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John Neville

Acting

Born May 2, 1925 · Willesden, London, England, UK

Died November 19, 2011

Also known as John Reginald Neville

Biography

John Neville, OBE, CM was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada with his family in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen". He was appointed to the Order of Canada, that nation's highest civilian honor, in 2006. According to publicists at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Neville died "peacefully surrounded by family" on 19 November 2011, aged 86. Neville suffered with Alzheimer's disease in his latter years. He is survived by his wife, Caroline (née Hopper), and their six children. Above description from the Wikipedia article John Neville (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Member of the Order of Canada
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Filmography38 titles

Emily of New Moon

as Malcolm Murray

The X-Files

1993as Well-Manicured Man

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Holodeck Isaac Newton

The Fifth Element

1997as General Staedert

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Thorndyke

Time of the Wolf

2002as Preacher

Silver Surfer

1998as Eternity (voice)

Little Women

1994as Mr. Laurence

Billy Budd

1962as Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant

Dangerous Minds

1995as Waiter

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988as Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen

The X Files

1998as The Well-Manicured Man

Rolie Polie Olie

1998as Klanky Klaus (voice)

Spider

2002as Terrence

Sunshine

1999as Gustave Sors

Baby's Day Out

1994as Mr. Andrews

A Study in Terror

1965as Sherlock Holmes

The Protectors

as Charlie

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988as Self

The Adventures of Gerard

1970as Duke of Wellington

Mr. Topaze

1961as Roger

Separate Lies

2005as Lord Rawston

The Statement

2003as Old Man

Urban Legend

1998as Dean Adams

Goodbye Lover

1998as Bradley

Dinner at Fred's

1997as Uncle Henrick

Sabotage

1996as Professor Follenfant

The Road to Wellville

1994as Endymion Hart-Jones

Regeneration

1997as Dr. Yealland

High School High

1996as Thaddeus Clark

Custody of the Heart

2000as Judge H. Chadwick

Johnny 2.0

1998as Mr. Bosch

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997as Shopkeeper

Oscar Wilde

1960as Lord Alfred Douglas

Crime and Punishment

2002as Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father

Hollywood North

2003as Henry Neville

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1993as Dr. Cecil Chambers

The Duke

1999as The Duke