Birthday: 2 May 1925, Willesden, London, England, UK
Birth Name: John Reginald Neville
Height: 187 cm
When he was in his early sixties, Terry Gilliam cast him in the title role of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Although the film was a financial failure, his starring role in this major production, as well as his fine performance, led to an explosion in his career. He has since had numerous roles in feature films and television. A new gen...
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When he was in his early sixties, Terry Gilliam cast him in the title role of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Although the film was a financial failure, his starring role in this major production, as well as his fine performance, led to an explosion in his career. He has since had numerous roles in feature films and television. A new generation has come to know him from his recurring role in the hit television series The X Files (1993) and later feature film The X Files (1998), where he played a mysterious character known only as "The Well-Manicured Man". This flurry of activity in his career continues into 2004.He emigrated to Canada in 1972. Has Canadian citizenship and was artistic director of the Stratford Festival (Ontario, Canada) from 1984-1989. Show less «
[on audiences] What I like and love about them is their trust in me. Even if I put on something - it...Show more »
[on audiences] What I like and love about them is their trust in me. Even if I put on something - it might have a few swear words in it - they think I'm a naughty boy, but they will be coming back. Show less «
They have a very Philistine government in Nova Scotia. They wave their philistinism like a banner.
They have a very Philistine government in Nova Scotia. They wave their philistinism like a banner.
[on live theatre] It is solace, a cure for loneliness, a gathering together in the name of mankind. ...Show more »
[on live theatre] It is solace, a cure for loneliness, a gathering together in the name of mankind. It is men speaking to men, a great laugh spreader. It is love in action. Show less «