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  1. Neville Brand. Actor: Stalag 17. Neville Brand joined the Illinois National Guard in 1939, bent on a career in the military. His National Guard unit was activated into federal service shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. It was while he was in the army that he made his acting debut, in Army training films, and this experience apparently changed the direction of his life ...

  2. Neville Brand Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) Biography: Neville Brand Sergeant, U.S. Army. Neville Brand was born on 13 August 1920 in Griswold, IA. He was born to Leo and Helen Brand as one of seven children. Leo was an electrician and bridge building steel worker. Neville was raised in Detroit.

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Halls of Montezuma, 1951.(Photo Credit: hilts / MovieStillsDB) Very little is known about Neville Brand’s early life, other than he grew up in Illinois. Following his high school graduation, and knowing he wanted to dedicate his life to the military, the future actor enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard, becoming a private with F Company, 129th Infantry Regiment.

  4. Neville Brand was an American film and TV actor born in Griswold, Iowa in 1920. He came from a family with Welsh, Belgian, and Dutch roots and was one of seven children of Leo and Helen Brand. His father worked as an electrician and bridge construction worker, and Neville began helping to earn money while still in school, working as a salesman ...

  5. May 15, 2024 · Apr 18, 1992. Actor Neville Brand, a real-life war hero who made a career out of playing tough guys in movies such as "Stalag 17" and "Birdman of Alcatraz," died Thursday of emphysema. He was 71.

  6. The eldest of seven children, Neville Brand was born in Griswold, Iowa, on August 13, 1920, to Leo Thomas Brand and Helen Lou- ise Davis. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Kewannee, Illinois, where he spent most of his childhood and teenage years. After his parents’ divorce a few years later, he helped to support his family ...

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