Neil McCallum
Biography
Neil McCallum was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer long based in the United Kingdom. Born in 1929, he moved to England to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first major stage appearance came opposite Sam Wanamaker in The Rainmaker in the mid-1950s. On British television he acted in The Saint, Department S, and UFO, and played Angelo James, the lead in the BBC series Vendetta from 1966 to 1968. He provided the voice of Dr Ray Pierce in Thunderbirds Are GO (1966) and voiced an airport controller in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. His film credits included The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965). In Canada he appeared on CBC programs including Festival, General Motors Theatre, Playdate, and Scarlett Hill. He also wrote two 1964 thrillers, Walk a Tightrope and Do You Know this Voice?, and worked as a producer and occasional director.
46years old at death
- Born St. Catharines
- Died Thatcham
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Neil John McCallum
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 10 years1959 to 1969
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Behind the camera
McCallum also worked as a scriptwriter, writing two thrillers released in 1964, Do You Know this Voice? and Walk a Tightrope.
Neil McCallum movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Thunderbirds Are GO1966 Action, Animation, Family, Sci-Fias Dr. Ray Piercevoice
IMDb rating 6.42.9K votes
Worked with
Neil McCallum shares two films with Michael Ripper, 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.
Films together
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Guy HamiltonDirector, 1 film, 1959
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