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Post by maphillips3 on Feb 21, 2010 17:35:45 GMT -5
This is a Actor that isn't as appreciated, as he should be. He has been in alot of movies, but was a real tough guy. He was in WW2, and one of the most decorated too. What are your opinions of this actor?
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Post by chaney on Feb 21, 2010 17:52:29 GMT -5
Neville was a great and tough character but unfortunately he had a major drinking problem that undid his career. There are a lot of stories circa the "Laredo" series with NBC/Universal cancelling the show due to Neville's behavior. Much of his drinking was due to baggage he carried with him from World War II, where he was one of the highest decorated soldiers. Almost all of Neville's squad was wiped out except for him and he killed something like 150 Germans himself.
He used to drink with Lee Marvin quite a bit, especially in an old biker bar on the Pacific Coast Highway on the way to Malibu. Lee and Neville used to get pretty lit and get into fights with the local toughs, but they'd be so drunk they weren't much good in a fight despite their tough guy reps. Roy Jenson and William Smith always had to step in and bail them out. Ah, to see one of those fights ...
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