Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947) is an English actor who resides in the United States.
UK career Neame's UK film credits include appearances in two Hammer Horror films: Lust for a Vampire (1971) and Dracula AD 1972 (1972). He also appeared in No Blade of Grass (1970).
He appeared in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Sydney Wing in the episode entitled "The Secret of the Magnifique". In 1975 he played Kaiser Wilhelm II in the ITV 13-part drama series, Edward the Seventh.
He was featured in two BBC dramas dealing with the Second World War: as Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz (1972–74), and as Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the first season of the World War II drama, Secret Army (1977). In between those, in the TV film A Point in Time (1973), he appeared nude on the small screen.
Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished Doctor Who serial Shada in 1979. He provided his voice to complete the serial using animation in 2017. Neame made a guest appearance in another BBC period drama When the Boat Comes In in 1981 portraying Robin Cunningham. In 1983, he played Mark Antony in the BBC series The Cleopatras.
US career
Neame emigrated to the United States and has made frequent appearances in American films and television. He appeared in the films, Steel Dawn (1987), D.O.A. (1988), Bloodstone (1988), Licence to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Edge of Honor (1991), Suburban Commando (1991), Hellbound (1994), Ground Zero (2000) and The Prestige (2006).
He played a psycho killer in an episode of MacGyver in 1985, and appeared in The Great Escape II: The Untold Story. In 1989, he played the character Gustav Hellstrom, a Swedish businessman, in the 12th season of the TV series Dallas, appearing in 3 episodes: "Serpent's Tooth", "April Showers", "And Away We Go". He also appeared in a two-part story of Star Trek: Enterprise, "Storm Front" and "Storm Front, Part II", in 2004. In 1994, he portrayed "Knight Two" in the Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, the Star Trek franchise, Babylon 5, and Earth 2. Other television appearances include Dynasty, The A-Team, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, Northern Exposure (1994), JAG (1995), and the two-part mini-series The Apocalypse Watch (1996). He also starred in the Showtime film Street Knight (1994) and he appeared as "The One" in the last two episodes of Martial Law (2000). He also played the main villain in the live-action cutscenes of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997). In 2018, he reunited with his Hammer film co-star Caroline Munro to appear in the film House of the Gorgon.
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes1970No Blade of Grass Locke1971Lust for a VampireHans1972Dracula A.D. 1972Johnny Alucard1987Steel DawnSho1988D.O.A.BernardBloodstone Ludwig Van Hoeven1989Licence to KillFallonGhostbusters IIMaitre D1991Edge of HonorBladeSuburban CommandoCommanderDiplomatic Immunity Stefan Noll1993 Street KnightJames Franklin1994Hellbound Lockley1995Walking ThunderAnsel Richter2006The Prestige Defender2019Missing LinkOld WorlderVoice
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes1971ITV Sunday Night TheatreDaniel DirkEpisode: Giants and Ogres1972The Regiment Lt. RaeburnEpisode: "The Fortunes of Peace"The Shadow of the TowerEarl of WarwickEpisode: "The Fledgling"1972–1974Colditz Lt. Dick PlayerSeries regular1973The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Sydney WingEpisode: "The Secret of the Magnifique"1974The ProtectorsGlen BaileyEpisode: "Blockbuster"Napoleon and LoveCaptain Junot3 episodes1975Quiller MyersEpisode: "The Thin Red Line"1977Secret Army Flight Lieutenant John CurtisFirst season only1978TargetBillyEpisode: "The Run"1980Doctor WhoSkagraSerial: "Shada" (incomplete, reconstructed in 2017)1981When the Boat Comes InRobin CunninghamEpisode: "Friends, Romans Countrymen"Blake's 7Colonel QuuteEpisode: "Traitor"1983 The CleopatrasMark Antony3 episodes1985By the Sword DividedHenry SnellingEpisode: "Witch Hunt"Lime Street PilotThe A-TeamJack ScarettEpisode: "The Road to Hope"Benson Max HeimlichEpisode: "We Spy"1986The Fall GuyTerrillEpisode: "No Rms Ocean Vu"Riptide Klaus GunterEpisode: "The Pirate and the Princess"Days of Our LivesOgden Vaughn/Dr. Vertigo30 episodes1986–1991MacGyverVarious4 episodes1987Love Among ThievesIanTV filmSpies Hans Von SykesEpisodes: "The Game's Not Over, 'Til the Fat Lady Sings"Second Chance William ShakespeareEpisode: "Moving In"1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryKiowskiTV film1988–1989Dynasty Hamilton Stone3 episodes1989Mancuso, F.B.I.Episode: "Conflict of Interest"Life Goes On Clive GrahamEpisode: "Paige's Mom"1990L.A. LawAlan ScottEpisode: "True Brit"Superboy DevilleEpisode: "Carnivale"1991The Flash Brian GideonEpisode: "Sight Unseen"P.S. I Luv UJack TruduaeEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"1992Parker Lewis Can't LoseThe WarriorEpisode: "Geek Tragedy"1992Boris and Natasha: The MovieFearless LeaderTV filmStill Not Quite HumanDr. Frederick BerrigonHuman TargetDeguerreEpisode: "Designed by Chance"1993 The Legend of Prince ValiantVarious2 episodesIrresistible Force James BarronTV filmAcapulco H.E.A.T.Walter SteinholtzEpisode: "Code Name: Archangel"1993–1995Murder, She WrotePeter Jatich/Dr. John Sullivan2 episodes1994Babylon 5Knight TwoEpisode: "And the Sky Full of Stars"Northern ExposureVladimir Ilyich LeninEpisode: "Zarya"1995Star Trek: VoyagerUnferthEpisode: "Heroes and Demons"Earth 2 Dr. Franklin BennettEpisode: "All About Eve"1996Deadly GamesDr. KramerEpisode: "Dr. Kramer"Sliders Dr. Manfred XangEpisode: "Into the Mystic"1997JAG Minister Vartan KetishEpisode: "Washington Holiday"C-16: FBIAndre Divak aka The SandmanEpisode: "The Sandman"1998Killer NetDS Collingwood2 episodes1999Seven DaysKGB CaptainEpisode: "There's Something About Olga"2000Martial Law The One2 episodesMovie Stars Gestapo OfficerTrial & RetributionBen Duffield2001The Invisible ManDr. HenrickEpisode: "Immaterial Girl"2004Star Trek: EnterpriseGerman GeneralEpisode: "Storm Front"Species IIIDr. Nicholas TurnerTV film2005All Grown Up!ManheimEpisode: "Executive"2006Vanished Claude Alexander2 episodes
Video Games +YearTitleRoleNotes1996Conqueror A.D. 1086The King1997Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces IIJerec2011Star Wars: The Old RepublicVarious
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