
John Cairney
Acting
Born: 1930-02-16 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died: 2023-09-06
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.
🎬 Movies (21)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Self

Nightmare Man
1999
Trapper

Memory & Desire
1998
Marriage Celebrant

Silent Mouse
1988
Father Ambrosius

Henry IV Part 1
1979
Archibald
The Great Mill Race
1975

Sporting Chance
1975
The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)

A Study in Terror
1965
Michael Osborne

Spaceflight IC-1
1965
Dr. Steven Thomas

The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
Harry

Jason and the Argonauts
1963
Hylas

Victim
1961
Bridie

The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
Chris Jackson

Marriage of Convenience
1960
Larry Wilson

Operation Bullshine
1959
Gunner Willie Ross

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
Mike O'Callaghan

A Night to Remember
1958
Mr. Murphy

Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Elias

Windom's Way
1957
Jan Vidal

Lucky Jim
1957
Roberts

Miracle in Soho
1957
Tom
📺 TV Shows (11)

Churchill's People
1974
Steward of Scotland

Elizabeth R
1971
Sir James Melville

The Persuaders!
1971
Jenkins Brothers

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Robert Burns

ITV Playhouse
1967
John
This Man Craig
1966

Gideon's Way
1965
Captain Robbie McGregor

The Avengers
1961
Firth
Target Luna
1960
Ian Murray

Interpol Calling
1959
Lt. Gupta

Armchair Theatre
1956
François Laurant