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Neil McCallum

May 20, 1929 - Apr 26, 1976 (46 years old) in Henley, Canada

From Wikipedia:

Neil John McCallum (1929–1976) was a British-Canadian actor. After attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, McCallum's first major appearance on stage was alongside Sam Wanamaker in The Rainmaker in the mid-1950s.[3] He appeared in British TV series in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, including The Saint, Department S and UFO, and in films such as The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965).[4] He provided the voices of Dr Ray Pierce in the film Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and an airport controller in the TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967).[5] He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series Vendetta (1966-68).

He was also a scriptwriter (scripting two 1964 thrillers, Do You Know this Voice? and Walk a Tightrope, among other things), a producer and occasional director.

Known For

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No Hiding Place
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The Saint
Nick Vashetti
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Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Airport Controller (voice)
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir Martin
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The Expert
Cooper
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The Protectors
Bennett
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UFO
Carl Mason
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Maigret
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Department S
Eddie Curtis
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International Detective
Chet Lawton

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