1. Kevin Reardon Lloyd was a British television actor, who came to prominence in the role of DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines in Thames Television's police drama series The Bill.
21 Facts About Kevin Lloyd
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Kevin Reardon Lloyd was born in Derby Hospital on 28 March 1949.
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Kevin Lloyd's Welsh father, Ellis Aled Lloyd, was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty on 20 February, 1970.
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Kevin Lloyd studied acting at the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex.
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Kevin Lloyd was active on stage in the 1970s, appearing in a production of Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw.
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Kevin Lloyd joined the cast of The Bill in 1988, and appeared in more than 400 episodes over the next decade.
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Kevin Lloyd was one of the most popular cast members of The Bill.
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In 1996, the show won the award for "Best TV Drama" at the National Television Awards and it was Kevin Lloyd who collected it on behalf of the cast and crew.
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Kevin Lloyd spoke of the similarities between himself and his character in the series, namely that he and Tosh were both short, scruffy and slightly overweight, and both had multiple children to support.
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Kevin Lloyd drew on aspects of his late father's personality and manner for his performance.
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Kevin Lloyd had been so popular on The Bill that on 26 February 1992, within four years of joining the show, he was selected as special guest for the TV guest show This Is Your Life.
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Kevin Lloyd returned to the clinic on 2 May 1998 in an intoxicated state, retired to bed, fell asleep, and died of asphyxia.
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Kevin Lloyd died just one week after recording his final scenes for The Bill, and the character of Tosh was still appearing on-screen for more than a month following Kevin Lloyd's death.
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Kevin Lloyd's funeral took place at St Alkmund's Church, Duffield; he was cremated following the church service.
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Kevin Lloyd was close friends with fellow The Bill cast member Mark Wingett, and his death was one of the factors behind the decision to make Wingett's character Jim Carver an alcoholic the following year.
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Kevin Lloyd was the older brother of ITN journalist Terry Kevin Lloyd, who was killed whilst reporting in the second Persian Gulf War in 2003.
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In 1989, James, Poppy and Henry Kevin Lloyd appeared in an episode of The Bill as three of Tosh's children.
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James Kevin Lloyd is an actor who later appeared on The Bill as PC Steve Hunter between 2004 and 2006.
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Kevin Lloyd lived with his family in Duffield, Derbyshire, from which he regularly commuted a round trip of 270 miles to Notting Hill, west London, where The Bill was filmed.
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Kevin Lloyd separated from his wife in 1995, with his wife blaming his alcoholism and accusing him of violence.
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Kevin Lloyd was in a relationship with Rita Hudson for the next three years, although he had reportedly resumed his relationship with his wife shortly before his death.