Lloyd Berrell (13 February 1926 – 30 December 1957) was a New Zealand actor who played Reuben "Roo" Webber in the original Sydney production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
He worked extensively in Australian radio and theatre, appearing in a large portion of the films being shot locally at that time.
His family moved to Australia when Berrell was a child, and he began acting on radio, appearing on The Youth Show.
[citation needed] In 1944 Berrell was questioned by police for his role in disturbances in a strike by Actors Equity.
That year, he performed in A Pickwick Story for Mercury Mobile Players, a company originally established by Peter Finch.
He was also in several plays at the Mercury Theatre in Sydney in 1952, including The Twins, Point of Departure, and The Happy Time.
Berrell was cast as the villain in King of the Coral Sea (1954), a rare Australian financed feature of the time, then Haskin used him again in Long John Silver (1954), filmed in Australia.
[citation needed] In 1956, Berrell achieved his greatest success when he was cast as 'Roo' in the Sydney production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
Berrell tried to sue his ex-wife in an attempt to get her back, but lost the case when he admitted to have spanked his wife twice.
"[20] Berrell died on 30 December 1957 while on board the French liner Caledonian which was off the north west coast of Africa and traveling to London.