Personal Info
Birth date
1963-11-12 (61 Years)
Day of death
2020-05-01
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Weston, Vermont, USA
Also known as
Samuel R. Lloyd IV
Samuel Lloyd
Sam Lloyd
Biography
Samuel "Sam" Lloyd, Jr. (November 12, 1963 - May 1, 2020) was an American actor and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of beaten down lawyer Ted Buckland on the American comedy-drama Scrubs. Lloyd attended Syracuse University. He is the nephew of Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd, and his father is also an actor. He and Christopher Lloyd both guested on Malcolm in the Middle, Sam as a housing lawyer and Christopher as Hal's father. The two also guested on The West Wing, Sam requesting the White House to release information about UFOs, and Christopher as a constitutional law expert. Aside from acting, Samuel is an accomplished singer with the a cappella group The Blanks, who have made many appearances on Scrubs under the name "The Worthless Peons" (also known as "Ted's Band"). He also plays the bass in the Beatles tribute group The Butties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Lloyd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Bones
8.2
Overview:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.Desperate Housewives
7.918
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.Modern Family
7.9
Overview:
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.Malcolm in the Middle
8.474
Overview:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.Seinfeld
8.3
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.The Middle
7.574
Overview:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.The West Wing
8.26
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.The Drew Carey Show
6.527
Overview:
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.Scrubs
8.014
Overview:
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.Medium
7.465
Overview:
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.Matlock
7.108
Overview:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.Numb3rs
7
Overview:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.Spin City
7.072
Overview:
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.Mad About You
6.67
Overview:
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.3rd Rock from the Sun
7.486
Overview:
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.NYPD Blue
7
Overview:
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.Cougar Town
6.418
Overview:
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.Coach
6.702
Overview:
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.Night Court
7.314
Overview:
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.American Housewife
7.712
Overview:
A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.Two Guys and a Girl
7.175
Overview:
This story revolves around the lives of three teenagers, Berg, Pete and Sharon and how their lives are entwined. It further deals with the bonds they share with each other.Dr. Ken
5.585
Overview:
Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at both work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane.The Nightmare Room
7.8
Overview:
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.Galaxy Quest
7.071
Overview:
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart", "Lt. Tawny Madison and "Dr.Lazarus" - set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space...and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.Marry Me
5.8
Overview:
Six years ago, Annie and Jake bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they've been inseparable ever since. Now, after returning from a romantic two-week island vacation, Jake’s all set to pop the question. Before he can ask, though, Annie lets loose on Jake for his inability to commit. She was expecting him to “put a ring on it” in paradise and now Jake’s perfect proposal is ruined. Not wanting to spend the next 60 years talking about that mess of a proposal, Jake and Annie decide to hold off on the engagement until they can do it right. Yet if history tells us anything, it’s when we really want things to go right that they all tend to go wrong. The only thing we know for sure is these two are destined to be together whether they can get it together or not.Happy Together
7.2
Overview:
A thirty-something couple, tired of their mundane life, starts to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when an emerging pop star, who is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in.Twins
6.3
Overview:
Twins is an American situation comedy series that first aired on The WB in the United States and on CTV in Canada in September 2005. The series is produced by KoMut Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television. The show was cancelled on May 18, 2006 due to the merger of the WB and UPN that created the new network The CW.Battery Park
NYR
Overview:
Battery Park is an American comedy television series starring Elizabeth Perkins and Justin Louis. The series premiered Thursday March 23, 2000 at 9:30 p.m Eastern time on NBC. The show was cancelled after four episodes. The series was about a police department.Flubber
5.656
Overview:
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.Acting
2018Happy Together (1 Episode) as Gene Johnston
2018Alex, Inc. (1 Episode) as Dr. Gibbs
2016American Housewife (1 Episode) as Sam Marks
2015Dr. Ken (1 Episode) as Gary
2014Marry Me (1 Episode) as Hank
2013The P.E.T. Squad Files (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2009The Middle (3 Episodes) as Mr. Walker
2009Cougar Town (3 Episodes) as Ted Buckland
2009Modern Family (1, 1 Episode) as Bobby, Lester
2009Super Capers as Herman Brainard
2009ExTerminators as Hutt
2008Pants on Fire as Howard
2007The Brothers Solomon as Dr. Spencer
2007The Fifth as Unknown
2005I'm Not Gay as Public Defender
2005Twins (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Bones (1 Episode) as Donald McKeon
2005Back By Midnight as Deputy
2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Group Leader
2005Medium (1 Episode) as Danny Watson
2004Desperate Housewives (7 Episodes) as Dr. Albert Goldfine
2003The Mudge Boy as Ray Blodgett
2002Scorcher as Fingers
2001Scrubs (94 Episodes) as Ted Buckland
2001The Nightmare Room (1 Episode) as Mr. Murphy
2000Battery Park (3 Episodes) as Ray Giddeon
2000Malcolm in the Middle (1 Episode) as Jim
1999Galaxy Quest as Neru
1999The West Wing (1, 1 Episode) as Bob, Bob Engler, U.S. Space Command
1999Providence (1 Episode) as Mr. Smith
1998Two Guys and a Girl (1 Episode) as Career Counsellor
1997Flubber as Coach Willy Barker
1996Spin City (1, 1 Episode) as Walter, Paleontologist
19963rd Rock from the Sun (2 Episodes) as Eddie
1995The Drew Carey Show (1 Episode) as Jack
1995A Bucket of Blood as Leonard
1995Double Rush (13 Episodes) as Barkley
1993NYPD Blue (1 Episode) as Larry
1993Rising Sun as Rick
1992Mad About You (2 Episodes) as Cousin David
1990City (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Seinfeld (2 Episodes) as Ricky
1989Coach (1 Episode) as Ed
1986Matlock (1 Episode) as Waiter
1984Night Court (1, 1 Episode) as Waiter, Balloon Salesman