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Christopher Neame

Christopher Neame

12 movies on Netflix

Biography

Christopher Neame is an English actor, born in London, who made his name in British television before settling in the United States. His early film work included the Hammer horrors Lust for a Vampire (1971) and Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), as well as No Blade of Grass (1970). On British screens he played Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz, Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the opening season of Secret Army, and Kaiser Wilhelm II in the ITV drama Edward the Seventh. He also took the part of Skagra, the villain of the unfinished Doctor Who story Shada, supplying his voice for an animated completion of it in 2017. After emigrating he worked steadily in American film and television, appearing in Steel Dawn (1987), D.O.A. (1988), Bloodstone (1988), Hellbound (1994) and The Prestige (2006), and in episodes of Dallas, Star Trek: Enterprise and Babylon 5.

79years old

Turns 80 on September 12in 306 days

Born September 12, 1947London
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 36 years1970 to 2006

Genres

Action58%, 7 films
Sci-Fi42%, 5 films
Adventure33%, 4 films
Horror33%, 4 films
Thriller33%, 4 films

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In 1979, Neame took the part of the villain Skagra in Shada, a Doctor Who serial that was never finished. He returned in 2017 to voice the character so the story could be completed with animation.
A first
Neame has acted in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, the Star Trek franchise, Babylon 5 and Earth 2, making him one of the few actors to appear in all of them.

Christopher Neame movies on Netflix

The Prestige2006IMDb rating 8.5as Defender
Species III2004IMDb rating 4.2as Dr. Nicholas Turner
Hellbound1994IMDb rating 4.8as Lockley
Street Knight1993IMDb rating 5.3as James Franklin
Boris and Natasha1992IMDb rating 4.8as Fearless Leader
Diplomatic Immunity1991IMDb rating 4.5as Stefan Noll
Bloodstone1988IMDb rating 4.7as Van Hoeven
D.O.A.1988IMDb rating 6.1as Bernard
Transformations1988IMDb rating 3.9as Calihan
Steel Dawn1987IMDb rating 5.1as Sho
Dracula A.D. 19721972IMDb rating 5.9as Johnny Alucard
No Blade of Grass1970IMDb rating 5.8as Locke

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

The Prestige2006 Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Defender
IMDb rating 8.51.6M votes
Species III2004 Horror, Sci-Fias Dr. Nicholas Turner
IMDb rating 4.212K votes
Dracula A.D. 19721972as Johnny Alucard
IMDb rating 5.98.5K votes
D.O.A.1988as Bernard
IMDb rating 6.112K votes
Steel Dawn1987as Sho
IMDb rating 5.16.1K votes
Hellbound1994as Lockley
IMDb rating 4.84.3K votes
Street Knight1993as James Franklin
IMDb rating 5.31.0K votes
Transformations1988as Calihan
IMDb rating 3.9700 votes

Worked with

Christopher Neame shares two films with Brion James, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Brion James

Robert Knepper

Christopher Lee

Michael Caine

Dennis Quaid

John Travolta

Christopher NolanDirector, 1 film

Brad TurnerDirector, 1 film Annabel JankelDirector, 1 film

Films together

Brion James2 films together, 1987 to 1988
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- D.O.A.1988IMDb rating 6.1Neame as BernardJames as Detective Ulmer
- Steel Dawn1987IMDb rating 5.1Neame as ShoJames as Tark
Robert Knepper2 films together, 1988 to 2004
Robert Knepper's page
- Species III2004IMDb rating 4.2Neame as Dr. Nicholas TurnerKnepper as Dr. Abbot
- D.O.A.1988IMDb rating 6.1Neame as BernardKnepper as Nicholas Lang
Christopher Lee1 film together, 1972
Christopher Lee's page
- Dracula A.D. 19721972IMDb rating 5.9Neame as Johnny AlucardLee as Count Dracula
Michael Caine1 film together, 2006
Michael Caine's page
- The Prestige2006IMDb rating 8.5Neame as DefenderCaine as Cutter
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 1988
Dennis Quaid's page
- D.O.A.1988IMDb rating 6.1Neame as BernardQuaid as Dexter Cornell
John Travolta1 film together, 1992
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- Boris and Natasha1992IMDb rating 4.8Neame as Fearless LeaderTravolta as Himself
Christopher NolanDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Christopher Nolan
- The Prestige2006IMDb rating 8.5Neame as Defender
Brad TurnerDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Brad Turner
- Species III2004IMDb rating 4.2Neame as Dr. Nicholas Turner
Annabel JankelDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Annabel Jankel
- D.O.A.1988IMDb rating 6.1Neame as Bernard

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