Jay Neill (actor)

Jay Neill (21 May 1932 – 14 June 2006) was an English variety performer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles.[1]

Born in London, Neill started work as a stage hand at the Chiswick Empire theatre before auditioning for a role within the Dior Dancers adagio act. The Dior Dancers went on to achieve considerable success on the international variety circuit in the 1950s appearing in Las Vegas, as well the Royal Command Performance.[2][3]

After leaving the Dior Dancers, Neill moved on to a successful career as a television actor, appearing in television programmes such as Doctor Who, The Onedin Line, Fawlty Towers, Sykes, Terry and June and Upstairs, Downstairs.[4]

He died in Twickenham, England, in 2006 at the age of 74.

Filmography

Doctor Who

gollark: At one point my school's CCTV cameras were available on the internal network and used the default password for the software they had.
gollark: Well, they've at least... probably been convenient for people?
gollark: Try locally inverting time for your toast.
gollark: They covered the floor of their network floor in lava to prevent me from being there, even. I don't think they were very smart.
gollark: Just yesterday people were complaining lots about me merely hanging around their company's building. In Minecraft.

References
  1. "Jay Neill". BFI.
  2. "The Widow Stanton". thewidowstanton.com.
  3. Charity, Royal Variety. "Artistes at the Royal Variety | Royal Variety Charity". www.royalvarietycharity.org.
  4. "Jay Neill". www.aveleyman.com.
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