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John Neville

ジョン・ネヴィル / じょん・ねゔぃる

Voice actor from United Kingdom

May 2, 1925 – November 19, 2011 ・ London, United Kingdom

  • voice actor
  • stage actor
  • film actor

My Take

What strikes me about John Neville is the sheer span of it: more than sixty years on stage and screen, ranging from classical theatre to fantasy and sci-fi. I love when a career refuses to sit in one box, and his clearly didn't. The OBE and the Order of Canada tell me he was respected on both sides of the Atlantic, not just admired for one breakout role. He's the kind of actor whose name younger fans might not know, yet whose craft quietly shaped the productions around him. To me, that longevity is the real headline, far more than any single credit.

Overview

John Reginald Neville CM OBE (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than sixty years. He was renowned for his roles on both stage and screen in genres ranging from classical theatre to fantasy and science fiction.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
John Neville
Name (Japanese)
ジョン・ネヴィル
Reading
じょん・ねゔぃる
Born
May 2, 1925 – November 19, 2011
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Taurus / Ox
Origin
London, United Kingdom
Blood type
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Height
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Agency
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Occupation
voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school
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Junior high
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High school
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University
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Awards & achievements

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Member of the Order of Canada

3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • voice actor
  • stage actor
  • film actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.