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My Take
Lloyd Nolan fascinates me as a study in patience. He spent years as a dependable B-movie lead and supporting player before his Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial finally announced his full range to the world, capped by a 1956 Emmy. I love performers whose breakthrough comes not from youth or hype but from decades of accumulated craft. Nolan was the sort of actor who tightened a scene the moment he entered it, the reliable professional every great film quietly depends on. A Walk of Fame star and a career built on steady excellence rather than spectacle.
Overview
Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American stage, film and television actor who rose from a supporting player and B-movie lead early in his career to featured player status after creating the role of Captain Queeg in Herman Wouk's play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial in the mid-1950s.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lloyd Nolan
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイド・ノーラン
- Reading
- ろいど・のーらん
- Born
- August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 1956 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.