Neville Brand

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). He died in Milan, Italy, at the age of 82. It should also be pointed out that Brand was a real life hero. John Carradine appeared with his son David in the pilot episode of Kung Fu. 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. Four sons, David, Robert, Keith and Bruce are also actors. 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. Carradine's idiosyncratic habit of strolling Hollywood streets while reciting Shakespearean soliloquies earned him the nickname "Bard of the Boardwalk".

Known also for his cowboy roles, he stared in his own TV series, Laredo, with William Smith, Peter Brown, and Claude Akins. He also appeared in ten John Ford productions, including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and made numerous television cameos. Many will remember him as Bull Hansom, the prison guard of The Birdman of Alkatraz, and as the antagonistic prisoner in Stalag 17. He appeared in more than 200 movies, mostly in the B-movie/Suspense genre. The characterization caused an outcry from the Italian American community over stereotypes. He adopted the stage name "John Carradine" in 1933, and took the name as his own two years later. Of the hundreds of roles he has played, he is probably most well known as Al Capone in the TV show The Untouchables. Born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City, he began his career in show business as a Shakespearean dramatic actor and made his cinematic debut in 1930 under the name Peter Richmond.

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. John Carradine (February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an actor. I'm a loser.". He played the villain in so many movies, his self-image became affected, culminating in a television interview on TV's Entertainment Tonight show with the actor moving about in agitation repeating, "I'm a loser. The worst career move of his life was to kill the Elvis Presley character in Love Me Tender.

Gravel-voiced Neville Brand started his big screen career in D.O.A. as a henchman named Chester. Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 - April 16, 1992) was a television and movie actor. Five Gates To Hell. Captains Couragous.

Tora! Tora! Tora!. Charge At Feather River (the first 3-D movie). Love Me Tender. Backtrack (a compilation of a few Laredo episodes).

The Birdman Of Alcatraz. Return From The Sea. D.O.A..