Neville Brand

Neville Brand (born August 13, 1920 in Griswald, Iowa; died April 16, 1992 in Sacramento, California) was an American television and movie actor.

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Gravel-voiced Neville Brand was born in Griswold, Iowa. He started his big screen career in D.O.A. (1950) as a henchman named Chester. The worst career move of his life was to kill the Elvis Presley character in Love Me Tender. He played the villain in so many movies, his self-image became affected, culminating in a television interview on Entertainment Tonight with the actor moving about in agitation repeating, "I'm a loser. I'm a loser."

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However, he played a very romantic lead in the movie Return From the Sea with Jan Sterling and a heartwarming character who was brain damaged and misunderstood in an episode of the TV show Daniel Boone. He played Hoss Cartwright's (Dan Blocker) Uncle Guntur on Bonanza.

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Of the hundreds of roles he has played, he is probably most well known as Al Capone in the TV show The Untouchables.

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The characterization caused an outcry from the Italian American community over stereotypes.

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Many will remember him as Bull Hansom, the prison guard of The Birdman of Alcatraz, and as the antagonistic prisoner in Stalag 17.

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Known also for his cowboy roles, he starred in his own TV series, Laredo, with William Smith, Peter Brown, and Claude Akins.

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One of the most heart wrenching scenes on TV showed Brand's character, Reese Bennet, waiting in torment when he realizes he has been stood up by the love of his life.

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One of the funnier moments was the twin episode in which gruff and dusty Reese has an immaculate and proper lookalike that confounds the other Texas Rangers.

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It should also be pointed out that Brand was a real life hero. He served in the US Army during World War II and was the fourth most decorated soldier of the war (Actor Audie Murphy being the first). It should

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also be pointed out that, according to the imdb, the claim that he was the fourth most decorated soldier

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is often repeated but is incorrect, though that same imdb article does list a lot of decorations that

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he did receive.

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August 13: August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining....

1920: 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar)...

1992: 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday....

Neville Brand related Images and Photos (experimental)

Team Neville	Brand New Day II	Brand New Cadillac	Elton Brand
Elton Brand	Elton Brand	Aaron Neville: Christmas Prayer	Aaron Neville: Christmas Prayer
Halliday Brand, The	Paramore: Brand New Eyes CD	Paramore: Brand New Eyes CD	Team Neville Babydoll