Neville Smith
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Neville Smith
Filmography
Acting (24)
2019
Completely Bad Newsas Manager
1987
Wish You Were Hereas Cinema Manager
6.4
1987
Prick Up Your Earsas Police Inspector
6.7
1987
Coast to Coastas Wedding Guest
7.0
1983
Bad Newsas Manager
8.7
1979
Long Distance Informationas Christian Harvey
10.0
1979
Afternoon Offas Cyril
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolfas Hopkins
10.0
1978
Long Shotas Neville
9.0
1976
Bag of Yeastas Tony Scannell
1974
Match of the Dayas Chance
1971
Gumshoeas Arthur
6.2
1971
The Rank and Fileas Jerry
6.8
1970
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunitionas Liverpool Delegate
3.0
1969
There Is Also Tomorrowas Izzy
7.0
1969
Sling Your Hookas Spider
8.0
1969
The Big Flameas Strike Committee
6.8
1968
The Golden Visionas Vincent Coyne
6.4
1967
In Two Mindsas Man at Pub
7.0
1967
The Lumpas Eddie
1965
5.5
1965
Wear a Very Big Hatas Johnny Johnson
1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terroras D'Argenson
6.7
1963
Billy Liaras Youth (uncredited)
6.8
Production & Directing (7)
1982
7.5
1979
10.0
1976
Bag of YeastWriter
1974
Match of the DayWriter
1971
GumshoeWriter
6.2
1969
Some of My Best Friends...Director
1968
The Golden VisionWriter
6.4