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 McCarthy in Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) | |
| Born | Eugene Neil McCarthy 26 July 1932 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 5 February 1985 (aged 52) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1982 |
Eugene Neil McCarthy (26th July 1932 – 5th February 1985)[1][2][3] was an English actor known for his dramatic physical appearance caused by acromegaly.[4] He was also a talented linguist and pianist.[5]
Early life
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of Sleaford dentist Eugene Charles McCarthy (1899–1954) and Beatrice Annie (née Corney, 1901–1978),[6][7][8][9][10][11] McCarthy was educated at Stamford School (where his contemporaries included cricketer M. J. K. Smith and author Colin Dexter) before reading modern languages at Trinity College Dublin, and trained as a Latin and French teacher (he could also speak fluent Greek).[12]
Career
After his teacher training, McCarthy appeared in repertory theatre in Oxford, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in the West End.[12]
McCarthy's film credits include memorable roles as Welsh soldier Private Thomas in Zulu (1964), as Sergeant Jock McPherson in Where Eagles Dare (1967), as Gates in The Ruffians (1973), as the villain Calibos in Clash of the Titans (1981) and as a robber in Time Bandits (1981).[13] His television credits include: Barnaby Rudge, Man of the World, Danger Man, The Avengers, The Saint, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Great Expectations, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Catweazle, My Wife Next Door (A Sense of Movement), Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Department S, Who Pays the Ferryman?, Return of the Saint, Doctor Who (in the serials The Mind of Evil and The Power of Kroll), Enemy at the Door, Shogun, The Professionals, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Only When I Laugh, The Gentle Touch and Emmerdale Farm, and the television adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey novel, The Nine Tailors.
He died of motor neurone disease[14] in Fordingbridge, Hampshire in 1985, aged 52.[5]
Selected filmography
- Breakout (1959) – Chandler's henchman (uncredited)
- Sands of the Desert (1960) – Hassan
- Barnaby Rudge (1960) – Hugh (TV mini-series)
- The Criminal (1960) – O'Hara
- Offbeat (1961) – Leo Farrell
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) – Dusty
- The Pot Carriers (1962) – Bracket
- We Joined the Navy (1962) – Sergeant
- Two Left Feet (1963) – Ted (uncredited)
- The Cracksman (1963) – Van Gogh
- Zulu (1964) – Private Thomas
- The Hill (1965) – Burton
- Cuckoo Patrol (1967) – Superman No.2
- Great Expectations (1967) – Joe Gargery (TV mini-series)[15]
- Seven Times Seven (1968) – Mr. Docherty
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Sgt. Jock MacPherson
- Follow Me! (1972) – Parkinson
- The Zoo Robbery (1973) – Skipper
- Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) – Lennie
- Operation Daybreak (1975) – Man at Quarry (uncredited)
- Side by Side (1975) – Alf (uncredited)
- Fern, the Red Deer (1976) – Poacher
- Trial by Combat (1976) – Ben Willoughby
- The Incredible Sarah (1976) – Sergeant
- Measure for Measure (1979) – Abhorson
- Shōgun (1980, TV series) – Spillbergen
- George and Mildred (1980) – Eddie
- The Monster Club (1980) – Watson – B-Squad Member
- The Professionals (1980, TV series) – Sam Armitage
- Clash of the Titans (1981) – Calibos
- Time Bandits (1981) – 2nd Robber
- Nancy Astor (1982, TV series) – Reverend Neve
References
- ^ "McCARTHY, Neil" BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Neil McCarthy birth GRO index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Neil McCarthy gravestone". FindAGrave. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Stampede, Pete. "Neil McCarthy". The Avengers Forever. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ a b "The Avengers Forever: Neil McCarthy".
- ^ "1939 register, Eugene C. McCarthy and family". FindMyPast. Crown Copyright, The National Archives, London, England. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "McCarthy-Corney marriage GRO index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "E McCarthy birth GRO index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "E McCarthy GRO death index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "B Corney birth GRO index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "B McCarthy GRO death index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b Who's Who on Television, Independent Television Publications Ltd 1970
- ^ "Neil McCarthy – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Hershman, Gabriel (April 2013). Send in the Clowns – The Yo Yo Life of Ian Hendry. ISBN 978-1-291-27097-6.
- ^ "Great Expectations". Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via www.imdb.com.
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- 1932 births
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- English male film actors
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- People from Lincoln, England
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