Neil Chester Vipond (December 24, 1929 – July 15, 2022)Neil Vipond obituary, legacy.com. Accessed October 26, 2022. was an American-based Canadian actor and stage director.
Life and career Vipond was born and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, his father a salesman and his mother a former performer on the vaudeville circuit. He started his acting career with the International Players in Kingston, Ontario in 1951. Two years later he appeared at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, and was in the company for five seasons.
Vipond also appeared on stage in Toronto. He appeared in the premiere production by the Crest Theatre in Toronto, Richard of Bordeaux in January 1954 and The Man Who Came to Dinner later that year.
Vipond spent much of his adult life in New York and Toronto, but in the early 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles. He died on July 15, 2022, aged 92, at his home in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.Obituary: Neil Vipond, legacy.com. Accessed October 26, 2022.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes1957Oedipus RexChorus1973The Hard Part BeginsHank Riley1980PhobiaDr. Clegg1981Kings and Desperate MenHenry Sutton1982ParadiseReverend Aviva Marks1999The FairRachel2021FloatyCecil
+TV Year Title Role Notes1953General Motors TheatreWillEpisode: "Teach Me How to Cry"1956General Motors TheatreDonEpisode: "Somewhere Every Summer"1958Kraft Television TheatreEpisode: "The Last of the Belles"1972To See OurselvesEpisode: "The Ninth Summer"1975SidestreetEpisode: "The Rebellion of Bertha MacKenzie"1976PerformanceEpisode: "Fellowship"1977The New AvengersChuck PetersEpisode: "The Gladiators"1982MacbethDuncanTV film1987Bay CovenMr. WelsleyTV film1988AdderlyEpisode: "Adventures in Bodysitting"1988War of the WorldsReverendEpisode: "A Multitude of Idols"1990Neon RiderAlister CraddigeEpisode: "Devil's Child"1991Life Goes OnWaiterEpisode: "Last Stand in Glen Brook"1991L.A. LawJudge KennedyEpisode: "As God Is My Co-Defendant"1991DarrowEdward LorberTV film1991Marilyn and MeHenry HathawayTV film1991The Woman Who SinnedNovackTV film1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryAdministratorTV film1993Mad About YouFriendly ManEpisode: "The Wedding Affair"1993Melrose PlaceMinisterEpisode: "End Game"1993Street LegalGordon DuffyEpisode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?"1996Tracey Takes On...JudgeEpisode: "Vanity"1996Dream OnPriestEpisode: "Finale with a Vengeance"1996FrasierJudgeEpisode: "Crane vs. Crane"1996Once You Meet a StrangerMr. CunninghamTV film1997Poltergeist: The LegacyBenjamin CaldwellEpisode: "Silent Partner"1998Star Trek: Deep Space NineDarokEpisode: "Once More unto the Breach"1998-1999Any Day Now1999-2005Will & GraceJuliusRecurring Role2001Star Trek: VoyagerKleg, Flying InstructorEpisode: "Natural Law"2005MediumOld Henry StollerEpisode: "I married a mind reader"
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