Born in Glasgow, Scotland. The son of a musical comedy actor, he began his own career on the British stage at 15. He came to Canada in 1910, the US in 1913, entered films as an actor in 1914, and began directing the following year. In the next four decades he directed some 100 films, for Paramount, then Fox and other studios, many of them routine commercial productions but some truly meritorious. A highly skilled craftsman, he had few pretensions about the significance of film other than as a means for entertainment, or about his own role as a director, and blended easily into the Hollywood studio system. Accordingly, he is short-shrifted by many film historians. But films like CAVALCADE (1933), MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935), and WELLS FARGO (1937) reveal not only technical mastery but also a cohesive style and a keen visual sense. Lloyd produced or co-produced many of his own films as well as a number of productions directed by others, and in the silent years he wrote many of his own scripts. Other notable screen credits include UNDER TWO FLAGS (1936), IF I WERE KING (1938), THE SPOILERS, INVISIBLE AGENT and SABOTEUR (all 1942), BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945) and his last film, THE LAST COMMAND (1955). Lloyd was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was once married to writer Virginia Kellogg.  Directing 1928-29: THE DIVINE LADY  Directing DRAG and WEARY RIVER  Directing 1932-33: CAVALCADE  Nominated for Directing 1935: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 4 nominations, 2 Awards