Neil Hallett

Neil Hallett (born John W. Neil; 30 June 1924 – 5 December 2004) was a Belgian-born English actor. His stage name was taken from a combination of his proper surname, Neil, and his grandmother's maiden name, Hallet.

He began his acting career in regional repertory in 1947, making his West End debut two years later in the army comedy Maiden's Prayer. Also on stage, he spent over a year in the mid-1950s playing opposite David Tomlinson and Kathleen Harrison in the hit comedy All for Mary. He played the same role, again opposite Tomlinson and Harrison, in Wendy Toye's 1955 film version.

Starting in 1952, he appeared in many British television series, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, No Hiding Place, The Avengers, Out of the Unknown, Department S, Z-Cars, UFO, The New Avengers, Doctor Who and Jeeves and Wooster. He was also a regular in Ghost Squad (1962–64) and The Newcomers (1968–69), as well as co-starring with Ian Hendry and Jean Marsh in the 1966–67 series The Informer.

His films included X the Unknown (1956), Model for Murder (1959), Game for Vultures (1979), Juego de poder (Power Game; 1983) and such sexploitation titles as Groupie Girl (1970), Fun and Games (1971), Virgin Witch (1971), Can You Keep It Up for a Week? (1974) and Keep It Up Downstairs (1976). The last three of these, together with Game for Vultures, were produced by Hazel Adair.

He retired to Spain in 1991 and died, aged 80, in 2004.

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