John Neville

Birthplace: Willesden, London, England, United Kingdom
Birthday: May 2, 1925

Among the most distinguished stage actors of the latter half of the 20th Century, John Neville has also served as artistic director of the prestigious Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada and has infused vigor and energy into theaters throughout the English-speaking world. Neville began his acting career with the oft-cliche role of a spear carrier in a London production of "Richard III" in 1947. By 1949, he was a member of the Birmingham Repertory Company, and the following year joined the Bristol Old Vic Company. During …more

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Actor

Odyssey 5
The Seeker
The Duke
Duke of Dingwall
The First Churchills
John Churchill
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chalmers
Grand
Desmond

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Career Milestones

2005
Cast opposite Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson in Julian Fellowes' directorial debut "Separate Lies"
2003
Featured in "The Statement" directed by Norman Jewison
1999
Portrayed the elder Gustav (played by James Frain as a young man) in Istvan Szabo's "Sunshine"
1998
Reprised role of the Well Manicured Man in the feature version of "The X-Files"
1990
American TV series debut, Desmond on "Grand" (NBC)