Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Nelson Lamble (8 February 1914 – 9 April 2008) was an Australian actor who worked in theatre, television, radio and film. He lived and worked two-thirds of his life in the United Kingdom.

Lloyd Lamble was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to William HS Lamble and Francis AS Lamble (née Potter). He was the youngest of four children, all boys. His father William Lamble was a viola player in the Sisserman String Quartet, and in symphony orchestras in Melbourne; secretary of the Musicians Union of Australia; a music teacher, pianist, organist, choirmaster and composer. His grandfather was a music professor.

Lloyd was married three times in Australia. His first marriage to Marjorie ended in divorce. His second marriage to Barbara Smith also ended in divorce, though they had two children together. His third marriage was in his early thirties to actor Lesley Jackson. Lloyd and Lesley adopted two children, and remained together for over 60 years.

Lamble was president of Actors' Equity from 1942 to 1948.

In the early 1950s, Lloyd could not get acting work. After a year of selling clothing door-to-door to survive, he left Australia to live the rest of his life in Britain.

He donated a copy of his 1994 unpublished autobiography to the National Library of Australia. The book reveals that he was not satisfied with his personal or professional achievements, despite his obvious talents and successes.

Before his voice broke, Lloyd Lamble became ‘head boy’ in the choir of All Saints' Church St Kilda, Melbourne, and that gained him a scholarship for Wesley College, Melbourne. His academic record was not outstanding, though he was a keen swimmer and gymnast.

At the age of 17, Lamble became a junior radio announcer for Melbourne commercial radio station 3DB – a post he describes as ‘little more than an office boy’. Senior announcing jobs followed at 3KZ and 3AW. At this time he also did some dance-hall crooning.

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