He was a man who was full of stories and full of life. That’s how “St. Elsewhere” showrunner Tom Fontana remembered his dear friend Norman Lloyd, the legendary actor who died Tuesday at the age of 106
, was a raconteur who loved to regale listeners with amusing anecdotes about his decades in the industry. For years, whenever Fontana would visit Los Angeles, he made a point of having dinner with his former star.. “He just had great stories about Chaplin and Welles and Bertolt Brecht and Charles Laughton. He worked with everybody.”
Working with Lloyd was a gift for the show’s writers and producers. “St. Elsewhere,” which followed the lives of staffers at a run-down hospital in Boston, was a major departure in dramatic storytelling for its day. Lloyd’s endorsement of their unconventional approach spoke volumes to the rest of the ensemble cast, which included William Daniels, Ed Flanders, Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel, Ed Begley Jr., Christina Pickles and David Morse.
Lloyd’s presence on set had a way of keeping everyone at the top of their game. When it was time to work, the actor whose career began in the 1920s was the consummate pro.
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