Lloyd Berrell

Lloyd Berrell (13 February 1926 – 30 December 1957) was a New Zealand actor who played Roo in the original Sydney production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. He worked extensively in Australian radio and theatre, and appeared in a large portion of the few films being shot locally at the time. He also starred in the original stage production of Sumner Locke Elliott's Rusty Bugles as well as a number of productions for the Mercury Theatre.

Berrell was born in Wellington but moved to Australia as a boy. He began acting on radio on The Youth Show. During World War II he served in Australian Broadcast Control Unit from 1944 to 1946.

In 1953 he won a Macquarie Award for best actor in a radio drama.

Berrell's first marriage ended in divorce but he married happily a second time. He died of a heart attack on board ship while travelling to London.

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