Neil Vipond | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neil Chester Vipond December 24, 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 15, 2022 (aged 92) Quakertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stage director |
Neil Chester Vipond (December 24, 1929 – July 15, 2022)[1] was an American-based Canadian actor and stage director.[2]
Life and career
Neil Vipond, the son of a salesman and a former performer on the vaudeville circuit, was born and grew up in Toronto.[3] He started his acting career with the International Players in Kingston, Ontario in 1951.[4] Two years later he appeared at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, and stayed there for five seasons. He spent much of his adult life in New York and Toronto, but in the early 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles. He died on July 15, 2022, aged 92, at his home in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Oedipus Rex | Chorus | |
| 1973 | The Hard Part Begins | Hank Riley | |
| 1980 | Phobia | Dr. Clegg | |
| 1981 | Kings and Desperate Men | Henry Sutton | |
| 1982 | Paradise | Reverend Aviva Marks | |
| 1999 | The Fair | Rachel | |
| 2021 | Floaty | Cecil | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | General Motors Theatre | Will | Episode: "Teach Me How to Cry" |
| 1956 | General Motors Theatre | Don | Episode: "Somewhere Every Summer" |
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Episode: "The Last of the Belles" | |
| 1972 | To See Ourselves | Episode: "The Ninth Summer" | |
| 1975 | Sidestreet | Episode: "The Rebellion of Bertha MacKenzie" | |
| 1976 | Performance | Episode: "Fellowship" | |
| 1977 | The New Avengers | Chuck Peters | Episode: "The Gladiators" |
| 1982 | Macbeth | Duncan | TV film |
| 1987 | Bay Coven | Mr. Welsley | TV film |
| 1988 | Adderly | Episode: "Adventures in Bodysitting" | |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Reverend | Episode: "A Multitude of Idols" |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Alister Craddige | Episode: "Devil's Child" |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Waiter | Episode: "Last Stand in Glen Brook" |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Judge Kennedy | Episode: "As God Is My Co-Defendant" |
| 1991 | Darrow | Edward Lorber | TV film |
| 1991 | Marilyn and Me | Henry Hathaway | TV film |
| 1991 | The Woman Who Sinned | Novack | TV film |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Administrator | TV film |
| 1993 | Mad About You | Friendly Man | Episode: "The Wedding Affair" |
| 1993 | Melrose Place | Minister | Episode: "End Game" |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Gordon Duffy | Episode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Judge | Episode: "Vanity" |
| 1996 | Dream On | Priest | Episode: "Finale with a Vengeance" |
| 1996 | Frasier | Judge | Episode: "Crane vs. Crane" |
| 1996 | Once You Meet a Stranger | Mr. Cunningham | TV film |
| 1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Benjamin Caldwell | Episode: "Silent Partner" |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Darok | Episode: "Once More unto the Breach" |
| 1998-1999 | Any Day Now | ||
| 1999-2005 | Will & Grace | Julius | Recurring Role |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Kleg, Flying Instructor | Episode: "Natural Law" |
References
- ↑ Neil Vipond obituary, legacy.com. Accessed October 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Full-Scale 'Merchant': Neil Vipond Weighs In on Shylock, Shakespeare and the Pound of Flesh". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 1997. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ "Don't Cast Him as Just an Actor". Los Angeles Times. 9 March 1997. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ "Note". The Gazette. June 9, 1956. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Obituary: Neil Vipond, legacy.com. Accessed October 26, 2022.
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