Neville Brand vs. Audie Murphy

[JDupre5762]

I have learned in the last few years in this newsgroup that the actor Neville
Brand is considered the second most decorated soldier in WW2.

Any basic details of his service? Rank? Branch of Service? Theater?

Was Brand involved in acting before the war?

Is there a biography of Neville Brand available either book or video?

Did Neville Brand and Audie Murphy ever work together in Hollywood?

John Dupre'

[Jon Cohen]

>From Internet Movie Data Base ( http://us.imdb.com/Bio?Brand,+Neville )

Biography for
Neville Brand

Page 10 of 11

Mini biography
Neville Brand joined the US Army in 1937, at the age of 16, meaning to make
a career in the military. He emerged from the war the fourth-most decorated
GI of the war. It was while he was in the Army that Brand made his acting
debut, in Army training films, and this experience apparently changed the
direction of his life. Once a civilian again, he used his GI Bill education
assistance to study drama with the American Theater Wing, then appeared in
several Broadway plays. His first movie was 1950's "D.O.A". Among his
earliest films was the Oscar-winning "Stalag 17". His heavy features and
gravelly voice made Brand a natural tough guy: "With this kisser, I knew
early in the game I wasn't going to make the world forget Clark Gable", he
once told a reporter. He played Al Capone" in "The George Raft Story", "The
Scarface Mob", and TV's "The Untouchables". Among his other memorable roles
are the sympathetic guard in "The Birdman of Alcatraz" and the
representative of rioting convicts in "Riot in Cell Block 11". Perhaps his
best-loved role was that of the soft-hearted, loud-mouthed,
none-too-bright-but-very- effective Texas Ranger Reese Bennett of
"Backtrack!", "Three Guns for Texas", and TV's "Laredo".

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[Tank]

I had heard that he was highly decorated, but have no details.
I remember him most as "Frank Nitti", one of Al Capone's
henchmen from the TV series "The Untouchables" starring
Robert Stack. "And narrated by Walter Winchell".

Tank

[Stan Koper]

In article <k4f5fs85i4u6pbbvc...@4ax.com>,
"Tank" <74347...@compuserve.com> wrote:

>I remember him most as "Frank Nitti", one of Al Capone's
>henchmen from the TV series "The Untouchables" starring
>Robert Stack. "And narrated by Walter Winchell".

He also has a small part in Tora, Tora, Tora, playing I think an army
corporal who has to tell the radar guys that no one is interested in
their report of a mass of planes headed for Pearl Harbor.

Which theater did he serve in, what decorations did he receive, and
for what, given the other report that his interest in acting was
kindled by appearing in army training films.

--
Stan Koper
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