David Neal


David Neal was a popular British television actor, active from the 1960s through the 1990s. He is chiefly remembered for a prolific range of supporting roles in major productions.

Multiple supporting roles in popular television

Although very rarely cast in a lead role, David Neal had significant supporting roles in episodes of a great range of highly popular British television series, including Softly, Softly, Z-Cars, Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, Poirot, The Bill, Wycliffe and Noah's Castle. He also did radio voice work.

Classical acting

David Neal worked in a broad range of roles during his career. In 1970 he took a major supporting role in the all-star feature film of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. A few years later he secured another significant supporting role as Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York in both Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 in the BBC's major 'complete works of Shakespeare' series of television films.

The Flockton Flyer

Although not remembered for lead roles, an exception is the 1970s' children's television production The Flockton Flyer, written by Peter Whitbread, in which David Neal starred as the principal character, Bob Carter. The programme ran to two series, with an associated paperback novel. He later played the lead role of the father in the 1980 TV series Noah's Castle with Simon Gipps-Kent and Mike Reid.

Filmography