---
name: "Neil Fitzgerald"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neil-fitzgerald"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1892"
died: "15 June 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T22:53:45.004401+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."
---

# Neil Fitzgerald

Actor. Born 15 January 1892 in Tipperary, Ireland. Died 15 June 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1892, Tipperary, Ireland
- **Died:** 15 June 1982
- **Also known as:** Cornelius James Neil Fitzgerald
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Fitzgerald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117696

## Biography

Neil Fitzgerald (also credited as Cornelius James Neil Fitzgerald) was an Irish actor. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, he studied pharmacy at Trinity College Dublin but pursued a career on stage instead. His credited film debut came in 1935 as Tommy Connor in John Ford's *The Informer*.

Fitzgerald appeared in numerous films, often in supporting or uncredited roles, including *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1939), *Niagara* (1953) and *Mirage* (1965). He made his Broadway debut in *Leave Her to Heaven* in 1940 and performed in many Irish plays on Broadway. He also had extensive television credits and received a Drama Critics' Circle Award nomination in 1972 for his role in *All Over*. He died in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1982.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Informer* (1935), Fi1m 73, as Tommy Connor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Fi1m 89, as Rudy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Reformation: Age of Revolt* (1973), as Pope Hadrian VI
- *Savages* (1972), as Sir Harry
- *The Thanksgiving Visitor* (1968), as Uncle B
- *Mirage* (1965), as Joe Turtle
- *Niagara* (1953), as Customs Officer (uncredited)
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Hodgins
- *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Dr. Taylor on Steamship (Uncredited)
- *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1939), as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
- *Bulldog Drummond's Bride* (1939), as Evan Barrows
- *Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police* (1939), as Rockingham Stationmaster
- *Sergeant Madden* (1939), as Casey (police broadcaster)
- *Mr. Moto's Last Warning* (1939), as English Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Arrest Bulldog Drummond* (1938), as Sir Malcolm McLeonard
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as First Councilor (uncredited)
- *Bulldog Drummond in Africa* (1938), as McTurk
- *They're Always Caught* (1938), as Forensic Assistant (uncredited)
- *Kidnapped* (1938), as English Officer
- *International Settlement* (1938), as British Clerk
- *London by Night* (1937), as Inspector Sleet
- *Parnell* (1937), as Richard Pigott
- *The Thirteenth Chair* (1937), as Constable
- *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Langon
- *The White Angel* (1936), as Officer in Barracks (uncredited)
- *The Perfect Gentleman* (1935), as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- *Charlie Chan in Shanghai* (1935), as Dakin - Colonel Watkins' Aide
- *The Informer* (1935), as Tommy Connor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), as Rudy (uncredited) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)
- *Vanessa: Her Love Story* (1935), as Army Doctor
- *The Gilded Lily* (1935), as English Waiter (uncredited)
- *What Every Woman Knows* (1934), as Shand's Friend (uncredited)

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