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{{Short description|British actor (1943–2019)}}

'''Neville Buswell''' (born [[January 20]], [[1943]] in [[Prestbury]], [[Cheshire]]) is a [[British]] [[actor]], best known for his role as Ray Langton in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.

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{{Infobox person

| name = Neville Buswell

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| birth_name = Neville Alfred Morris Buswell

| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|1|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Prestbury, Cheshire|Prestbury]], [[Cheshire]], England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|25|1943|1|20|df=y}}

| death_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], U.S.

| occupation = Actor, Croupier, Mortgage Broker

| yearsactive = 1955–1978<br> 1997, 2005

| spouse = {{marriage|Suzanne Huckle|1969}}

}}

'''Neville Alfred Morris Buswell''' (20 January 1943 – 25 December 2019)<ref name=Manch10Apr2005 /><ref>{{cite web|first=Duncan |last=Lindsay|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/27/coronation-street-star-neville-buswell-dies-aged-76-12131206/|title=Coronation Street star Neville Buswell dies aged 76|date=27 January 2020|newspaper=Metro |publisher=DMG Media|accessdate=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/05/neville-buswell-obituary | title = Neville Buswell obituary|last = Anthony | first = Hayward|date = 5 February 2020|accessdate = 5 February 2020|work = [[The Guardian]] |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200205180916/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/05/neville-buswell-obituary| archive-date= 2020-02-05|url-status=live}}</ref> was a British actor, best known for his role as [[Ray Langton]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[Soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]''.

Buswell first started on the [[soap opera]] in [[1966]] and was a very popular character for twelve years, until he chose not to renew his contract rather abruptly in late [[1978]]. He opted to move to the [[United States]] to be with his wife and her relatives. In the story, Ray was written out as abruptly leaving his wife [[Deirdre Rachid|Deirdre]] and young daughter to live in [[Amsterdam]].

== Early years ==

For the next twenty years, Buswell worked as a bank teller at a number of casinos in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. He was asked to play a bit role in the one-off special ''Viva Las Vegas'', and eventually returned to the [[United Kingdom]] in [[2004]]. He was written back into ''Coronation Street'' in episodes that aired in [[March]] [[2005]], after twenty-six years' absence for a six week run.

Buswell attended [[Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire|Belmont Abbey School]] near [[Hereford]] from 1955 to 1960, and represented the school at rowing and rugby – he was a fast and aggressive open side wing forward – and took part in the thriving amateur dramatics society with leading roles in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operettas and straight plays such as [[Patrick Hamilton (writer)|Patrick Hamilton]]'s ''[[Rope (play)|Rope]]''. Buswell attended [[RADA]] and graduated in 1964.

==External linkCareer ==

BuswellHe first startedappeared on the ''[[soapCoronation operaStreet]] '' in [[1966]], andleaving wasthat asame veryyear. popularHe characterreturned in 1968 and remained in the cast for twelveten years, until he chose not to renew his contract rather abruptly in late [[1978]]. He optedwanted to move to the [[United States]] to be with his wife and her relatives. In the storyplot line, Ray was written out just as abruptly, leaving his wife [[Deirdre RachidBarlow|Deirdre]] and young daughter to live in [[Amsterdam]].

For the next 13 years, Buswell worked as a croupier, and later as a supervisor/manager at a Las Vegas casino and from 1991 as a mortgage broker. Reality and fiction blended together in 1997, when he returned to the role of Ray Langton,

*[http://imdb.com/name/nm0124628/ Neville Buswell] at the Internet Movie Database

who was now a Vegas croupier, for a one-off special ''Viva Las Vegas. ''<ref name=Manch10Apr2005 />

After 26 years away, Buswell was written back into ''Coronation Street'' in episodes that aired in March 2005, for a six-week run.<ref name=Manch10Apr2005>{{cite news | url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/143/143367_roving_ray_langton_is_back_.html | accessdate=2009-05-05 | newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]] | title=Roving Ray Langton is back | first=Ian | last=Wylie | date=20 January 2005 }}</ref> His character Ray Langton died of [[cancer]] in an episode that aired in the UK on 10 April 2005. Ray died at Deirdre and Ken's wedding reception in the Rovers Return. Buswell retired in February 2008 at the age of 65 and continued to live in Las Vegas.

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==References==

[[Category:1943 births|Buswell, Neville]]

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[[Category:Soap opera actors|Buswell, Neville]]

==External links==

*{{IMDb name| id = 0124628 | name = Neville Buswell }}

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[[Category:1943 births|Buswell, Neville]]

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[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]

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[[Category:British expatriate male actors in the United States]]

[[Category:SoapEnglish male soap opera actors|Buswell, Neville]]

[[Category:Actors from the Borough of Cheshire East]]

[[Category:Male actors from Cheshire]]

[[Category:People from Prestbury, Cheshire]]

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