Tripti Joshi (Editor)

John Neville (actor)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Resting place
  
Cremation

Name
  
John Neville

Nationality
  
British

Role
  
Theatre actor


Occupation
  
Actor

Grandchildren
  
Years active
  
1949 – 2006

Children
  
Emma Dinicol

John Neville (actor) Neville changed Neptune39s course The Chronicle Herald

Born
  
2 May 1925 (
1925-05-02
)
Willesden, London, England, UK

Education
  
Chiswick County School for Boys

Alma mater
  
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Died
  
November 19, 2011, Toronto, Canada

Spouse
  
Caroline Hopper (m. 1949–2011)

Movies
  
The Adventures of Baron, The X‑Files, A Study in Terror, The Fifth Element, Baby's Day Out

Similar People
  
Eric Idle, Rob Bowman, Chris Carter, Patrick Read Johnson, Terry Gilliam

John neville actor


John Reginald Neville, CM, OBE (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English theatre and film actor, who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).

Contents

John Neville (actor) Actor John Neville dies at 86 Arts amp Entertainment CBC

John neville


Early life and education

John Neville (actor) httpstcelive2s3amazonawscommediamedia005

Neville was born in Willesden, London, the son of Mabel Lillian (née Fry) and Reginald Daniel Neville, a lorry driver. He was educated at Willesden and Chiswick County Schools for Boys, and after service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting his professional career as a member of the Trent Players.

United Kingdom

John Neville (actor) Obituary Edmonton Theatre Icon John Neville 19252011

Neville was a West End idol of the 1950s, hailed as "one of the most potent classical actors of the Richard Burton-Peter O'Toole generation". A leading member of London's Old Vic Company, he played many classical leading roles, including Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (a role he repeated on American television for the anthology series Producers' Showcase), and an acclaimed Richard in Richard II, with Virginia McKenna as Queen Anne. He also alternated with Richard Burton the parts of Othello and Iago in Othello. He was a frequent visiting player at the Bristol Old Vic. He received good reviews in the musical adaptation of Lolita, called Lolita, My Love, which closed in Boston.

John Neville (actor) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons33

Noted for his classical good looks and mellifluous voice, the young Neville was frequently described as the young John Gielgud's natural successor. For a while, he took over the leading role of Nestor Le Fripé from Keith Michell in the original West End production of the musical Irma La Douce, with Elizabeth Seal as Irma. He returned to the London stage for a brief period in 1963, playing the title role in Alfie by Bill Naughton, but by then his theatrical commitment lay outside London.

In 1961, his weekly pay declining from £200 to £50, he joined the Nottingham Playhouse, becoming joint artistic director with Frank Dunlop and Peter Ustinov when the current building in Nottingham opened in 1963. It became one of Britain's leading provincial repertory theatres. Though Dunlop and Ustinov soon left, Neville remained at the theatre until 1967, when he resigned over funding disputes with the local authority and the Arts Council.

John Neville (actor) X Files Actor John Neville Dies at 86 OffTopic Discussion GameSpot

Neville starred as the Duke of Marlborough in the 1969 BBC2 serial The First Churchills, a major television role which also maintained his international profile when the show was broadcast as the very first Masterpiece Theatre series in the United States in 1971.

Canada

John Neville (actor) A Shroud of Thoughts Actor John Neville Passes On

With his family, he left Britain in 1972 and devoted his later career to the Canadian theatre, taking up the post of artistic director at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta (1973–78). He later took similar positions with the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia (1978–83) and other Canadian theatre companies, including as artistic director of the Stratford Festival of Canada from 1985 to 1989, as well as continuing his acting career. On top of his artistic decisions, Neville helped eliminate the Neptune's deficit with canny promotions, such as giving free tickets to the local taxi drivers and their families, correctly anticipating the recipients to enthusiastically discuss the theatre to passengers and tourists.

John Neville (actor) Actor John Neville dies at 86 NY Daily News

In 1988, Terry Gilliam cast him as the lead in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. In the film, Neville plays the character at three different stages of his life; in his 30s, his 50s and his 70s. From 1995 to 1998, Neville had a prominent recurring role in The X-Files television series as The Well Manicured Man, and in 1998, he reprised the role in the feature film The X-Files: Fight The Future. Although he made numerous other television appearances and occasional film roles, the main focus of Neville's career was always the theatre.

