Lloyd Reckord

Lloyd Reckord

Born: May 26, 1929
Died: July 6, 2015
in Kingston, Jamaica
Lloyd Malcolm Reckord was a Jamaican actor, director, producer, playwright and film-maker.

Reckord studied acting in Jamaica, Grest Britain and the United States.

He found early success in the UK after studying at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol becoming a well-known figure in both the theatre and television.

Having returned home to Jamaica he founded the Actor's Theatre Company before branching out into film first with Ten Bob in Winter and then Dream A40.

The National Theatre Trust followed in what was to become a hugely prolific period interspersed with numerous other projects. His goal was always to produce quality theatre.

Reckord was honoured in July 2013 by London's National Theatre when it hosted Walk in the Light, a week of events celebrating the rich contribution of black artists to British theatre over the past 50 years.

Lloyd Reckord died on 8th July 2015 in Newtown, Trinidad.

Movies for Lloyd Reckord...

Third World Cop
Title: Third World Cop
Character: Reverend
Released: September 14, 1999
Type: Movie
Loose cannon cop Capone returns to his home town of Kingston to join a group of officers fighting organised crime in the area. On his first day he uncovers gun smuggling operation that may be connected with lead criminal Oney. However his old crew, led by Ratty, also are involved leading Capone to a choice between his job and his old crew.
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The Lunatic
Title: The Lunatic
Character: The Judge
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A Jamaican comedy, the story of a village madman, Aloysious, who has the amazing ability to talk to anything, including trees, cows and cricket balls.
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Ten Bob in Winter
Title: Ten Bob in Winter
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 8, 1963
Type: Movie
An unemployed black student borrows ten shillings from a friend, then lends the money to a musician he has just met.
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Title: The Human Jungle
Character: Jeff Broadley
Released: March 30, 1963
Type: TV
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
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You in Your Small Corner
Title: You in Your Small Corner
Character: Dave Jordan
Released: June 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Barry Reckord adapted his stage play for TV and his brother Lloyd plays the central character – a Jamaican new to London. When he begins a relationship with a white woman, he finds himself in conflict with his mother, who has great expectations for him. The very early intimate portrayal of this interracial relationship broke new ground, and is believed to feature one of the world's first examples of an interracial kiss on TV.
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What a Whopper
Title: What a Whopper
Character: Jojo
Released: October 17, 1961
Type: Movie
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and then travel to Scotland to see if they can convince the locals.
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The Day of the Fox
Title: The Day of the Fox
Character: Alajo
Released: September 6, 1961
Type: Movie
"In Jan Carew’s explosive drama, Sammy Davis Jr gives a memorable performance as a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation. The political themes explored remain incredibly prescient." - BFI
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Sapphire
Title: Sapphire
Character: Pianist in International Club
Released: November 2, 1959
Type: Movie
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
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Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Sgt. Christie
Released: September 13, 1959
Type: TV
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
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Hot Summer Night
Title: Hot Summer Night
Character: Sonny Lincoln
Released: February 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black boyfriend, he realises that racial prejudice is rife within his own home. This powerful drama exposes the deep-seated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s. Written for the stage by Unity Theatre's Ted Willis, this television recording was filmed a few weeks after the play's successful West End run, and most of the stage cast repeat their roles here, including the terrific John Slater, Andree Melly and Lloyd Reckord. The drama's interracial kiss is probably the first to be shown on British TV.