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Jay Neill
Acting Born May 21, 1932 Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK 24 credits
Biography
Jay Neill was an English variety performer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles.
Born in London, Neill started work as a stage hand at the Chiswick Empire theatre before auditioning for a role within the Dior Dancers adagio act. The Dior Dancers went on to achieve considerable success on the international variety circuit in the 1950s appearing in Las Vegas, as well the Royal Command Performance.
After leaving the Dior Dancers, Neill moved on to a successful career as a television actor, appearing in television programmes such as Doctor Who, The Onedin Line, Fawlty Towers, Sykes, Terry and June and Upstairs, Downstairs.
He died in Twickenham, England, in 2006 at the age of 74.
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- Doctor Who (1963) as Pikeman
- Doctor Who (1963) as Silvey
- Doctor Who (1963) as Guard Klimt
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Tapster / Sir Charles Freeman
- Bergerac (1981) as Waiter
- Z-Cars (1962)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as Heckler
- The Expert (1968) as CID Officer
- The Expert (1968) as Policeman
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Bar Guest
- Poldark (1975) as Isaac Ward
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Harbour Official
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Dockmaster
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Officer
- Softly, Softly (1966)
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Matthew
- Callan (1967)
- Sykes (1972) as Husband
- Doomwatch (1970) as Laing
- Target (1977) as Man in Car
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Heller
- Terry and June (1979) as Policeman
- Enemy at the Door (1978) as Transport Sergeant
- Paul Temple (1969)