Neville Brand
Neville Brand joined the US Army in 1939, bent on a career in the military. It was while he was in the army that he made his acting debut, in Army training films, and this experience apparently changed the direction of his life. Once a civilian again, he used his GI Bill education assistance to study drama with the American Theater Wing and then appeared in several Broadway plays. His film debut was in Port of New York (1949). Among his earliest films was the Oscar-winning Stalag 17 (1953).
His heavy features and gravelly voice made Neville Brand a natural tough guy (and he wasn’t just a “movie” tough guy–he was among the most highly decorated American soldiers in World War II, fighting in the European Theater against the Germans). “With this kisser, I knew early in the game I wasn’t going to make the world forget Clark Gable,” he once told a reporter. He played Al Capone in The George Raft Story (1961), The Scarface Mob (1959), and TV’s “The Untouchables” 1959. Among his other memorable roles are the sympathetic guard in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and the representative of rioting convicts in Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). Perhaps his best-known role was that of the soft-hearted, loud-mouthed, none-too-bright but very effective Texas Ranger Reese Bennett of Backtrack! (1969), Three Guns for Texas (1968), and TV’s “Laredo” 1965.
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Reviewed Movie with Neville Brand
- Kansas City Confidential (1952) Classic Movie Review 278
I know a sure cure for a nosebleed: a cold knife in the middle of the back. – Kansas City The post Kansas City Confidential (1952) Classic Movie Review 278 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) Classic Movie Review 258
And now, would one fugitive from justice care to fix another fugitive from justice… a sandwich? Today on Classic Movie The post Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) Classic Movie Review 258 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- The Man from the Alamo (1953) Classic Movie Review 182
The worse that can happen to you is that somebody will say you died a hero. That man’s going to The post The Man from the Alamo (1953) Classic Movie Review 182 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Stalag 17 (1953) Classic Movie Review 79
If I ever run into any of you bums on a street corner, just let’s pretend we’ve never met before. The post Stalag 17 (1953) Classic Movie Review 79 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- D.O.A. (1949) Classic Movie Review 48
I don’t think you fully understand, Bigelow. You’ve been murdered. D.O.A. (1949) is a classic fast-paced Film-Noir with razor-sharp dialog. The post D.O.A. (1949) Classic Movie Review 48 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Classic Movie Review 30
Twelve years I’ve known you, Stroud. Twelve years, sun up and sun down, I’ve had to look at that frozen The post Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Classic Movie Review 30 appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
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