David Neal

David Neal (13 February 1932 – 27 June 2000) was an English television actor, active from the 1960s into the 1990s. He is chiefly remembered for a range of supporting roles in major productions.

Multiple supporting roles in popular television Although very rarely cast in a lead role, David Neal had significant supporting roles in episodes of a range of popular British television series, including Softly, Softly, Z-Cars, Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, Poirot, The Bill, Wycliffe, The Gaffer (TV series), (as the Golf Club Secretary, in the episode 'Moonlight and Ruses'), and Noah's Castle. He also did radio voice work.

Classical acting David Neal worked in a broad range of roles during his career. In 1970 he took a major supporting role (Cinna) in the all-star feature film of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (which starred Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Richard Chamberlain, Diana Rigg and Sir John Gielgud). A few years later (in 1979) he secured another significant supporting role as Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York in both Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 in the BBC's major 'complete works of Shakespeare' series of television films. He later appeared in Jonathan Miller's productions of Timon of Athens and Antony and Cleopatra for the same series. The programme ran to two series, with an associated paperback novel. He later played the lead role of the father in the 1980 TV series Noah's Castle with Simon Gipps-Kent and Mike Reid.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1969 The Cut-Throats German Officer in Convoy 1970 Julius Caesar Cinna the Conspirator 1978 Superman 7th Elder (Krypton Council)1980 Flash Gordon Captain of Ming's Air Force 1993 M. Butterfly Judge 1995 Feast of July Mitchy Mitchell