Neil McCarthy was born on July 26, 1932 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Where Eagles Dare (1968), Zulu (1964) and Clash of the Titans (1981). He died on February 6, 1985 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, UK.
Studied modern languages at Trinity College, Dublin, and was qualified to teach both Latin and French.
He was an extremely talented musician, according to friends and co-workers, and played the piano beautifully; but he never did so in any professional venue on stage or screen.
Foreign languages were one of his personal hobbies, but he also put his
language skills to use professionally, speaking French in
Freewheelers (1968) and Greek in
Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977).
Because of his craggy looks, he was usually typecast as tough guys and villains.