Nigel Fraser Neilson (12 December 1919 – 3 June 2000) was a British television and film actor of the 1940s and 50s. Neilson was born in

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in 1919.Nigel Neilson
on the

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website In 1925 aged 5 he moved to

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but returned to the UK in 1929 with his mother and brother. During

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he served as a lieutenant in the

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in the Middle East in Egypt and Libya, where he was awarded the

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in 1942. He is known for his appearances in the television series ''The Handle Bar'' (1947), ''Old Songs for New'' (1948), '' How Do You View?'' (1950) and ''Drawing-Room Detective'' (1950). His film roles include ''

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'' (1949), '' Stranger at My Door'' (1950), ''

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'' (1952), '' Wings of Danger'' (1952), '' The Angel with the Trumpet'' (1950) and ''

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'' (1952). He married Pamela Catherine Georgina Sheppard in 1949 and died at

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in 2000 aged 80.Nigel Fraser Neilson in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
–

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Filmography

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