Editing Neville Brand (section)

===Leading man===
As a supporting actor, he appeared in ''[[The Charge at Feather River]]'' (1953), ''[[The Man from the Alamo]]'' (1953), and ''[[Gun Fury]]'' (1953). Brand moved up to leading roles with ''[[Man Crazy (1953 film)|Man Crazy]]'' (1953) and then ''[[Riot in Cell Block 11]]'' (1954). The latter role, as the leader of a prison uprising, earned him a [[BAFTA Award|BAFTA]] nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Foreign Actor]] at the [[8th British Academy Film Awards]], but he lost to [[Marlon Brando]] for ''[[On the Waterfront]]''. Brand was down the cast list for ''[[The Lone Gun]]'' (1954) but had the lead in ''[[Return from the Sea]]'' (1954).<ref>"Sperling Aims Yordan Tale at Brando; Neville Brand Again Will Star", ''Los Angeles Times'' September 15, 1953: p. B7.</ref>

Brand had a supporting role in ''[[The Prodigal]]'' (1955) and ''[[The Return of Jack Slade]]'' and guest roles in ''[[Appointment with Adventure]]'', ''[[Screen Directors Playhouse]]'', ''[[Studio One in Hollywood]]'', ''[[Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre]]'', ''[[Chevron Hall of Stars]]'', ''[[Schlitz Playhouse]]'', ''[[General Electric Theater]]'', ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'', and ''[[Stage 7]]''.

He had lead film roles in ''[[Bobby Ware Is Missing]]'' (1955) and ''[[Fury at Gunsight Pass]]'' (1956) and supported in ''[[Raw Edge]]'' (1956), and ''[[Mohawk (1956 film)|Mohawk]]'' (1956). He had the distinction of being the first actor to portray outlaw [[Butch Cassidy]], in the film ''[[The Three Outlaws]]'' opposite [[Alan Hale Jr.]] as the [[Sundance Kid]]. He followed it with ''[[Gun Brothers]]'' (1956).

Brand became well known as a villain when he killed the character played by [[Elvis Presley]] in his debut film ''[[Love Me Tender (film)|Love Me Tender]]'' (1956). He was in ''[[The Way to the Gold]]'' (1957), ''[[The Lonely Man]]'' (1957), ''[[The Tin Star]]'' (1957), ''[[Cry Terror!]]'' (1958), and ''[[Badman's Country]]'' (1958).<ref>MOVIELAND EVENTS: Neville Brand to Star With Montgomery ''Los Angeles Times'' October 15, 1957: p. A9.</ref><ref>Drama: "James Arness Will Star in Rome; Neville Brand to Menace Jack Palance", ''Los Angeles Times'' March 20, 1956: p. A7.</ref>

He often had better roles on television, including such shows as ''[[Climax!]]'', ''[[Playhouse 90]]'', ''[[Target (U.S. TV series)|Target]]'' and notably an adaptation of ''[[All the King's Men]]'' for ''[[Kraft Theatre]]'', directed by [[Sidney Lumet]], playing Willie Stark, for which he earned a [[Sylvania Television Award|Sylvania Award]] in [[1958 Sylvania Television Awards|1958]].

Brand was a guest star on ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'', ''[[Pursuit (TV series)|Pursuit]]'', ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre]]'', and ''[[The Dupont Show of the Month]]'' (doing ''Body and Soul'' with [[Ben Gazzara]]<ref>'BODY AND SOUL' ADEQUATE PUNCH Page, Don. ''Los Angeles Times'' September 29, 1959: p. A9.</ref>).