--- name: "John Neville" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-neville" roles: [] born: "2 May 1925" died: "19 November 2011" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T08:15:02.864423+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." --- # John Neville Actor. Born 2 May 1925 in Willesden, London, England, UK. Died 19 November 2011. ## Details - **Born:** 2 May 1925, Willesden, London, England, UK - **Died:** 19 November 2011 - **Also known as:** John Reginald Neville - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Neville_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721323, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12642 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*The Fifth Element*](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) (73) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Neville was an English actor and theatre director. Born in Willesden, London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in the late 1940s. He became known for classical stage roles with the Old Vic Theatre Company in London during the 1950s and later served as artistic director of the Nottingham Playhouse. Neville moved to Canada with his family in 1972 and took Canadian citizenship. He held artistic directorships at several Canadian theatres, including the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, the Neptune Theatre in Halifax and the Stratford Festival from 1985 to 1989. On screen he appeared as the title character in *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), General Staedert in *The Fifth Element* (1997) and the Well-Manicured Man in the television series *The X-Files* (1993–2002) and its 1998 film. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006. Neville died in Toronto on 19 November 2011. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Fifth Element* (1997), Fi1m 73, as General Staedert — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) ## Complete filmography (81) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Tragic Story of Nling* (2006), as Donkey (voice) - *Separate Lies* (2005), as Lord Rawston - *Hollywood North* (2004), as Henry Neville - *White Knuckles* (2004), as Narrator - *The Statement* (2003), as Old Man - *Control Factor* (2003), as Director - *Moving Malcolm* (2003), as Malcolm Woodward - *The Eleventh Hour* (2002), series, Actor - *Spider* (2002), as Terrence - *Between Strangers* (2002), as Orson Stewart - *Sea and Stars* (2002), as Narrator (voice) - *Crime and Punishment* (2002), as Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father - *Time of the Wolf* (2002), as Preacher - *Trudeau* (2002), as British High Commissioner - *The Stork Derby* (2002), as Mr. Cummingham - *Gahan Wilson's The Kid* (2001), as Banquo - *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, as Arthur Jameson - *Harvard Man* (2001), as Dr. Reese - *Custody of the Heart* (2000), as Judge Chadwick - *Sunshine* (1999), as Gustave Sors - *Water Damage* (1999), as Jock Beale - *Goodbye Lover* (1999), as Bradley - *The Duke* (1999), as The Duke - *Rolie Polie Olie* (1998), series, as Klanky Klaus (voice) - *Urban Legend* (1998), as Dean Adams - *Johnny 2.0* (1998), as Mr. Bosch - *The X-Files* (1998), as The Well-Manicured Man - *Silver Surfer* (1998), series, as Eternity (voice) - *Emily of New Moon* (1998), series, as Malcolm Murray - *Dinner at Fred's* (1997), as Uncle Henrick - *Time to Say Goodbye?* (1997), as Michigan Judge - *Regeneration* (1997), as Dr. Yealland - *The Fifth Element* (1997), as General Staedert — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) - *Swann* (1997), as Cruzzi - *Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework* (1997), as Shopkeeper - *High School High* (1996), as Thaddeus Clark - *FX: The Series* (1996), series, as Oscar Hammond - *Sabotage* (1996), as Professor Follenfant - *The Song Spinner* (1995), as Frilo, The Magnificent - *Dangerous Minds* (1995), as Waiter - *Little Women* (1994), as Mr. Laurence - *The Road to Wellville* (1994), as Endymion Hart-Jones - *Message for Posterity* (1994), as Sir David Browning - *Baby's Day Out* (1994), as Mr. Andrews - *Viper* (1994), series, as Leonard Price - *Dieppe* (1993), as Gen. Sir Alan Brooke - *Stark* (1993), series, as De Quincy - *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Well-Manicured Man — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) - *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1993), as Dr. Cecil Chambers - *Class of '96* (1993), series, as Professor Hilton - *Johann's Gift to Christmas* (1992), as Viktor (voice) - *Performance* (1991), series, as Sir David Browning - *Grand* (1990), series, as Desmond - *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), as Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen - *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Holodeck Isaac Newton — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) - *Heart of a Dragon* (1987), as Narrator - *Riel* (1979), as General Garnet Wolseley - *Paradise Restored* (1974), as John Milton - *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Charlie - *Shirley's World* (1972), series, Actor - *Third Party* (1972), as Andrew - *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as Dr. Thorndyke - *The Adventures of Gerard* (1970), as Duke of Wellington - *Shadows of Fear* (1970), series, as Pickering - *The First Churchills* (1969), series, as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Harry - *Gareth* (1968), as Gareth Owen MP - *Stand by Your Screen* (1968), as Christopher Gritter - *Shaggy Dog* (1968), as Wilkie - *The Company of Five* (1968), series, as Quinn, Mr Wilkie, Peter Sinclair, James Conroy, Christopher Gritter, Gareth Owen MP - *George's Room* (1967), as The Man - *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as The Man - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Jonathan - *A Study in Terror* (1965), as Sherlock Holmes - *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Insp. Franz Mittermayer - *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Maxime / Saint-Just - *Unearthly Stranger* (1963), as Dr. Mark Davidson - *Billy Budd* (1962), as Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant - *Mr. Topaze* (1961), as Roger - *Oscar Wilde* (1960), as Lord Alfred Douglas - *H.C. Andersens sagor* (1952), Actor ## Gallery - ![John Neville](https://film.one/media/person/1067946/gallery-3e3cd8362044.jpg) John Neville — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/John_Neville_Hamlet_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Photo of John Neville and Claire Bloom in Romeo and Juliet from the television program Producers' Showcase. (1957)](https://film.one/media/person/1067946/gallery-e45ba93bba05.jpg) Photo of John Neville and Claire Bloom in Romeo and Juliet from the television program Producers' Showcase. (1957) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/John_Neville_Claire_Bloom_Romeo_and_Juliet_1957.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Neville](https://film.one/media/person/1067946/gallery-78f3b967bb88.jpg) John Neville — Image via TMDB - ![John Neville](https://film.one/media/person/1067946/gallery-5d5191d5cbda.jpg) John Neville — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-neville