Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent film era.

Hart was born in Staten Island, New York.^{[citation needed]} Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He worked in entertainment as a member of a Wild West show.^[2]

Hart appeared in 125 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1919 and 1928.^{[citation needed]} Until 1920 he worked at Universal Pictures as an actor, an assistant to director George Marshall, and a scenario writer. He went from Universal to Pinnacle Studios in 1920, adding producing to his writing and acting as he continued to work in Western films through the 1920s.^[2]

On April 2, 1949, Hart died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,^[2] and was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery. He was a distant cousin of western actor William S. Hart, who is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City.

• Neal Hart at IMDb