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Neil McCallum (actor)
Neil John McCallum (20 May 1929 – 26 April 1976) was a Canadian-British actor.[2] CareerAfter 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) (playing the brother of Aldo Ray[4]) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965).[5] 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).[6] He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series Vendetta (1966–1968).[7] He dated the British film and stage actress Julie Andrews early in her career, as mentioned in Andrews' autobiography Home.[8] He was also a scriptwriter (including two 1964 thrillers, Do You Know this Voice? and Walk a Tightrope), producer and occasional director[citation needed]. McCallum lived at George's Farm, Crookham Common, near Thatcham, until his sudden death on 26 April 1976.[2][9] Filmography
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