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John Cairney

John Cairney

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

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 • Self
Nightmare Man
Nightmare Man
1999 • Trapper
Memory & Desire
Memory & Desire
1998 • Marriage Celebrant
Silent Mouse
Silent Mouse
1988 • Father Ambrosius
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1
1979 • Archibald
Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance
1975 • The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
The Great Mill Race
1975
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965 • Michael Osborne

Full filmography

Nightmare Man
Nightmare Man
1999 • Trapper
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Memory & Desire
Memory & Desire
1998 • Marriage Celebrant
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Silent Mouse
Silent Mouse
1988 • Father Ambrosius
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Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1
1979 • Archibald
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Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance
1975 • The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
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A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965 • Michael Osborne
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Spaceflight IC-1
Spaceflight IC-1
1965 • Dr. Steven Thomas
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Victim
Victim
1961 • Bridie
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Operation Bullshine
Operation Bullshine
1959 • Gunner Willie Ross
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Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959 • Mike O'Callaghan
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Windom's Way
Windom's Way
1957 • Jan Vidal
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Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1957 • Roberts
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John Cairney – Biography, Known For & Filmography