Neil McCarthy (actor)
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McCarthy in 1978
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| Born |
Neil McCarthy 26 July 1932 Spalding, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 13 August 1985 (aged 53) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Cause of death | Motor neurone disease |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1982 |
Neil McCarthy (26 July 1932 – 13 August 1985) was a British actor known for his dramatic physical appearance caused by acromegaly. He was also a gifted linguist and pianist.
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Neil McCarthy's father was a dentist and he was educated at Stamford School and Trinity College Dublin and he trained as a teacher.
After his teacher training, McCarthy appeared on stage at Oxford repertory theatre, at the Edinburgh Festival and in the West End of London.
McCarthy's film credits include memorable roles as a Welsh soldier in Zulu (1964), as Sergeant Jock McPherson in Where Eagles Dare (1968), as Gates in The Ruffians (1973), as the villain Calibos in Clash of the Titans (1981) and as a robber in Time Bandits (1981). His television credits include: Man of the World, Danger Man, The Avengers, The Saint, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Catweazle, My Wife Next Door (A Sense of Movement), Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Department S, Who Pays the Ferryman?, Return of the Saint, Doctor Who (in the serials The Mind of Evil and The Power of Kroll), Enemy at the Door, Shogun, The Professionals, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Gentle Touch and Emmerdale Farm, and the television adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey novel, The Nine Tailors.
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