Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947,

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) is an English actor now living in the

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UK career

Neame's UK film credits include appearances in two

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films: '' Lust for a Vampire'' (1971) and ''

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'' (1972), as well as '' No Blade of Grass'' (1970). He is known to television viewers in the United Kingdom and abroad for a number of roles. He appeared in “ The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes” as Sydney Wing in the episode entitled "The Secret of the Magnifique." In 1975 he played Kaiser Wilhelm II in the ITV 13-part drama series, ''

Edward the Seventh ''Edward the Seventh'' is a 1975 British historical drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of King Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it starred Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Timothy West as the elder Edward VII, w ...

''. He also featured in two BBC dramas dealing with the

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- Lieutenant Dick Player in ''

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'' (1972–74). Neame played Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the first season of the World War II drama, '' Secret Army'' (1977). In between those in the TV film ''A Point in Time'' (1973)
he became one of the first male actors to appear nude
on the small screen. Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

'' serial '' Shada'' in 1979. He provided his voice to complete the serial using animation in 2017. Neame made a guest appearance in another BBC period drama '' When the Boat Comes In'' in 1981 portraying Robin Cunningham. In 1983, he played

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in the BBC series ''

The Cleopatras ''The Cleopatras'' is a 1983 BBC Television eight-part historical drama serial. Written by Philip Mackie, it is set in Ancient Egypt during the latter part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty with an emphasis on the Cleopatras. Intended to be the '' I, ...

''. In addition, Neame produced some episodes of the 1990s drama series '' Soldier Soldier''.

USA career

Neame emigrated to the United States since when he has made frequent appearances in American films and television. He appeared in the films, ''

Steel Dawn ''Steel Dawn'' is a 1987 American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by Lance Hool and starring Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi. The working title of the film, which mixes the genres of science fiction and western, was ''Desert W ...

'' (1987), '' D.O.A.'' (1988), ''

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'' (1988), the

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film ''

Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursu ...

'' (1989), ''

Ghostbusters II ''GhostbustersII'' is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, and A ...

'' (1989), ''

Edge of Honor ''Edge Of Honor'' is a 1991 drama / thriller movie directed by Michael Spence who also directed ''The Dread'' (2007). The film stars Corey Feldman, Don Swayze, Scott Reeves, Ken Jenkins, and Steve Buckley. Plot The film begins with an account ...

'' (1991), ''

Suburban Commando ''Suburban Commando'' is a 1991 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Burt Kennedy, produced by Howard Gottfried, and written by Frank Cappello. The film stars Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Larry Miller. A ...

'' (1991), '' Hellbound'' (1994), ''

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'' (2000) and ''

The Prestige ''The Prestige'' is a 1995 fantasy novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. It is epistolary in structure; that is, it purports to be a collection o ...

'' (2006). He played a psycho killer in an episode of ''

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'' in 1985, and appeared in '' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story''. In 1989, he played the character Gustav Hellstrom, a Swedish businessman, in the 12th season of the successful TV series "Dallas", appearing in 3 episodes: "Serpent's Tooth", "April Showers", "And Away We Go". He also appeared in a two-part story of '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' in 2004. In 1994, he portrayed "Knight Two" in the ''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tele ...

'' episode " And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', and '' Earth 2''. Other television appearances include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Benson'', ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'', ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' (1994), '' JAG'' (1995), and the two-part mini-series '' The Apocalypse Watch'' (1996). He also starred in the Showtime film '' Street Knight'' (1994) and he appeared as "The One" in the last two episodes of ''

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'' (2000). He also played the main villain in the live-action cutscenes of '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'' (1997). In 2018, he reunited with his Hammer film co-star

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to appear in the film ''

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''.

Filmography

*'' No Blade of Grass'' (1970) - Locke *'' Lust for a Vampire'' (1971) - Hans *''

'' (1972) - Johnny Alucard *'' Benson'' (1985) season 7 episode 5 "We Spy" as Max Heimlich *''

'' (1987) - Sho *'' D.O.A.'' (1988) - Bernard *''Transformations'' (1988) - Calihan *''

'' (1988) - Van Hoeven *'' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story'' (1988) - Kiowski *''

'' (1988-1989) - Hamilton Stone *''

'' (1989) - Fallon *''

'' (1989) - Maitre D' * ''

The Flash (1990 TV series) ''The Flash'' is an American television series developed by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo that aired on CBS from September 20, 1990 to May 18, 1991. It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a costumed super ...

''- Brian Gideon *''The Radicals'' (1990) - Ulrich Zwingli *''

'' (1991) - Blade *''

'' (1991) - Commander *''Diplomatic Immunity'' (1991) - Stefan Noll *'' Still Not Quite Human'' (1992) - Dr. Frederick Berrigon *'' Boris and Natasha'' (1992) - Fearless Leader *'' Irresistible Force'' (1993) - James Barron *'' Street Knight'' (1993) - James Franklin *'' Hellbound'' (1994) - Professor Malcolm Lockley \ Prosatanos *''Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II'' (1997) - Jerec *''

Walking Thunder ''Walking Thunder'' is a 1994 film starring James Read, John Denver and David Tom and Bart the Bear, written and directed by Craig Clyde. It relates the memoirs of a young boy Jacob McKay who travels with his family on a wagon on their way to Ca ...

'' (1997) - Ansel Richter *''

'' (2000) - Andrew Donovan *''Highway 395'' (2000) - Klauss Hess *''Special Ed'' (2005) - Dr. Davis *''

'' (2006) - Defender *''House of the Gorgon'' (2019) - Father Llewellyn

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neame, Christopher 1947 births Living people English male television actors English male film actors British expatriates in the United States Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors