Top 10 of Norman Lloyd's Scene Stealing Performances
This incredibly underrated, and scene stealing actor happens to be my favorite.... here are his ten greatest performances!
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- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsVan JohnsonArlene DahlGloria DeHavenWhile his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies.He plays the small role of Sleeper.... but steals every scene he's in!
This is probably the only movie where Norman uses his real voice in. He originally had a New Jersey accent, but was trained to speak more proper. - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsPriscilla LaneRobert CummingsOtto KrugerA young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.With his performance, I was rooting for the bad guy.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsJane RussellLouis HaywardFaith DomergueA grieving war widow meets a young Lieutenant but spurns him for trying too hard to gain her affection. Will she give him a second chance when they meet again?Appears in only about three scenes.... but his line delivery is beautifully executed.
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsRobert CummingsRichard BasehartRichard HartRobespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine."Don't just sit there, order something!"
A very interesting film.... it is pretty much cat and mouse looking for Norman. But when he is in a scene, he once again steals it. - DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsDavid WayneHoward Da SilvaMartin GabelIn this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious serial killer who preys on little girls.During one deep scene, you can see Norman in the back, weighing himself.....
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsToni ColletteCameron DiazShirley MacLaineStrait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.Spending his scenes in the movie bedridden, Norman still gives a beautiful performance. Still the same scene stealing that he started over 60 years before!
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsYvonne De CarloHoward DuffDorothy HartGood luck with horses and women pushes Sam Bass toward outlawry.The one character caught between the two quarreling sides.... his eyes tell the story, his walk steals the scenes.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan HawkeMaverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.It's not easy acting against Robin Williams.... but Norman, against type, does it. He masterfully attempts to underrate his performance.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsDaniel Day-LewisMichelle PfeifferWinona RyderA tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.The one movie where he has a beard.......
- DirectorMichael SpillerStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenA birthday dinner for Manny at a family restaurant turns into a race for Phil and Claire and a chance for Cameron to socialize at a shopping mall while looking for a gift.The.... best..... performance.....ever
- DirectorMatthew SussmanStarsRay BradburyCharles ChaplinRoy ChristopherAnd if you managed through this list.... you must like Mr. Lloyd.... this beautiful documentary is a holy grail.