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British television and film actor (1919–2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] In 1925 aged 5 he moved to New Zealand[2] but returned to the UK in 1929 with his mother and brother.[3]
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.[4][5] 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).[1]
His film roles include The Interrupted Journey (1949), Stranger at My Door (1950), The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952),[6] Wings of Danger (1952),[7] The Angel with the Trumpet (1950)[8] and Time Is My Enemy (1952).[1]
He married Pamela Catherine Georgina Sheppard in 1949[9] and died at Hastings in Sussex in 2000 aged 80.[1][10]
| 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) |
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