Neville Smith
ActorBirthday | Jan 1, 1940 (85 years old) |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England, UK |
Gender | Male |
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
Billy Liar
6.9
Youth (uncredited)
Aug 15, 1963
Gumshoe
6.3
Arthur
Dec 1, 1971
Bad News
8.7
Manager
Jan 24, 1983
Acting
Participated in 28 movies, 2 TV series