Acting
Neville Smith
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
1 January 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK
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
Filmography
Apaches
Apaches
Writer
Completely Bad News
as Manager
Wish You Were Here
as Cinema Manager
Prick Up Your Ears
as Police Inspector
Coast to Coast
as Wedding Guest
Bad News
as Manager
Afternoon Off
as Cyril
Long Distance Information
as Christian Harvey, Writer
Long Shot
as Neville
Bag of Yeast
as Tony Scannell, Writer
Match of the Day
as Chance, Writer
The Rank and File
as Jerry
Gumshoe
as Arthur, Writer
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
as Liverpool Delegate
Sling Your Hook
as Spider
The Big Flame
as Strike Committee
The Golden Vision
as Vincent Coyne, Writer
In Two Minds
as Man at Pub
The Lump
as Eddie
Wear a Very Big Hat
as Johnny Johnson
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as D'Argenson
Billy Liar
as Youth (uncredited)