Christopher Neame

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Christopher Neame
Born (1947-09-12) 12 September 1947 (age 77)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor

Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947) is an English actor who resides in the United States.

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UK career

Neame's UK film credits include appearances in two Hammer Horror films: Lust for a Vampire (1971) and Dracula AD 1972 (1972). He also appeared in No Blade of Grass (1970).

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 .

He was featured in two BBC dramas dealing with the Second World War: as Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz (1972–74), and as 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 appeared nude [ better source needed ] on the small screen.

Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished Doctor Who serial Shada in 1979. [1] 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 Mark Antony in the BBC series The Cleopatras .

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

US career

Neame emigrated to the United States and has made frequent appearances in American films and television. He appeared in the films, Steel Dawn (1987), D.O.A. (1988), Bloodstone (1988), Licence to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Edge of Honor (1991), Suburban Commando (1991), Hellbound (1994), Ground Zero (2000) and The Prestige (2006).

He played a psycho killer in an episode of MacGyver 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 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 , "Storm Front" and "Storm Front, Part II", in 2004. In 1994, he portrayed "Knight Two" in the Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who , Blake's 7 , the Star Trek franchise, Babylon 5, and Earth 2 . [2] Other television appearances include Dynasty , The A-Team , Benson , Beauty and the Beast , Northern Exposure (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 Martial Law (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 Caroline Munro to appear in the film House of the Gorgon . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 No Blade of Grass Locke
1971 Lust for a Vampire Hans
1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 Johnny Alucard
1987 Steel Dawn Sho
1988 D.O.A. Bernard
Bloodstone Ludwig Van Hoeven
1989 Licence to Kill Fallon
Ghostbusters II Maitre D
1991 Edge of Honor Blade
Suburban Commando Commander
Diplomatic Immunity Stefan Noll
1993 Street Knight James Franklin
1994 Hellbound Lockley
1995 Walking Thunder Ansel Richter
2006 The Prestige Defender
2019 Missing Link Old WorlderVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Daniel DirkEpisode: Giants and Ogres
1972 The Regiment Lt. RaeburnEpisode: "The Fortunes of Peace"
The Shadow of the Tower Earl of WarwickEpisode: "The Fledgling"
1972-1974 Colditz Lt. Dick PlayerSeries regular
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Sydney WingEpisode: "The Secret of the Magnifique"
1974 The Protectors Glen BaileyEpisode: "Blockbuster"
Napoleon and Love Captain Junot3 episodes
1975 Quiller MyersEpisode: "The Thin Red Line"
1977 Secret Army Flight Lieutenant John CurtisFirst season only
1978 Target BillyEpisode: "The Run"
1980 Doctor Who SkagraSerial: "Shada" (incomplete, reconstructed in 2017)
1981 When the Boat Comes In Robin CunninghamEpisode: "Friends, Romans Countrymen"
Blake's 7 Colonel QuuteEpisode: "Traitor"
1983 The Cleopatras Mark Antony 3 episodes
1985 By the Sword Divided Henry SnellingEpisode: "Witch Hunt"
Lime Street Pilot
The A-Team Jack ScarettEpisode: "The Road to Hope"
Benson Max HeimlichEpisode: "We Spy"
1986 The Fall Guy TerrillEpisode: "No Rms Ocean Vu"
Riptide Klaus GunterEpisode: "The Pirate and the Princess"
Days of Our Lives Ogden Vaughn/Dr. Vertigo30 episodes
1986-1991 MacGyver Various4 episodes
1987 Love Among Thieves IanTV film
Spies Hans Von SykesEpisodes: "The Game's Not Over, 'Til the Fat Lady Sings"
Second Chance William Shakespeare Episode: "Moving In"
1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story KiowskiTV film
1988-1989 Dynasty Hamilton Stone3 episodes
1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. Episode: "Conflict of Interest"
Life Goes On Clive GrahamEpisode: "Paige's Mom"
1990 L.A. Law Alan ScottEpisode: "True Brit"
Superboy DevilleEpisode: "Carnivale"
1991 The Flash Brian GideonEpisode: "Sight Unseen"
P.S. I Luv U Jack TruduaeEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose The WarriorEpisode: "Geek Tragedy"
1992 Boris and Natasha: The Movie Fearless Leader TV film
Still Not Quite Human Dr. Frederick Berrigon
Human Target DeguerreEpisode: "Designed by Chance"
1993 The Legend of Prince Valiant Various2 episodes
Irresistible Force James BarronTV film
Acapulco H.E.A.T. Walter SteinholtzEpisode: "Code Name: Archangel"
1993-1995 Murder, She Wrote Peter Jatich/Dr. John Sullivan2 episodes
1994 Babylon 5 Knight TwoEpisode: "And the Sky Full of Stars"
Northern Exposure Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Episode: "Zarya"
1995 Star Trek: Voyager UnferthEpisode: "Heroes and Demons"
Earth 2 Dr. Franklin BennettEpisode: "All About Eve"
1996 Deadly Games Dr. KramerEpisode: "Dr. Kramer"
Sliders Dr. Manfred XangEpisode: "Into the Mystic"
1997 JAG Minister Vartan KetishEpisode: "Washington Holiday"
C-16: FBI Andre Divak aka The SandmanEpisode: "The Sandman"
1998 Killer Net DS Collingwood2 episodes
1999 Seven Days KGB CaptainEpisode: "There's Something About Olga"
2000 Martial Law The One2 episodes
Movie Stars Gestapo Officer
Trial & Retribution Ben Duffield
2001 The Invisible Man Dr. HenrickEpisode: "Immaterial Girl"
2004 Star Trek: Enterprise German GeneralEpisode: "Storm Front"
Species III Dr. Nicholas TurnerTV film
2005 All Grown Up! ManheimEpisode: "Executive"
2006 Vanished Claude Alexander2 episodes

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Conqueror A.D. 1086 The King
1997 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Jerec
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Various

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