David Neville

Acting

Biography

David Neville is known for Topsy-Turvy (1999), Affairs of the Heart (1974) and Thirteen at Dinner (1985).

Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles

#1Fawlty Towers

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Ronald

8.3 / 10
Comedy

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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#2The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes as Number Two

8.1 / 10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman whose life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).

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#3The Duchess of Duke Street

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes as Lieutenant Colonel

8.0 / 10
Drama

In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St James's.

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#4Cribb

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Captain Nye

8.0 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.

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#5Affairs of the Heart

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Arthur Townsend

7.0 / 10
Drama

Anthology series of thirteen one-hour love stories based on the short stories of Henry James.

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#6Just Good Friends

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as Rupert

6.6 / 10
Comedy

A bittersweet sitcom about a couple who meet again five years after he jilted her at the altar.

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#7Thirteen at Dinner

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m as Young Man

5.8 / 10
CrimeMystery

Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.

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#8Topsy-Turvy

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Dentist

6.6 / 10
DramaMusicComedy

For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

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#9Days of Hope

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Army Captain in Ireland

7.0 / 10
Drama

Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.

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#10Dutch Girls

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m as Mr Ashby

4.1 / 10
Comedy

In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills: gorgeous, lusty women. They are so busy pursuing romance that they forget all about their upcoming match.

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#11Consuming Passions

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.3 / 10
Comedy

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

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#12The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as Number Two

7.3 / 10
AdventureComedySci-Fi

An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.

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#13Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Drama

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

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#14Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Boyd-Hodge

8.8 / 10
DramaWarTV Movie

One man's view of the British Army in Germany - the social life, discipline, drink, women and, occasionally, the defence of the West.

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#15Country

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as James Blair

7.5 / 10
DramaTV Movie

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.

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#16Riders

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Dr. Martin March

5.0 / 10
DramaRomance

Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell, whose loathing for the "Pin Up of Penscombe" has driven him to the top of the riding world to match Rupert's skills. A bitter feud festers between the two stars, who have fought and fornicated their way round the show rings of the world, and now comes to a showdown at the Los Angeles Olympics. As rivals in love and sport, the stage is set for what becomes a compulsive blend of sex, romance, and adventure.

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#17The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Mr. Shiver

8.0 / 10
DramaMusicTV Movie

In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness.

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#18Who's Who

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Lord Crouchurst

6.3 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees of a brokerage house. Alan, with his portrait of the Queen and love of the peerage; his wife April, who raises cats; youthful and pretentious friends Nigel, Giles, and Anthony, who gather for a wine-soaked dinner party with the chatty and risque Samantha and the mousy Caroline; the plummy Lord and Lady Crouchurst, in a spot of bother needing the help of Francis, a senior partner, to assist with the family's cash flow. Alan comes home from work to find Mr. Shakespeare doing a photo shoot of one of April's cats and a wealthy stranger, Miss Hunt, waiting to purchase one. His instincts for sycophantic palaver kick in.

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#19Blood Red Roses

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Eagleton

8.8 / 10

A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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