The gated house has bamboo floors and a raised bamboo pergola overlooking the pool and spa. There is also a waterfall that cascades into the pool.The home has three fireplaces and a study with built-in shelving off the living room. There are high ceilings throughout.
The property that was taken off the market, originally listed in the spring of 2007 at $11.3 million, is as unusual as Lloyd's characters.
The 5,500-square-foot main house has one bedroom, and there is a separate guesthouse. The house sits on 8.5 acres and was built in 1972 from adobe bricks made on-site.
The living room and bedroom share an outdoor area with a large patio and stone-lined reflecting pool.
Lloyd is said to personally care for many of the rare and exotic plants on the grounds.
The actor, who turns 70 on Wednesday, was known early in his career for playing the Rev. Jim on "Taxi." He has appeared in more than 200 stage plays, including several on Broadway.
Lisa Loiacono of Sotheby's International Realty, Montecito, represents Lloyd.
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He's giving up Malibu close-up
Everyone knows that Hollywood is filled with hornets' nests. And I fear I'm about to step into one. It seems that some people get downright prickly about who gets called a director of photography and who gets called a cinematographer. I'll leave it to them to duke it out and just tell you that one of those guys with a camera has listed his house along Las Flores Beach in Malibu for $7,995,000.
Newton T. "Tom" Sigel, who worked on "The Usual Suspects" (1995), "Three Kings" (1999), "Superman Returns" (2006) and dozens of other movies and TV shows, is selling a four-bedroom, four-bathroom modern home with glass walls overlooking the shoreline.
It is also available for lease at $30,000 a month, furnished.
The house has 3,364 square feet and sleek lines. The kitchen has a concrete half-wall that serves as a bar and eating counter. It opens into the dining room.
The outdoor deck overlooking the ocean is also wide enough for dining.
Chris Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker-Malibu West is the listing agent.
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'Boot' director sets sights on sale
Wolfgang Petersen, the director of the classic antiwar movie "Das Boot," -- the 1981 German film about a World War II U-boat and its crew -- has listed his Santa Monica house for sale at $3.95 million.
