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name: "Christopher Neame"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-neame"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 September 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:46.201259+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Christopher Neame

Actor. Born 12 September 1947 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 September 1947, London, England
- **Active:** 1977–2006

## Biography

Christopher Neame is an English actor born in London on 12 September 1947. He began his career in British film and television in the early 1970s with appearances in Hammer Horror productions including *Lust for a Vampire* (1971) and *Dracula A.D. 1972* (1972). He is known for his roles as Lieutenant Dick Player in the BBC series *Colditz* (1972–74) and Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in *Secret Army* (1977).

Neame has appeared in films such as *Licence to Kill* (1989), *Ghostbusters II* (1989) and *The Prestige* (2006), in which he played the Defender. He has also made guest appearances in American television series including *MacGyver*, *Star Trek: Enterprise* and *Babylon 5*. He resides in the United States.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Prestige* (2006), Fi1m 82, as Defender — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Secret Army* (1977), Actor

## Also known for

- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Maitre D'
- *Licence to Kill* (1989), Fallon
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Unferth
- *The A-Team* (1983), Jack Scarett
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), German General
- *MacGyver* (1985), Erich von Leer, Quayle, Duncan
- *Missing Link* (2019), Old Worlder (voice)
- *The Flash* (1990), Brian Gideon

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