Lloyd Reckord
1929 - 2015Reckord studied acting in Jamaica, Grest Britain and the United States.
He found early success in the UK after studying at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol becoming a well-known figure in both the theatre and television.
Having returned home to Jamaica he founded the Actor's Theatre Company before branching out into film first with Ten Bob in Winter and then Dream A40.
The National Theatre Trust followed in what was to become a hugely prolific period interspersed with numerous other projects. His goal was always to produce quality theatre.
Reckord was honoured in July 2013 by London's National Theatre when it hosted Walk in the Light, a week of events celebrating the rich contribution of black artists to British theatre over the past 50 years.
Lloyd Reckord died on 8th July 2015 in Newtown, Trinidad.
Hot Summer Night
Ted Kotcheff
John Slater, Lloyd Reckord
Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black boyfriend, he realises that racial prejudice is rife within his own home. This powerful drama exposes the deep-seated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s. Written for the stage by Unity Theatre's Ted Willis, this television recording was filmed a few weeks after the play's successful West End run, and most of the stage cast repeat their roles here, including the terrific John Slater, Andree Melly and Lloyd Reckord. The drama's interracial kiss is probably the first to be shown on British TV.
Hot Summer Night
You in Your Small Corner
Claude Whatham
Lloyd Reckord, Elizabeth MacLennan
Barry Reckord adapted his stage play for TV and his brother Lloyd plays the central character – a Jamaican new to London. When he begins a relationship with a white woman, he finds himself in conflict with his mother, who has great expectations for him. The very early intimate portrayal of this interracial relationship broke new ground, and is believed to feature one of the world's first examples of an interracial kiss on TV.
You in Your Small Corner
Sapphire
Basil Dearden
Nigel Patrick, Michael Craig
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the investigators wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Sapphire
Dream A40
Lloyd Reckord
Michael Billington, Nicholas Wright
Two years before the Sexual Offences Act decriminalised homosexuality, a young gay couple's relationship is put to the test as they make a journey during which they must refrain from public demonstrations of affection. Daring and poetic, An experimental drama which explores a gay man's fears about his sexuality and physical attraction to another man. Dream A40 was the second film by Jamaican actor-director Lloyd Reckord.
Dream A40
Third World Cop
Chris Browne
Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers
Loose cannon cop Capone returns to his home town of Kingston to join a group of officers fighting organised crime in the area. On his first day he uncovers gun smuggling operation that may be connected with lead criminal Oney. However his old crew, led by Ratty, also are involved leading Capone to a choice between his job and his old crew.
Third World Cop
The Day of the Fox
Herbert Wise
Sammy Davis Jr., Zia Mohyeddin
"In Jan Carew’s explosive drama, Sammy Davis Jr gives a memorable performance as a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation. The political themes explored remain incredibly prescient." - BFI
The Day of the Fox