More than 55 years after making his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's "Saboteur," Norman Lloyd is still recognized as the man who fell off the Statue of Liberty in that thriller. Also well-loved as Dr. Daniel Auschlander on the long-running TV hit, "St. Elsewhere," the veteran actor returns to series television as acclaimed scientist Isaac Mentnor. As Mentnor, he is the scientific leader of the time-travel team, whose experience dates back to the Manhattan Project and whose wisdom and insight governs the ethics and guides the plans of the project. Lloyd comments, "I think those who worked on the atom bomb knew they had to do it to save the world, but because it opened a Pandora's Box and could mean the end of the human race, they all lived with a guilt. I think Mentnor has that same feeling. There's a certain cynicism mixed in with the genius; compassion but a certain wit."

Born in New Jersey and educated in New York, Lloyd began his career in the theater with Eva LaGallienne's Civic Repertory. Off-Broadway roles led to his Broadway debut in "Noah," and leading roles in "Living Newspaper" and "Everywhere I Roam." He was among the original company of the Orson Welles and John Houseman Mercury Theater.

After Hitchcock took him to Hollywood for "Saboteur" in 1942, Lloyd worked for a "who's who" of film legends including Jean Renoir ("The Southerner"), Lewis Milestone ("A Walk in the Sun"), Charlie Chaplin ("Limelight"), and Martin Scorcese ("The Age of Innocence"). He also played the headmaster in "Dead Poets' Society," with Robin Williams.

Lloyd has made a multitude of television appearances on such series as "Murder, She Wrote," "Star Trek," "Wiseguy," and "The Practice." His telefilm credits include "Dark Secret of Harvest Home," with Bette Davis, "Amityville: The Final Escape," and the PBS documenary, "The Battle Over Citizen Kane." He has directed many stage productions, including "The Golden Apple," which won the New York Critics' Awards, and a score of plays at the La Jolla Playhouse.

He has directed "Columbo" and "Omnibus," and episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television series. He has also produced such TV shows a "Tales of the Unexpected," "Journey to the Unknown," "The Name of the Game," and "What's a Nice Girl Like You?" as well as specials and plays for the Hollywood Television Theater at KCET, the PBS station in Los Angeles.

Lloyd is married and lives in Los Angeles.