- Norman Lloyd's 75-year marriage to Peggy Lloyd was one of the longest - if not the longest - in show business history. The two met in 1927 while both were appearing on Broadway in 'Crime'. She died exactly two months after their 75th wedding anniversary in 2011, just 16 days after her 98th birthday.
- Lloyd was invited to a cocktail party at the home of his friend, Blythe Danner and her husband, Bruce Paltrow, who was head of MTM productions. During the party, Lloyd was asked him to play one of the lead roles, Dr. Daniel Auschlander, in St. Elsewhere (1982) though it was intended for only a few episodes. Despite Lloyd's busy schedule, he accepted the role, which grew to include the entire run of the series.
- His idol when he was very young was Charles Chaplin. He would later be friends with him for 30 years until Chaplin's death on Christmas Day, 1977.
- Was 100 years old while filming his supporting role in the 2015 Judd Apatow/Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck (2015). Lloyd said in several interviews (including the London Telegraph's and the New Jersey Star-Ledger's) that this was the first project in his whole career that he had ever had to improvise during a performance. Although Lloyd did not exactly have to audition for the movie, he did meet Apatow for lunch to discuss the role. Lloyd claimed that Apatow was surprised that Lloyd, then 99, had driven himself to the appointment; Apatow offered to accompany him to his car. Lloyd surmised that the walk back to his car was part of the job interview, so that Apatow could confirm he was ambulatory. Apatow later expressed his amazement at Lloyd's independence, observing that he flew to New York and arrived on set alone, never asked for special services, and never needed to take breaks during filming.
- November 8, 2014 was declared by the Los Angeles City Council 'Norman Lloyd Day' in honor of his hundredth birthday.
- When Lloyd was 11 years old, he watched Babe Ruth in the 1926 World Series.
- Began his show St. Elsewhere (1982) at age 67.
- Father of Josie Lloyd, who worked on Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) with him.
- Tippi Hedren and Norman Lloyd were the only performers who worked with both Alfred Hitchcock and Charles Chaplin.
- With the death of Olaf Pooley on July 14, 2015, he was the oldest surviving "Star Trek" cast member until his death in 2021. He played Professor Richard Galen in The Chase (1993). On November 8, 2020, he became the first "Star Trek" actor to celebrate his 106th birthday. Following his death the oldest living actor of either sex was Marsha Hunt, and the oldest living male actor was Nehemiah Persoff.
- His character of Dr. Daniel Auschlander on St. Elsewhere (1982) was supposed to stay on for 4 episodes, but with the connection of the show, along with some response from the audience, Lloyd stayed on for additional six seasons, which in turn was the show's ending.
- Graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929, at age 14, with high grades.
- In 2019, according to his St. Elsewhere costar Ed Begley Jr., he still had Norman over for dinner once a week.
- Attributed his longevity and good health to fitness from his lifelong love of tennis playing.
- Good friends with Alfred Hitchcock, Karl Malden, Christopher Lee, Harry Morgan, Ed Flanders, Orson Welles, and Blythe Danner, as well as John Houseman (with whom he was partners in the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles, California).
- After Viola Kates Stimpson, Ellen Albertini Dow and Olaf Pooley, he was the fourth "Star Trek" cast member to reach the age of 100.
- He was very angry at the way he was depicted as a character in Robert Kaprow's novel, "Me And Orson Welles", and also by the later movie version, in which he is played by Leo Bill.
- Later dropped out of New York University, much to his father's dismay, and began going on auditions as a stage actor.
- Met Bernard Herrmann while working on a CBS radio broadcast around 1937, before they both had a falling out with each other and best friend Alfred Hitchcock.
- Having died at 106, he was one of the oldest-lived actors in recorded history.
- His hobbies included: golfing, dining, tennis, punching ball, playing chess, traveling, dancing and watching movies.
- Met Alfred Hitchcock through partner John Houseman, who suggested Lloyd's name to Hitchcock. The friendship lasted for nearly 40 years until Hitchcock's death on April 29, 1980.
- During the depression, his father Max lost his store and job, which affected Lloyd's family economically.
- Despite his longtime friendship with James Best, and seeing that his funeral was private, Lloyd couldn't attend Best's funeral.
- He was the son of Sadie (Horowitz), a housewife and singer, and Max Perlmutter, who worked as a manager in a furniture store. His parents were born in New York, and all of his grandparents were Jewish emigrants, from Hungary and Russia.
- Norman and his mother, Sadie, would go to comic shows, primarily to watch comedians and "borrow" the more successful bits.
- Before he was a successful actor he used to be a dancer.
- Got the job as producer of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) with the encouragement of his best friend Alfred Hitchcock.
- Made his Broadway debut in 'Crime' (1927).
- Met James Best on an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). They began a lifelong friendship, until Best's death in 2015.
- Lived in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California.
- Met a young, struggling unfamiliar actor, Ed Begley Jr., on an episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979), before he co-starred on St. Elsewhere (1982), opposite Lloyd, as one of the young interns.
- Was earning $23.87 a week in the theater, back in 1936, before marrying Peggy Lloyd.
- After Lewis Friedman left PBS, after producing The Scarecrow (1972), Lloyd took over Friedman's duties as the executive producer of the network.
- Did the voice-over for a Ben Gay commercial seen on national TV. The spot was rather sardonic, unlike any Ben Gay spot before or since, and Lloyd did a marvelous job, his voice and reading appropriately dry as a martini.
- At his son's urging, he stopped driving, at the age of 99.
- Because of Jean Renoir's illness, he asked Lloyd to take over as director of the television adaptation of his play Carola (1973).
- Worked with Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer at the La Jolla Playhouse, as a director, before becoming a successful actor. He made an appearance there.
- Turned down directorial projects to star in St. Elsewhere (1982).
- Used to play tennis with Joseph Cotten.
- Appears in the earliest surviving footage of American television, as Mark Livingstone in a segment of NBC's The Streets of New York (1939).
- Became lifelong friends to Bruce Paltrow's and Blythe Danner's children, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Paltrow, since birth.
- Moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1942 and found work at Universal Pictures. When he went back to New York, he eventually got a job directing industrial films for $150 a week. He decided to go back to Los Angeles.
- After his birth, his entire family moved to Manhattan before Brooklyn, where Norman had been raised.
- Lloyd's St. Elsewhere (1982), co-stars, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Savidge, Stephen Furst, David Morse and Howie Mandel, were among the many attendees at his 100th birthday party. Also at the party were Robert Fuller (Savidge's husband) as well as old friend James Best.
- Was the oldest cast member of St. Elsewhere (1982).
- When he was 8, he wanted to be an actor.
- Attended, but did not graduate from, New York University.
- Best known by the public for his starring role as Chief of Emergency Services - Dr. Daniel Auschlander on St. Elsewhere (1982).
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