Edwin Neal

Infobox actor


caption = Neal as purified Lord Zedd (with Carla Perez) in ""
birthdate = July 12, 1945
birthplace = Houston, Texas

Edwin Neal (born July 12, 1945) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) and as the suit actor for Lord Zedd in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. One of his known aliases is Ed Neil.

Born in Houston, Texas, Neal, after high school, studied at Lon Morris college in Jacksonville, Texas, before moving on to acting and directing studies at the University of Texas at Austin. While there, Neal auditioned for the role of the Hitchhiker in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", and got it. He has said that when auditioning he acted as an eccentric relative of his. The movie went on to become a cult classic and Neal's career was launched.

Neal never received a role as big as of his debut role, but he still continues to act. His most notable roles since "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" were playing the Mercer interrogator in Oliver Stone's "JFK", and Big Chuck's Henchman in the 1993 movie "My Boyfriend's Back". He was also the suit actor for Lord Zedd, a putty patroller, and Rygog in Power Rangers. He has also done some voice work, for computer games and cartoons. Neal also annually tours worldwide making many public appearances as "The Hitchhiker" at science fiction conventions and related gatherings.

Neal was inducted into the "Hollywood Horror Hall of Fame" in 1993, and owns one of the world's largest movie poster collections, from 1900 to the present day. He also owns Leatherface's apron, worn in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". He received a Bronze Star for Valor during his service in Vietnam in 1969.

Neal currently lives in Austin, Texas and has six children: Kirsche, David, Heidi, Morna, Preston, and Marlee. He attended the Power Morphicon in Los Angeles in June 2007.

Voice acting roles

*Doctor Eggman and The President in "Sonic The Hedgehog"
*Jean's Uncle in ""
*Pist Shaz in "Final Fantasy Unlimited"
*Tanuki in "Happy Lesson"
*Ghor, Trooper, Noncom, and Incidentals in ""
*lisei in Soul Hunter
*Berge Katse in Gatchaman (ADV dub)
*Dr. Guilty in Steam Detectives
*Drunk, Barker, Superintendent General, and Roy Glen in Lost Universe.

Acting roles

*Lord Zedd (suit) in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and
*Rygog (suit) in .
*Uncle David in Breathing Fire.

External links

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