Nigel Fraser Neilson (12 December 1919 – 3 June 2000) was a British television and film actor of the 1940s and 50s.
Neilson was born in Aldershot in Hampshire in 1919. In 1925 aged 5 he moved to New Zealand but returned to the UK in 1929 with his mother and brother.
During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Armoured Corps in the Middle East in Egypt and Libya, where he was awarded the Military Cross in 1942. He is known for his appearances in the television series The Handle Bar (1947), Old Songs for New (1948), How Do You View? (1950) and Drawing-Room Detective (1950).
His film roles include The Interrupted Journey (1949), Stranger at My Door (1950), The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), Wings of Danger (1952), The Angel with the Trumpet (1950) and Time Is My Enemy (1952).
He married Pamela Catherine Georgina Sheppard in 1949 and died at Hastings in Sussex in 2000 aged 80.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The Interrupted Journey | Sergeant Sanger | |
| 1950 | The Angel with the Trumpet | Nazi | |
| 1950 | Stranger at My Door | Ballard Singer | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Merrie Man #6 | |
| 1952 | Wings of Danger | Duty Officer | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Time Is My Enemy | Hubert | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Nigel Neilson on the British Film Institute website
- UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890 – 1960 for Nigel F Neilson (1925) – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960 for Nigel Neilson (1929) – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- Nigel Fraser Neilson in the Web: UK, Recommendations for Honours and Awards Index, 1935–1990 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- Recommendation for Award for Neilson, Nigel Fraser – The National Archives
- Scott Allen Nollen, Robin Hood: A Cinematic History of the English Outlaw and His Scottish Counterparts, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (1999) – Google Books pg. 227
- Howard Maxford, Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (2019) – Google Books pg. 871
- John Howard Reid, America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies by John Howard Reid, Lulu Press, Inc., (2006) – Google Books pg. 7
- Nigel F Neilson in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- Nigel Fraser Neilson in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)