Neville Smith
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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1940-01-01 · Liverpool, England, UK
Known for
- Doctor Who (1963) — D'Argenson
- Billy Liar (1963) — Youth (uncredited)
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987) — Police Inspector
- Wish You Were Here (1987) — Cinema Manager
- Gumshoe (1971) — Arthur
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) — Manager
- Play for Today (1970) — Writer
- Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964) — D'Argenson
- The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965) — He
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Paul McConnon
- Film '72 (1971) — Self - Host
- Bad News (1983) — Manager
- The Golden Vision (1968) — Vincent Coyne
- In Two Minds (1967) — Man at Pub
- The Wednesday Play (1964) — Johnny Johnson
- The Rank and File (1971) — Jerry