In his later years, Neville had numerous cameo appearances in films, including primate of the Anglican Church in Australia in The Man Who Sued God and an admiral in the Earth Space Navy in The Fifth Element. He had a small role as Terrence in David Cronenberg's 2002 Spider. In the same year, he appeared with Vanessa Redgrave in the 2002 film adaptation of Crime and Punishment.

In 2003, Neville performed a stage reading of John Milton's Samson Agonistes, with Claire Bloom at Bryn Mawr College at the behest of poet Karl Kirchwey.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006.

Death

According to publicists at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Neville died "peacefully surrounded by family" on 19 November 2011, aged 86. Neville suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years. He is survived by his wife Caroline (née Hopper), and their six children. His grandson is actor Joe Dinicol.

Filmography

Actor
2010
Bradfordian Rain (Short) as
Old Man
2010
Dance of Death (Video short) as
Narrator
2007
Friends and Heroes (TV Series) as
Claxus
- Horseplay (2007) - (voice)
- Doing Our Part (2007) - (voice)
- Leviathan (2007) - Claxus
- A Friend in High Places (2007) - (voice)
2006
The Tragic Story of Nling (Short) as
Donkey (voice)
2005
Separate Lies as
Lord Rawston
2005
Train 48 (TV Series) as
Zach's grandfather
- Episode #1.306 (2005) - Zach's grandfather
2004
White Knuckles as
Narrator (voice)
2003
The Statement as
Old Man
2003
Hollywood North as
Henry Neville
2003
Moving Malcolm as
Malcolm Woodward
2003
Rolie Polie Olie (TV Series) as
Klanky Klaus
- A Little Jingle Jangle Sparkler/A Gift for Klanky Klaus/All's Squared Away Day (2003) - Klanky Klaus (voice)
2003
Control Factor (TV Movie) as
Director
2002
Bury the Lead (TV Series) as
Deaton Hill
- A Low Dishonest Decade (2002) - Deaton Hill
- The Source (2002) - Deaton Hill
- I'm Mad as Hell (2002) - Deaton Hill
- Mad as Hatters (2002) - Deaton Hill
2002
Escape from the Newsroom (TV Movie) as
George's Father
2002
Between Strangers as
Orson Stewart
2002
Sea and Stars (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
2002
Crime and Punishment as
Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father
2002
Odyssey 5 (TV Series) as
The Seeker
- Pilot (2002) - The Seeker
2002
Queer as Folk (TV Series) as
Mr. Wiley
- Sick, Sick, Sick (2002) - Mr. Wiley
2002
Spider as
Terrence
2002
Time of the Wolf as
Preacher
2002
Trudeau (TV Movie) as
British High Commissioner
2002
The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) as
Arthur Jameson
- Past, Present, Future (2002) - Arthur Jameson
2002
The Stork Derby (TV Movie) as
Mr. Cunningham
2001
The Kid (TV Movie) as
Banquo (voice)
2001
Harvard Man as
Dr. Reese
2000
Rockabye Bubble (TV Series) as
Sparky (voice)
2000
Custody of the Heart (TV Movie) as
Judge H. Chadwick
2000
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (TV Movie) as
Bishop George Bell
1999
Amazon (TV Series) as
First Elder Cole
- The Pale Horseman (2000) - First Elder Cole
- The Finding (2000) - First Elder Cole
- The Devil's Army (2000) - First Elder Cole
- The First Stone (2000) - First Elder Cole
- Eyes in the Dark (2000) - First Elder Cole
- The Blood Angel (1999) - First Elder Cole
- Resurrection (1999) - First Elder Cole
- The Lost Words (1999) - First Elder Cole
- The End of the World (1999) - First Elder Cole
- The Chosen (1999) - First Elder Cole
1999
The Duke as
The Duke
1998
Emily of New Moon (TV Series) as
Malcolm Murray
- The Bequest (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- A Fall from Grace (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- Had a Wife and Couldn't Keep Her (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- The Plague (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- In the Valley of the Shadow of Death (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- The Return of Malcolm Murray (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- The Book of Hours (1999) - Malcolm Murray
- Crown of Thorns (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- Pins and Needles, Needles and Pins, When a Man Gets Married, His Trouble Begins (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- The Devil's Punchbowl (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- A Time to Heal (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- By the Rivers of Babylon (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- Where Angels Fear to Tread (1998) - Malcolm Murray
