# Christopher Neame

Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947) is an English actor who resides in the United States.

## UK career

Neame's UK film credits include appearances in two Hammer Horror films: Lust for a Vampire (1971) and Dracula AD 1972 (1972). He also appeared in No Blade of Grass (1970).
He appeared in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Sydney Wing in the episode entitled "The Secret of the Magnifique". In 1975 he played Kaiser Wilhelm II in the ITV 13-part drama series, Edward the Seventh.
He was featured in two BBC dramas dealing with the Second World War: as Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz (1972–74), and as Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the first season of the World War II drama, Secret Army (1977). In between those, in the TV film A Point in Time (1973), he appeared nude on the small screen.
Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished Doctor Who serial Shada in 1979. He provided his voice to complete the serial using animation in 2017. Neame made a guest appearance in another BBC period drama When the Boat Comes In in 1981 portraying Robin Cunningham. In 1983, he played Mark Antony in the BBC series The Cleopatras.
In addition, Neame produced some episodes of the 1990s drama series Soldier Soldier.

## US career

Neame emigrated to the United States and has made frequent appearances in American films and television. He appeared in the films, Steel Dawn (1987), D.O.A. (1988), Bloodstone (1988), Licence to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Edge of Honor (1991), Suburban Commando (1991), Hellbound (1994), Ground Zero (2000) and The Prestige (2006).
He played a psycho killer in an episode of MacGyver in 1985, and appeared in The Great Escape II: The Untold Story. In 1989, he played the character Gustav Hellstrom, a Swedish businessman, in the 12th season of the TV series Dallas, appearing in 3 episodes: "Serpent's Tooth", "April Showers", "And Away We Go". He also appeared in a two-part story of Star Trek: Enterprise, "Storm Front" and "Storm Front, Part II", in 2004. In 1994, he portrayed "Knight Two" in the Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, the Star Trek franchise, Babylon 5, and Earth 2. Other television appearances include Dynasty, The A-Team, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, Northern Exposure (1994), JAG (1995), and the two-part mini-series The Apocalypse Watch (1996). He also starred in the Showtime film Street Knight (1994) and he appeared as "The One" in the last two episodes of Martial Law (2000). He also played the main villain in the live-action cutscenes of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997). In 2018, he reunited with his Hammer film co-star Caroline Munro to appear in the film House of the Gorgon.

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | No Blade of Grass | Locke | |
| 1971 | Lust for a Vampire | Hans | |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 | Johnny Alucard | |
| 1987 | Steel Dawn | Sho | |
| 1988 | D.O.A. | Bernard | |
| 1988 | Bloodstone | Ludwig Van Hoeven | |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Fallon | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Maitre D | |
| 1991 | Edge of Honor | Blade | |
| 1991 | Suburban Commando | Commander | |
| 1991 | Diplomatic Immunity | Stefan Noll | |
| 1993 | Street Knight | James Franklin | |
| 1994 | Hellbound | Lockley | |
| 1995 | Walking Thunder | Ansel Richter | |
| 2006 | The Prestige | Defender | |
| 2019 | Missing Link | Old Worlder | Voice |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Daniel Dirk | Episode: Giants and Ogres |
| 1972 | The Regiment | Lt. Raeburn | Episode: "The Fortunes of Peace" |
| 1972 | The Shadow of the Tower | Earl of Warwick | Episode: "The Fledgling" |
| 1972-1974 | Colditz | Lt. Dick Player | Series regular |
| 1973 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Sydney Wing | Episode: "The Secret of the Magnifique" |
| 1974 | The Protectors | Glen Bailey | Episode: "Blockbuster" |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | Captain Junot | 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Quiller | Myers | Episode: "The Thin Red Line" |
| 1977 | Secret Army | Flight Lieutenant John Curtis | First season only |
| 1978 | Target | Billy | Episode: "The Run" |
| 1980 | Doctor Who | Skagra | Serial: "Shada" (incomplete, reconstructed in 2017) |
| 1981 | When the Boat Comes In | Robin Cunningham | Episode: "Friends, Romans Countrymen" |
| 1981 | Blake's 7 | Colonel Quute | Episode: "Traitor" |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras | Mark Antony | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | By the Sword Divided | Henry Snelling | Episode: "Witch Hunt" |
| 1985 | Lime Street | | Pilot |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Jack Scarett | Episode: "The Road to Hope" |
| 1985 | Benson | Max Heimlich | Episode: "We Spy" |
| 1986 | The Fall Guy | Terrill | Episode: "No Rms Ocean Vu" |
| 1986 | Riptide | Klaus Gunter | Episode: "The Pirate and the Princess" |
| 1986 | Days of Our Lives | Ogden Vaughn/Dr. Vertigo | 30 episodes |
| 1986-1991 | MacGyver | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Love Among Thieves | Ian | TV film |
| 1987 | Spies | Hans Von Sykes | Episodes: "The Game's Not Over, 'Til the Fat Lady Sings" |
| 1987 | Second Chance | William Shakespeare | Episode: "Moving In" |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Kiowski | TV film |
| 1988-1989 | Dynasty | Hamilton Stone | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | | Episode: "Conflict of Interest" |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | Clive Graham | Episode: "Paige's Mom" |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Alan Scott | Episode: "True Brit" |
| 1990 | Superboy | Deville | Episode: "Carnivale" |
| 1991 | The Flash | Brian Gideon | Episode: "Sight Unseen" |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Jack Truduae | Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | The Warrior | Episode: "Geek Tragedy" |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha: The Movie | Fearless Leader | TV film |
| 1992 | Still Not Quite Human | Dr. Frederick Berrigon | TV film |
| 1992 | Human Target | Deguerre | Episode: "Designed by Chance" |
| 1993 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Irresistible Force | James Barron | TV film |
| 1993 | Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Walter Steinholtz | Episode: "Code Name: Archangel" |
| 1993-1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Peter Jatich/Dr. John Sullivan | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Knight Two | Episode: "And the Sky Full of Stars" |
| 1994 | Northern Exposure | Vladimir Ilyich Lenin | Episode: "Zarya" |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Unferth | Episode: "Heroes and Demons" |
| 1995 | Earth 2 | Dr. Franklin Bennett | Episode: "All About Eve" |
| 1996 | Deadly Games | Dr. Kramer | Episode: "Dr. Kramer" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Dr. Manfred Xang | Episode: "Into the Mystic" |
| 1997 | JAG | Minister Vartan Ketish | Episode: "Washington Holiday" |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | Andre Divak aka The Sandman | Episode: "The Sandman" |
| 1998 | Killer Net | DS Collingwood | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Seven Days | KGB Captain | Episode: "There's Something About Olga" |
| 2000 | Martial Law | The One | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Movie Stars | Gestapo Officer | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Trial & Retribution | Ben Duffield | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Invisible Man | Dr. Henrick | Episode: "Immaterial Girl" |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | German General | Episode: "Storm Front" |
| 2004 | Species III | Dr. Nicholas Turner | TV film |
| 2005 | All Grown Up! | Manheim | Episode: "Executive" |
| 2006 | Vanished | Claude Alexander | 2 episodes |

## Video Games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996 | Conqueror A.D. 1086 | The King |
| 1997 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | Jerec |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Various |