John Neville
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 2, 1925, Willesden, London, England, UK
- Died
- November 19, 2011
- Movies
- 59
John Neville, OBE, CM was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada with his family in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".
He was appointed to the Order of Canada, that nation's highest civilian honor, in 2006.
According to publicists at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Neville died "peacefully surrounded by family" on 19 November 2011, aged 86. Neville suffered with Alzheimer's disease in his latter years. He is survived by his wife, Caroline (née Hopper), and their six children.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2008 | The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Baron Munchausen' |
| 2007 | Hamlet {Solo} | Self |
| 2006 | The Tragic Story of Nling | Donkey (voice) |
| 2005 | Separate Lies | Lord Rawston |
| 2004 | Hollywood North | Henry Neville |
| 2004 | White Knuckles | Narrator |
| 2003 | The Statement | Old Man |
| 2003 | Control Factor | Director |
| 2003 | Moving Malcolm | Malcolm Woodward |
| 2002 | Spider | Terrence |
| 2002 | Between Strangers | Orson Stewart |
| 2002 | Sea and Stars | Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Crime and Punishment | Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father |
| 2002 | Time of the Wolf | Preacher |
| 2002 | Trudeau | British High Commissioner |
| 2002 | The Stork Derby | Mr. Cummingham |
| 2001 | Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Banquo |
| 2001 | Harvard Man | Dr. Reese |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart | Judge Chadwick |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Gustave Sors |
| 1999 | Water Damage | Jock Beale |
| 1999 | Goodbye Lover | Bradley |
| 1999 | The Duke | The Duke |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Dean Adams |
| 1998 | Johnny 2.0 | Mr. Bosch |
| 1998 | The X-Files | The Well-Manicured Man |
| 1997 | Dinner at Fred's | Uncle Henrick |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? | Michigan Judge |
| 1997 | Regeneration | Dr. Yealland |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | General Staedert |
| 1997 | Swann | Cruzzi |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Shopkeeper |
| 1996 | High School High | Thaddeus Clark |
| 1996 | Sabotage | Professor Follenfant |
| 1995 | The Song Spinner | Frilo, The Magnificent |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | Waiter |
| 1994 | Little Women | Mr. Laurence |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville | Endymion Hart-Jones |
| 1994 | Message for Posterity | Sir David Browning |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Mr. Andrews |
| 1993 | Dieppe | Gen. Sir Alan Brooke |
| 1993 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Dr. Cecil Chambers |
| 1992 | Johann's Gift to Christmas | Viktor (voice) |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen |
| 1988 | In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton | Self |
| 1987 | Heart of a Dragon | Narrator |
| 1979 | Riel | General Garnet Wolseley |
| 1974 | Paradise Restored | John Milton |
| 1972 | Third Party | Andrew |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Gerard | Duke of Wellington |
| 1968 | Stand by Your Screen | Christopher Gritter |
| 1968 | Shaggy Dog | Wilkie |
| 1967 | George's Room | The Man |
| 1965 | A Study in Terror | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1963 | Unearthly Stranger | Dr. Mark Davidson |
| 1962 | Billy Budd | Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Roger |
| 1960 | Oscar Wilde | Lord Alfred Douglas |
| 1952 | H.C. Andersens sagor |
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