- A Shadow in His Dream (1998) - Malcolm Murray (uncredited)
- And So Shall They Reap (1998) - Malcolm Murray (voice)
1999
Sunshine as
Gustave Sors
1999
Water Damage as
Jock Beale
1998
Urban Legend as
Dean Adams
1998
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (TV Series) as
Dr. O. Henry
- The Case of the Celestial Signal (1998) - Dr. O. Henry
1998
The X Files as
The Well-Manicured Man
1998
Witness to Yesterday (TV Series) as
Sir William Stephenson
- Sir William Stephenson (1998) - Sir William Stephenson
1995
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Well-Manicured Man
- The End (1998) - Well-Manicured Man
- The Red and the Black (1998) - Well-Manicured Man
- Patient X (1998) - Well-Manicured Man
- Terma (1996) - Well-Manicured Man
- Tunguska (1996) - Well-Manicured Man
- Apocrypha (1996) - Well-Manicured Man
- Paper Clip (1995) - Well-Manicured Man
- The Blessing Way (1995) - Well-Manicured Man
1998
Silver Surfer (TV Series) as
Eternity
- The End of Eternity (1998) - Eternity (voice)
- Return to Zenn-La (1998) - Eternity (voice)
- Learning Curve: Part 2 (1998) - Eternity (voice)
- Learning Curve: Part 1 (1998) - Eternity (voice)
- The Planet of Dr. Moreau (1998) - Eternity (voice)
1998
Goodbye Lover as
Bradley
1997
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (TV Series) as
Pumpkin King
- Spooky Birthday to You (1997) - Pumpkin King
1997
Johnny 2.0 (TV Movie) as
Bosch
1997
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as
Shopkeeper
1997
Dinner at Fred's as
Uncle Henrick
1997
Time to Say Goodbye? (TV Movie) as
Michigan Judge
1997
Behind the Lines as
Dr. Yealland
1997
The Fifth Element as
General Staedert
1996
High School High as
Thaddeus Clark
1994
X-Men: The Animated Series (TV Series) as
Major Domo
- Longshot (1996) - Major Domo (voice)
- Mojovision (1994) - Major Domo (voice)
1996
Swann as
Cruzzi
1996
F/X: The Series (TV Series) as
Oscar Hammond
- F/X: The Illusion (1996) - Oscar Hammond
1996
Chercheurs d'or (TV Mini Series) as
Dwight Sanderson
1996
Sabotage as
Prof. Follenfant
1995
The Song Spinner (TV Movie) as
Frilo, The Magnificent
1995
Dangerous Minds as
Waiter
1994
Little Women as
Mr. Laurence
1994
Performance (TV Series) as
Sir David Browning
- Message for Posterity (1994) - Sir David Browning
1994
The Road to Wellville as
Endymion Hart-Jones
1994
Baby's Day Out as
Mr. Andrews
1994
Viper (TV Series) as
Leonard Price
- Thief of Hearts (1994) - Leonard Price
1993
Dieppe (TV Movie) as
Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
1993
Stark (TV Mini Series) as
De Quincy
- Episode #1.3 (1993) - De Quincy
- Episode #1.2 (1993) - De Quincy
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - De Quincy
1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Isaac Newton
- Descent (1993) - Isaac Newton
1993
Class of '96 (TV Series) as
Professor Hilton
- The Accused (1993) - Professor Hilton
1993
Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV Movie) as
Dr. Cecil Chambers
1992
By Way of the Stars (TV Mini Series) as
Professor Billby
- Episode #1.6 (1993) - Professor Billby
- Episode #1.4 (1992) - Professor Billby
- Episode #1.5 (1992) - Professor Billby
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Professor Billby
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Professor Billby
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Professor Billby
1992
E.N.G. (TV Series) as
Calvin Holbrook
- Acid Test (1992) - Calvin Holbrook
1992
Avonlea (TV Series) as
Percy Methley
- A Dark and Stormy Night (1992) - Percy Methley
1991
Johann's Gift to Christmas (TV Movie) as
Viktor (voice)
1990
Grand (TV Series) as
Desmond
- The End of the World as We Know It (1990) - Desmond
- The Well (1990) - Desmond
- Wolf Boy (1990) - Desmond
- The Mother Load (1990) - Desmond
- One Way Out (1990) - Desmond
- Lady Luck (1990) - Desmond
- Roamers and Rumors (1990) - Desmond
- Norris' Romance (1990) - Desmond
- Desmond's Mother (1990) - Desmond
- The Return of Yale Pinhaus (1990) - Desmond
- The Healing (1990) - Desmond
- The Chickens Come Home to Roost (1990) - Desmond
- Janice Steals Home (1990) - Desmond
- Blow Off (1990) - Desmond
- Czech, Please (1990) - Desmond
