Neville Smith

Actor

Born: January 1, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK

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).

Filmography (11)

• Bad News (1983, ★ 8.7)
• Wish You Were Here (1987, ★ 6.5)
• The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965, ★ 5.6)
• Gumshoe (1971, ★ 6.4)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987, ★ 6.7)
• Billy Liar (1963, ★ 6.8)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982, ★ 7.4)
• Doctor Who (1963, ★ 7.9)
• Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964, ★ 6.3)
• The Wednesday Play (1964, ★ 5.2)
• BBC Play of the Month (1965, ★ 5.3)