McNeice, Ian 1950–

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McNEICE, Ian 1950–

PERSONAL

Born October 2, 1950, in Bashingstoke, Hampshire, England; married (divorced); children: Travers, Angus, Maisie. Education: Studied acting at the Salisbury Playhouse and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Addresses:

Agent—Markham and Froggatt Ltd., 4 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF, England.

Career:

Actor. Royal Shakespeare Company, member for four years.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

"Fats" Bannerman, Voice Over, Welsh Arts, 1983.

Blindman, Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984.

Thrush, Whoops Apocalypse, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1986.

Harry, Personal Services, Vestron, 1987.

Bill Humphries, 84 Charing Cross Road, Columbia, 1987.

(Uncredited) Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987.

Bernard Rice, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Island, 1987.

The farmer, The Raggedy Rawney, L. W. Blair, 1988.

Azolan, Valmont, Orion, 1989.

Prince of Wales, 1871, ICA, 1990.

Merrydew, embassy representative, The Russia House, United International, 1990.

First Businessman, Secret Friends, Briarpatch, 1991.

Ian, Year of the Comet, Columbia, 1992.

King, No Escape (also known as Escape from Absolom), Savoy, 1994.

Stanley Sharkey, Funny Bones, Buena Vista, 1995.

George Garrad, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, Miramax, 1995.

Fulton Greewall, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (also known as Ace Ventura Goes to Africa), Warner Bros., 1995.

Ira Grushinsky, The Beautician and the Beast, Paramount, 1997.

Mayhew, A Life Less Ordinary, United International, 1997.

Sir Maximilian Fair Brown, The Auteur Theory, Pathfinder, 1999.

Pishchik, The Cherry Orchard (also known as O Byssinokipos and La cerisaie), Kino, 1999.

The inspector, The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (also known as Die Neun Leben des Tomas Katz), E.D., 2000.

Bishop, Anazapta, Imagine, 2001.

Dr. Sproul, The Body, TriStar, 2001.

Peter Principal, Town & Country, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Lewiston, MI5 officer, The Fourth Angel (also known as Vengeance secrete), Artisan, 2001.

Robert Drudge, From Hell, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Doug Chandler, Amnesia, Medusa, 2002.

Priest, The Final Curtain, Universal, 2002.

Harry Kane, Chaos and Cadavers, High Point, 2003.

Hugh the Sideburns, Blackball, First Look, 2003.

Graham, I'll Be There, Warner Bros., 2003.

Forensic profiler Saul Seger, Freeze Frame, Universal, 2004.

Colonel Kitchener, Around the World in 80 Days, Buena Vista, 2004.

Quizmaster, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (also known as Bridget Jones 2 and Bridget Jones: L'age de raison), United International, 2004.

Raymond Price, White Noise, United International, 2005.

Vogon Kwaltz, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Buena Vista, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Wackford Squeers/Scaley/Croupier, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1983.

Alexander, The Cleopatras, 1983.

Henry Harcourt, Edge of Darkness, syndicated, 1985.

Sefton Boyd, A Perfect Spy (also known as John Le Carre's "A Perfect Spy"), BBC and PBS, 1987.

Philip Benton, Wipe Out, 1988.

Batcular, Around the World in 80 Days (also known as Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni and In 80 Tagen um die Welt), NBC, 1989.

Tate lecturer, Look At It This Way, 1992.

George Collard, The Blackheath Poisonings, PBS, 1992.

Prosecutor, The Scarlet and the Black, 1993.

Dent, The Wimbledon Poisoner, BBC, 1994.

Zief, Have Your Cake and Eat It, 1997.

Canon Eloard, "The Devil's Novice," Cadfael 2, PBS, 1997.

Desmond Ulrick, A Certain Justice, PBS, 1999.

Mr. Dick, David Copperfield, BBC and PBS, 2000.

Dr. Bliss, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dune (also known as Duna, Frank Herbert's "Dune," Frank Herbert's Dune—Der Wuestenplanet, and Der Wuesten-planet), Sci–Fi Channel, 2000.

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Children of Dun (also known as Dune—Bedrohung des Imperiums, Dune—Der Messias, Dune—Die Kinder de Wuestenplaneten and Frank Herbert's "Children of Dune"), Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.

Lentulus Batiatus, Spartacus, USA Network, 2004.

Professor Krempe, Frankenstein, Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Leather Hardbones, Time Riders, 1991.

Franklyn Bysouth, Stay Lucky, YTV, 1993.

First Gustave LaRoche, Chef!, BBC, 1994.

Chuck Purvis, Ain't Misbehavin, 1994.

Testament: The Bible in Animation (animated), HBO, 1996.

Pelham Denning, Paradise Heights (also known as The Eustace Brothers), 2002.

Bert Large, Doc Martin, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Shrike, Dark River, 1990.

Dick Baker, An Ungentlemanly Act, 1992.

Norman, Running Late, 1992.

Dr. Holly, The Cloning of Janna May, 1992.

Oscar Bhilardi, Don't Leave Me This Way, BBC, 1993.

Runciman, Sharpe's Battle, 1995.

Professor Davenport, The Canterville Ghost, ABC, 1997.

Tapling, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship), Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Mr. Albert Fezziwig, A Christmas Carol, TNT, 1999.

Mr. Tarbuck, The Sleeper, BBC, 2000.

Dr. Gerhard Klopfer, Conspiracy, HBO, 2001.

Ivan, Armadillo, Arts and Entertainment and BBC, 2001.

Haywood Donovan, Murder Rooms: The Kingdom of Bones, BBC, 2001.

Nigel Batty, Man and Boy, 2002.

Lentulus Batiatus, Spartacus, USA Network, 2004.

Bill Bache, Cherished, BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Louie, Three of a Kind, ABC, 1989.

Casca, Age of Treason, 1993.

Gideon, 7:08, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Potiphar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat (also known as Great Performances: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), PBS, 2000.

Contributor, Happy Birthday BBC Two, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Eric Morgan, "Rocky Eight and a Half," Minder, ITV, 1984.

Fowler, "Avenge, O Lord," Bergerac, BBC1, 1985.

Kerber, "Passage Hawk," C.A.T.S. Eyes, ITV, 1986.

Graham Barker, "In It for the Monet," Boon, ITV, 1989.

Gervase Rackham, "The Italian Venus," Lovejoy, Arts and Entertainment, 1991.

Ivan Teal, "Murder Being Once Done," The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, 1991.

Pathologist, "Deadly Slumber," Inspector Morse, ITV and PBS, 1993.

Sir Nigel Hussey, "Seven Deadly Sinners," Cluedo, ITV, 1993.

Leon, "La solitude," Paris, CBS, 1994.

Barry Wilkes, "Who Only Stand and Wait," Pie in the Sky, 1994.

Coroner, "Inquest," The Bill, ITV1, 1994.

Barry Wilkes, "The Mystery of Pikey," Pie in the Sky, 1995.

Peter Hunter, "A Sporting Chance," Bugs, BBC, 1995.

Dr. Oliver Burgess, "Who Killed Cock Robin?," Midsomer Murders, ITV, 2001.

Lord Andrew, "Fountain of Youth," Relic Hunter, syndicated, 2002.

Harrison, "Incubus," Strange, BBC, 2003.

Judge, "Persephone," Spooks, BBC, 2004.

Also appeared as Wilkie, "The Place of Cold Fires," Moon and Son.

Stage Appearances:

His man, Henry VI Part One, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford–upon–Avon, England, 1977.

Apprentice/first gentleman, Henry VI Part Two, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1977.

Young Wackford Squeers, Scaley, and Croupier, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1981–82.

Kean, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1990.

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