- Trigonometry Made Easy (1990) - Desmond
- An Obtuse Triangle (1990) - Desmond
- Carnegie Hell (1990) - Desmond
- The Bald, the Blond and the Dead (1990) - Desmond
- Deer Hunter (1990) - Desmond
- Legends of Sport (1990) - Desmond
- Faded Genes (1990) - Desmond
- A Boy and His Dad (1990) - Desmond
- Sex, Lies and Cable TV (1990) - Desmond
- The Pretty Good Mother (1990) - Desmond
- A Tale of One City (1990) - Desmond
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
1986
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Trainspotter
- Song of Experience (1986) - Trainspotter
1981
Titans (TV Series) as
Confuscius
- Confuscius (1981) - Confuscius
1980
The Great Detective (TV Series) as
Minister
- A Family Business (1980) - Minister
1979
Riel (TV Movie) as
General Wolseley
1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (TV Mini Series) as
Hillsborough
- The Rebel (1975) - Hillsborough
- The Ambassador (1974) - Hillsborough
1973
Second City Firsts (TV Series) as
Jonathan
- That Time of Life (1973) - Jonathan
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Harry
- Blinkers (1973) - Harry
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Triple Cross (1972) - Charlie
1972
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Jonathan
- That Time of Life (1972) - Jonathan
1972
Love Story (TV Series) as
Andrew
- Third Party (1972) - Andrew
1972
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
John Milton
- Paradise Restored (1972) - John Milton
1971
Shirley's World (TV Series) as
Sir Everard
- Knightmare (1971) - Sir Everard
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Dr. Thorndyke
- A Message from the Deep Sea (1971) - Dr. Thorndyke
1971
Shadows of Fear (TV Series) as
Pickering
- The Death Watcher (1971) - Pickering
1971
Boswell's Life of Johnson (TV Movie) as
David Garrick
1970
The Adventures of Gerard as
Duke of Wellington
1969
The First Churchills (TV Mini Series) as
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough / John Churchill
- Not Without Honour (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- Breaking the Circle (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- A Famous Victory (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- Reconciliation (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- The Queen Commands (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- Trial of Strength (1969) - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- The Protestant Wind (1969) - John Churchill
- Rebellion (1969) - John Churchill
- The Lion and the Unicorn (1969) - John Churchill
- Plot, Counter-Plot (1969) - John Churchill
- Bridals (1969) - John Churchill
- The Chaste Nymph (1969) - John Churchill
1968
The Company of Five (TV Series) as
Gareth Owen MP / Christopher Gritter / James Conroy / ...
- Gareth (1968) - Gareth Owen MP
- Stand by Your Screen (1968) - Christopher Gritter
- This Isn't Just One of Those Physical Things (1968) - James Conroy
- Thank U Very Much for the Family Circle (1968) - Peter Sinclair
- Shaggy Dog (1968) - Wilkie
- Arthur Gifford Is Alive and Well in Stoke Newington (1968) - Quinn
1967
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
The Man
- George's Room (1967) - The Man
1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Insp. Franz Mittermayer
- The Order (1967) - Insp. Franz Mittermayer
1965
A Study in Terror as
Sherlock Holmes
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Maxime / Saint-Just
- Poor Bitos (1965) - Maxime / Saint-Just
1963
Unearthly Stranger as
Dr. Mark Davidson
1962
Billy Budd as
Julian Radcliffe - Second Lieutenant
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Robert Browning
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1961) - Robert Browning
1961
I Like Money as
Roger de Bersac
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Raymond Banks / Ejlert Lovborg
- A Spring of Love (1961) - Raymond Banks
- Hedda Gabler (1957) - Ejlert Lovborg
1960
Oscar Wilde as
Lord Alfred Douglas
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Hamlet
- Hamlet (1959) - Hamlet
1958
The World Our Stage (TV Series) as
Hamlet (Hamlet)
- Episode #1.3 (1958) - Hamlet (Hamlet)
1957
Television World Theatre (TV Series) as
Henry V, King of England
- The Life of Henry V (1957) - Henry V, King of England
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Simon Chart / Peter
