Neil Hallett

Neil Hallett was born on Jun 30, 1924 in Belgium. Neil Hallett's big-screen debut came with Holiday Week directed by Arthur Crabtree in 1952, strarring Bob's cousin (uncredited). Neil Hallett is known for Melody directed by Waris Hussein, Mark Lester stars as Daniel and Tracy Hyde as Melody. The upcoming new movie Neil Hallett plays is The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood which will be released on May 22, 1984.

Neil, whose real name was John N. Neill, was born in Brussels where his father was the continental traffic manager for the London North Eastern Railway. His original ambition was to be a sheep farmer in South Africa and for a tine he was a farmer in England. On deciding to be an actor he changed his name adding his grandmother's maiden name of Hallett to his own surname . He made his stage debut in 1947 in repertory at Tunbridge Wells with further repertory work art Redditch, Croydon, York, and Stockport. While he made a few films he was much better known for his television work particularly in the series of 'Ghost Squad', 'The Informers' and 'The Newcomers' but he preferred being on the stage where his favourite part was Stanhope in 'Jouneys End.