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Neil John McCallum (20 May 1929 – 26 April 1976) was a British-Canadian actor.[2]

Neil McCallum
Born	20 May 1929[1] Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	26 April 1976(1976-04-26) (aged 46) Thatcham, Berkshire, UK
Alma mater	Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1976

After attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, McCallum's first major appearance on stage was alongside Sam Wanamaker in The Rainmaker in the mid-1950s.[3] He appeared in British TV series in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, including The Saint, Department S and UFO, and in films such as The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965).[4] He provided the voices of Dr Ray Pierce in the film Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and an airport controller in the TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967).[5] He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series Vendetta (1966–68).[6]

He dated the British film and stage actress Julie Andrews early in her career, as mentioned in Andrews' autobiography Home.[7]

He was also a scriptwriter (scripting two 1964 thrillers, Do You Know this Voice? and Walk a Tightrope, among other things), producer and occasional director.

McCallum lived at George's Farm, Crookham Common, near Thatcham, until his sudden death on 26 April 1976.[2][8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	On the Run	Wesley
1959	The Siege of Pinchgut	Johnny Kirk
1959	The Devil's Disciple	Christie Dudgeon
1959	Jet Storm	Gil Gilbert
1960	Foxhole in Cairo	Sandy
1961	Night Without Pity	O'Brien
1962	The Inspector	Browne
1962	The Longest Day	Canadian Doctor	Uncredited
1962	The War Lover	Sully
1964	Walk a Tightrope	Counsel
1965	Dr. Terror's House of Horrors	Jim Dawson	(segment "Werewolf")
1965	Catacombs	Richard 'Dick' Corbett
1966	Thunderbirds Are Go	Dr. Ray Pierce	Voice
1968	The Lost Continent	First Officer Hemmings
1969	Moon Zero Two	Space Captain
1971	Quest for Love	Jimmy

References

External links

• Neil McCallum at IMDb

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