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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-02-16

Day of Death

2023-09-06 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

John Cairney

Biography

John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGonagall.

Known For

Acting

A Study in Terror

1965

A Study in Terror

as

Michael Osborne

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Mr. Murphy

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as

Chris Jackson

Spaceflight IC-1

1965

Spaceflight IC-1

as

Dr. Steven Thomas

Operation Bullshine

1959

Operation Bullshine

as

Gunner Willie Ross

Windom's Way

1957

Windom's Way

as

Jan Vidal

Marriage of Convenience

1960

Marriage of Convenience

as

Larry Wilson

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

Shake Hands with the Devil

as

Mike O'Callaghan

Silent Mouse

1988

Silent Mouse

as

Father Ambrosius

Lucky Jim

1957

Lucky Jim

as

Roberts

Victim

1961

Victim

as

Bridie

Sporting Chance

1975

Sporting Chance

as

The Jenkin Brothers

Henry IV Part 1

1979

Henry IV Part 1

as

Archibald

Memory & Desire

1998

Memory & Desire

as

Marriage Celebrant

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

as

Sir James Melville

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Lt. Gupta

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

Jenkins Brothers

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Captain Robbie McGregor

Target Luna

Target Luna

as

Ian Murray

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

as

Steward of Scotland

Production

Crew

Directing