John Cairney

1930-02-16 – 2023-09-06 (age 93) Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

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Known For

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

as Hylas

A Night to Remember

1958

as Mr. Murphy

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

as Elias

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

as Mike O'Callaghan

Lucky Jim

1957

as Roberts

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

as Self

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Chris Jackson

The Devil-Ship Pirates

1964

as Harry

A Study in Terror

1965

as Michael Osborne

Victim

1961

as Bridie

Antony and Cleopatra

1962

as Alexas

Operation Bullshine

1959

as Gunner Willie Ross

Henry IV Part 1

1979

as Archibald

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The Great Mill Race

1975

Marriage of Convenience

1960

as Larry Wilson

Spaceflight IC-1

1965

as Dr. Steven Thomas

Windom's Way

1957

as Jan Vidal

Memory & Desire

1998

as Marriage Celebrant

Miracle in Soho

1957

as Tom

Sporting Chance

1975

as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)