to appear on television, and tour the English repertory circuit. Lloyd was awarded an MBE in the 2005 New Year Honours List for his services to drama and charity. Despite living in Southern England, Lloyd is a lifelong fan of his hometown football club, Chester City . He has often sponsored the matchball at home games. APPEARANCES Films
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