Neville Smith
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).
Known For
TV
Doctor Who
D'Argenson
1963
TV
BBC Play of the Month
Paul McConnon
1965
TV
The Wednesday Play
1964
TV
The Wednesday Play
Johnny Johnson
1964
TV
The Comic Strip Presents...
Manager
1982
TV
Film '72
Self - Host
1971
Film
Wish You Were Here
Cinema Manager
1987
Film
Prick Up Your Ears
Police Inspector
1987
Film
Billy Liar
Youth (uncredited)
1963
Film
Gumshoe
Arthur
1971
Film
Bad News
Manager
1983
Film
Coast to Coast
Wedding Guest
1987
Film
Sling Your Hook
Spider
1969
Film
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
Liverpool Delegate
1970
Film
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Hopkins
1978
Film
Afternoon Off
Cyril
1979
Film
Completely Bad News
Manager
2019
Film
In Two Minds
Man at Pub
1967
Film
The Lump
Eddie
1967
Film
Match of the Day
Chance
1974
Filmography
2019FilmCompletely Bad Newsas Manager1987FilmWish You Were Hereas Cinema Manager1987FilmPrick Up Your Earsas Police Inspector1987FilmCoast to Coastas Wedding Guest1983FilmBad Newsas Manager1982TVThe Comic Strip Presents...as Manager1979FilmLong Distance Informationas Christian Harvey1979FilmAfternoon Offas Cyril1978FilmMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolfas Hopkins1978FilmLong Shotas Neville1976FilmBag of Yeastas Tony Scannell1974FilmMatch of the Dayas Chance1971FilmGumshoeas Arthur1971TVFilm '72as Self - Host1971FilmThe Rank and Fileas Jerry1970FilmPraise Marx and Pass the Ammunitionas Liverpool Delegate1969FilmThere Is Also Tomorrowas Izzy1969FilmSling Your Hookas Spider1969FilmThe Big Flameas Strike Committee1968FilmThe Golden Visionas Vincent Coyne1967FilmIn Two Mindsas Man at Pub1967FilmThe Lumpas Eddie1965FilmThe End of Arthur's Marriageas He1965TVBBC Play of the Monthas Paul McConnon1965FilmWear a Very Big Hatas Johnny Johnson1964TVThe Wednesday Play1964FilmDoctor Who: The Reign of Terroras D'Argenson1963TVDoctor Whoas D'Argenson1963FilmBilly Liaras Youth (uncredited)