Euan Lloyd

Euan Lloyd (6 December 1923 – 2 July 2016) was a British film producer.

Biography

He began his career directing short travelogue documentaries, starting with April in Portugal in 1954 (not released until 1956). He worked in publicity, giving away Anita Ekberg at her wedding to Anthony Steel.

Lloyd befriended Alan Ladd while making The Red Beret (1953) and Ladd gained Lloyd a job on production for Warwick Productions. He worked for that company for several years, then went to work for Carl Foreman. Catlow (1971) and The Man Called Noon (1973). Lloyd obtained finance from international sources.

In the 1970s, Lloyd went independent, but his first effort, Paper Tiger (1975), was not a success, although he said it was probably his favourite picture.

He put everything he had behind the $10 million action film The Wild Geese (1978). He followed with The Sea Wolves, (1980) starring Roger Moore, David Niven and Gregory Peck and Who Dares Wins (1982). His last film was Wild Geese II (1985) starring Scott Glenn and Laurence Olivier.

Lloyd appeared in the short documentary The Last of the Gentleman Producers which accompanied the 2004 release of The Wild Geese on DVD,

Credits

The Red Beret (1953) – publicist The Black Knight (1954) – production assistant The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) – production assistant Safari (1956) – production assistant April in Portugal (documentary, 1956) – director Zarak (1956) – production assistant Land of Laughter (documentary, 1957) – director, writer Fire Down Below (1957) – production assistant Love in Monaco (documentary, 1959) aka Invitation to Monte Carlo – producer, director, writer The Secret Ways (1961) – associate producer The Victors (1963) – associate producer Genghis Khan (1966) – associate producer Murderers' Row (1966) – associate producer The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) – producer Shalako (1968) – producer Catlow (1971) – producer The Man Called Noon (1973) – producer Paper Tiger (1975) – producer The Wild Geese (1978) – producer The Sea Wolves (1980) – producer Who Dares Wins (1982) – producer Wild Geese II (1985) – producer

Unmade films The Tigers Roar (1961) – with Richard Widmark, a follow-up to The Secret Ways Musical with Brigitte Bardot with script by Jack Davis (1968)