Photo: NBC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Neville Brand fascinates me because the menace he projected on screen was clearly earned in real life. A genuine war hero decorated with the Purple Heart and Silver Star, he came home and spent his career playing villains in Westerns, crime dramas and films noir, even drawing a BAFTA nomination for Riot in Cell Block 11. I have a weakness for actors whose toughness feels lived rather than performed, and Brand had that in spades. There is no manufactured grit in his face, only the residue of someone who had seen real chaos. A character actor of rare, hard-won authority.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Neville Brand
- Name (Japanese)
- ネヴィル・ブランド
- Reading
- ねゔぃる・ぶらんど
- Born
- August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Griswold, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kewanee High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Neville Brand born?
August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992.
Where is Neville Brand from?
Neville Brand is from Griswold, Iowa, United States.
What does Neville Brand do?
Neville Brand works as television actor, film actor, stage actor, actor.
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
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.