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Neville Smith

Acting Born Jan 1, 1940 Liverpool, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Born in Liverpool in 1940, Neville Smith, a one time collaborator of director Ken Loach, is one of a number of working-class actors and writers to have transformed the subject-matter and tone of television drama in the 1960s and 1970s. He was responsible for two of Loach's finest television films - 'The Golden Vision' (The Wednesday Play, BBC, tx. 17/4/1968) and After a Lifetime (ITV, tx. 18/7/1971) - but also developed a partnership with the director Stephen Frears, for whom he wrote the cult British detective film, Gumshoe (UK/US, 1971).

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Known for

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as D'Argenson
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Paul McConnon

The Wednesday Play

as Johnny Johnson

The Wednesday Play

as Vince Coyne

The Wednesday Play

as Izzy

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Manager
Film

The Fugitive Kind

as Self - Host
Film

Bad News

as Manager
Film

Billy Liar

as Youth (uncredited)

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

as Cinema Manager

Frequent co-stars

Adrian Edmondson 1 shared title
Rik Mayall 1 shared title
Nigel Planer 1 shared title
Peter Richardson 1 shared title
Jennifer Saunders 1 shared title
Dawn French 1 shared title
Serena Evans 1 shared title
Bert Parnaby 1 shared title
Judy Hawkins 1 shared title
Charu Bala Chokshi 1 shared title

Career timeline

Prick Up Your EarsWish You Were HereCoast to Coast
Bad News
The Comic Strip Presents...
Afternoon Off
Long ShotMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Red Letter Day
Second City Firsts
Film '72Gumshoe
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
The Big Flame
In Two MindsThe Lump
BBC Play of the MonthThe End of Arthur's Marriage
The Wednesday PlayThe Wednesday PlayThe Wednesday PlayDoctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Doctor WhoBilly Liar

Full filmography

  • Doctor Who (1963) as D'Argenson
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Paul McConnon
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Johnny Johnson
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Vince Coyne
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Izzy
  • The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Manager
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self - Host
  • Second City Firsts (1973) as Chance
  • Bad News (1983) as Manager
  • Billy Liar (1963) as Youth (uncredited)
  • Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Police Inspector
  • Afternoon Off (1979) as Cyril
  • Wish You Were Here (1987) as Cinema Manager
  • Red Letter Day (1976) as Tony
  • Gumshoe (1971) as Arthur
  • Coast to Coast (1987) as Wedding Guest
  • Long Shot (1978) as Neville
  • In Two Minds (1967) as Man at Pub
  • Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964) as D'Argenson
  • Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970) as Liverpool Delegate
  • The Big Flame (1969) as Strike Committee
  • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) as Hopkins
  • The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965) as He
  • The Lump (1967) as Eddie