Actor info
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Name :
Neil McCallum
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Born :
May 20, 1929 in Henley, Canada (46 years at death)
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Died :
April 26, 1976
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
19 films (1958–1980)
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Biography
From Wikipedia: Neil John McCallum (1929–1976) was a British-Canadian actor. After attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, McCallum's first major appearance on stage was alongside Sam Wanamaker in The Rainmaker in the mid-1950s.[3] He appeared in British TV series in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, including The Saint, Department S and UFO, and in films such as The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965).[4] He provided the voices of Dr Ray Pierce in the film Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and an airport controller in the TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967).[5] He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series Vendetta (1966-68). He was also a scriptwriter (scripting two 1964 thrillers, Do You Know this Voice? and Walk a Tightrope, among other things), a producer and occasional director.
Notable films
- The Lost Continent (1968) as First Officer Hemmings
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) as Jim Dawson
- The Longest Day (1962) as Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
- The War Lover (1962) as Sully
- The Devil's Disciple (1959) as Christie Dudgeon