- Another Man's Life (1957) - Simon Chart
- The Bachelor (1951) - Peter
1957
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Romeo
- Romeo and Juliet (1957) - Romeo
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Paul Gardiner
- A Question of Fact (1955) - Paul Gardiner
1952
H.C. Andersens sagor as
the Prince / Swineherd (The Swineherd)
1952
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (TV Movie) as
Valentine
1950
Mrs. Dot (TV Movie) as
Freddie Perkins
1948
Scenes from Twelfth Night and Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Valentine
Miscellaneous
1989
The Comedy of Errors (TV Movie) (artistic director - Stratford Festival)
1988
The Taming of the Shrew (TV Movie) (artistic director: Stratford Festival)
1986
The Boys from Syracuse (TV Special) (artistic director - Stratford Festival)
Thanks
2011
Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
- Drácula: Un muerto muy contento y feliz (2011) - (in memory of)
2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (Video documentary) (special thanks)
Self
2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (Video documentary) as
Self - 'Baron Munchausen'
2007
The World's a Stage with John Neville (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2007
Hamlet (Solo) (Documentary) as
Self - Interviewee
1988
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Self
- Richard Burton: In from the Cold (1988) - Self
1987
Heart of a Dragon (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Narrator
1974
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Bill Maynard (1974) - Self
1972
Jackanory (TV Series) as
Self - Storyteller
- The Outlanders: The Outlands (1972) - Self - Storyteller
- The Outlanders: The Golden Arrow (1972) - Self - Storyteller
- The Outlanders: The Mid-lands (1972) - Self - Storyteller
- The Outlanders: Emily (1972) - Self - Storyteller
- The Outlanders: Boy (1972) - Self - Storyteller
1969
Man Alive (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Acting- the Overcrowded Profession (1969) - Self
1969
An Evening with... (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Reader
- A.J. Ayer (1969) - Self - Guest Reader
1969
How It Is (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.8 (1969) - Self
1967
Dee Time (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.15 (1968) - Self
- Episode #2.12 (1967) - Self
1967
Acting in the Sixties (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- John Neville (1967) - Self
1966
Call My Bluff (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.27 (1966) - Self
1965
Viewpoint (TV Series) as
Self - Narrator
- The Long March (1965) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1964
England, Our England (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Out in the Sticks (1964) - Self
1963
Farewell to the Vic (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1962
The Concrete Vision (TV Movie) as
Self
1959
The Julie Andrews Show (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.2 (1959) - Self
1957
Rich and Rich (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.1 (1957) - Self - Guest
Archive Footage
2021
Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (TV Series) as
Sherlock Holmes
- John Neville on Filming a Study in Terror and his Portrayal of Sherlock Holmes (2021) - Sherlock Holmes
2012
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - In Memoriam
2011
TCM Remembers (TV Series short) as
Self / actor
2009
España, plató de cine (TV Movie documentary) as
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen (uncredited)
2007
Stark: An Interview with Ben Elton (Video documentary short) as
De Quincy
2005
How William Shatner Changed the World (TV Movie documentary) as
Isaac Newton
2000
Emily of New Moon (TV Series) as
Malcolm Murray
- A Seller of Dreams (2000) - Malcolm Murray
2000
The Directors (TV Series documentary) as
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
- The Films of Terry Gilliam (2000) - Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen (uncredited)
1996
Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 (TV Special documentary) as
The Well-Manicured Man (uncredited)
1967
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Short) as
Narrator

References

John Neville (actor) Wikipedia


Similar Topics