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Norman Lloyd has died. The actor, producer, and director - who was best known for roles in 'Dead Poets Society' and 'The Practice' - passed away in his sleep on 10 May at the age of 106, a family friend confirmed to Deadline.

Variety and said: “His third act was really the best time of his life.”Norman was born in 1914 and was generally considered the world's oldest living film actor working for eight decades.He had a long and illustrious career, working alongside Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and was the last surviving member of the Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre, whose staging of Julius Caesar won him critical acclaim.Norman was hand-picked by Alfred Hitchcock to play the title character and villain in 1942’s “Saboteur”, his on screen debut.From then on he maintained a long relationship with Hitchcock and had a supporting role as a mental patient in Spellbound.He also turned down the chance to star in critically acclaimed film Citizen Kane due to budget

Emmy-nominated actor Norman Lloyd has passed away at the age of 106.

Actor Norman Lloyd has died at the age of 106. Lloyd's son, Michael Lloyd, said his father died Tuesday at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

to Deadline. He reportedly died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home.Born in New Jersey, Lloyd got his start acting in New York in the 1930s, the Wrap reported.