Jay Neill
- Acting
- May 21, 1932 · Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
- June 14, 2006
Biography
Jay Neill was an English variety performer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles. Born in London, Neill started work as a stage hand at the Chiswick Empire theatre before auditioning for a role within the Dior Dancers adagio act. The Dior Dancers went on to achieve considerable success on the international variety circuit in the 1950s appearing in Las Vegas, as well the Royal Command Performance. After leaving the Dior Dancers, Neill moved on to a successful career as a television actor, appearing in television programmes such as Doctor Who, The Onedin Line, Fawlty Towers, Sykes, Terry and June and Upstairs, Downstairs. He died in Twickenham, England, in 2006 at the age of 74.
Known for
Filmography
- Kit Curran
- Bergerac · Waiter
- Escape
- Terry and June · Policeman
- Edward and Mrs Simpson · RSM Reeves
- Mixed Blessings · Mr. Hills
- Doctor Who: Underworld · Klimt
- Enemy at the Door · Transport Sergeant
- Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy · Silvey
- Target · Man in Car
- Rosie
- Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora · Pikeman
- One-Upmanship
- Get Some In!
- Poldark · Isaac Ward
- Fawlty Towers · Bar Guest
- Quiller · Newsreader
- Happy Ever After · Waiter
- The Aweful Mr Goodall · Photographer
- Fall of Eagles · Heller
- Napoleon and Love · Hamelin
- Not on Your Nellie · M.C.
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- Sykes · Husband
- High Summer · Masham
- New Scotland Yard · Station Sergeant
- The Onedin Line · Harbour Official, Dockmaster
- Upstairs, Downstairs · Heckler
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · Matthew
- Trial
- Brett
- Menace · Police Constable
- Doomwatch · Laing
- Paul Temple
- The Expert · CID Officer, Policeman
- The First Lady
- Callan
- Softly, Softly
- BBC Play of the Month · Tapster / Sir Charles Freeman
- Doctor Who · Pikeman, Silvey
- Z-Cars