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Lawrence Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American soldier and actor. [1] He was known for playing villainous or antagonistic character roles in Westerns, crime dramas, and films noir, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance in Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). During World War II, Brand served in the 331st ...
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.
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- Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was an up and coming actor when he chose to give it all up and join the Army Air Corp in 1942. Considering how dangerous the skies over Europe were and the very high rate of attrition suffered by allied pilots, it’s a miracle he survived at all.
- Audie Murphy. Murphy was a true American hero and the only actor to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. In fact, Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of World War II who, besides receiving the CMOH, was also awarded 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium.
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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.
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 ...
- August 13, 1920
- April 16, 1992
NEVILLE BRAND. Neville Brand joined the U.S. Army in March 1941 meaning to make a career in the military. He emerged as the fourth most decorated GI of WWII, a statement Brand often denied, saying “I’m way up there, but Hollywood publicity took over.”. It was while he was in the Army that the craggy-faced, hard drinking, gravel-voiced ...
Well, Ransom, Duke, and dozens of other characters, shared the same craggy face and gravelly voice of one man — Mr. Neville Brand — an "actor's actor" 1 and real life World War II hero. If you do a little searching, you'll find references to his acting career, but nearly every biographical account of his military service is just, plain ...
