- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKevin Reardon Lloyd
- Short, stocky, balding character actor who found fame on British TV in The Bill (1984) but became an alcoholic and died in a clinic attempting to dry out less than a week after being dismissed from the series. He had 8 children, one adopted and another who died while still a baby. Did a lot of UK stage work in the 1970s including "What The Butler Saw" by Joe Orton.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseLesley Lloyd(1973 - May 2, 1998) (his death, 8 children)
- Children
- RelativesTerry Lloyd(Sibling)
- Undisciplined Moustache
- A chronic alcoholic. he was sacked from ITV's The Bill (1984) for turning up drunk and for not having learnt his lines. Within days, he was admitted to a clinic in Burton upon Trent for detoxification and was administered Antabuse, but left the premises to drink. He returned to the clinic in an intoxicated state, retired to bed, fell asleep, then choked on his vomit.
- His father was a police sergeant. His uncle and grandfather were also police officers. Kevin drew on aspects of his father's personality and manner in creating the character of Tosh for The Bill (1984).
- His younger brother Terry Lloyd was a war reporter for ITN (Independent Television News) in the UK until he was killed at the age of 50 when he was caught in crossfire on 23 March 2003 while reporting from the front line on the Iraq war.
- Is the father of James Lloyd who plays PC Steve Hunter in The Bill (1984) and Poppy Lloyd who has worked as a casting assistant on the show.
- His character DC 'Tosh' Lines continued to appear in the ITV series The Bill (1984) for over a month after the actor's death.
- [on his character in The Bill (1984)] When I first read the script breakdown of the Detective Constable Lines character, I felt they were describing me - 5ft 8in, overweight, scruffy and married with three sons and two daughters.
- The Bill (1984) - £130,000
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