noun
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
• Syn: ↑Lloyd, ↑Harold Clayton Lloyd
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian, ↑role player
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(1893–1971) a US comic actor in over 500 silent films. His typical character was shy and wore glasses, and often got into dangerous situations. The best known of these was a scene in Safety Last (1923), in which Lloyd hangs by his hands from a large clock on the outside of a tall building. His other films included The Freshman (1925) and The Kid Brother (1927). He received a special ↑Oscar in 1952.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.