Lloyd Reckord

Born: 1929-05-26

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.


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Sapphire

as Pianist in International Club
Released: 1959-11-02

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been...

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Third World Cop

as Reverend
Released: 1999-09-14

Loose cannon cop Capone returns to his home town of Kingston to join a group of officers...

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What a Whopper

as Jojo
Released: 1961-10-17

A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher...

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Ten Bob in Winter

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1963-07-08

An unemployed black student borrows ten shillings from a friend, then lends the money to a...

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The Lunatic

as The Judge
Released: 1991-01-01

A Jamaican comedy, the story of a village madman, Aloysious, who has the amazing ability to talk...

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Hot Summer Night

as Sonny Lincoln
Released: 1959-02-01

Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to...

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You in Your Small Corner

as Dave Jordan
Released: 1962-06-05

Barry Reckord adapted his stage play for TV and his brother Lloyd plays the central character –...

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Interpol Calling

as Sgt. Christie
First aired: 1959-09-13

The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international...

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The Human Jungle

as Jeff Broadley
First aired: 1963-03-30

The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the...

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