NORMAN LLOYD

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

The veteran of the Hitchcock spy thriller "Saboteur" and the '80s medical series "St. Elsewhere" died this week at the age of 106.

Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. Elsewhere” was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, has died. He was 106.

He worked with Hitchcock, played tennis with Chaplin and made his final film with Judd Apatow.

Lloyd performed with the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s and appeared in Trainwreck at age 100. He acted with Charlie Chaplin, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and appeared in dozens of TV shows.

Obit Norman Lloyd FILE - Norman Lloyd poses before a 50th anniversary screening of the film "The Sound of Music" at the opening night gala of the TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. Manager Marion Rosenberg said the actor died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) (Chris Pizzello)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. TV viewers knew him best as the memorable calm center of St. Eligius hospital on the 1982-99 NBC drama series “St. When the famed director sought to hire Lloyd as associate producer on his series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” but was told “There is a problem with Norman Lloyd,” Hitchcock didn’t back down, Lloyd recalled.

Norman Lloyd, the distinguished stage and screen actor known for his role as a kindly doctor on TV’s “St. Elsewhere,” has died at 106.