Perhaps most notable was his Remembrance of Things Past by his beloved Proust, but his readings extended to the literary classics of Russia ( War and Peace Evgenii Onegin) and England ( The Once and Future King and Far from the Madding Crowd). Neville began his association with Naxos AudioBooks in the very early days of the label and was a prolific contributor to its output. He was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company three times, and was often heard in radio plays, documentaries and arts programmes. Amongst his film work was the Bond movie From Russia With Love. Television appearances included Maigret, Dr Who, Hamlet, Crime and Punishment, Dixon of Dock Green, When the Boat Comes In, Minder, Dempsey and Makepeace, and Windmill Near a Frontier. In addition, Neville appeared in numerous musicals, including Kiss Me Kate and Irma La Douce. He was a member of the Old Vic Company, the English Stage Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Birmingham Repertory Company.
His first appearance in the theatre was in Peter Brook’s production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Born in 1934, Neville Jason trained at RADA where he was awarded the diction prize by Sir John Gielgud.
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