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John Cairney

John Cairney

Known for: Acting

Born: February 16, 1930

Died: September 6, 2023

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

The Great Mill Race
1975
Marriage of Convenience
Marriage of Convenience
1960
Silent Mouse
Silent Mouse
1988
The Devil-Ship Pirates
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
Spaceflight IC-1
Spaceflight IC-1
1965
Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance
1975
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958
Operation Bullshine
Operation Bullshine
1959
Windom's Way
Windom's Way
1957
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1
1979
Victim
Victim
1961
Miracle in Soho
Miracle in Soho
1957
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1957
Nightmare Man
Nightmare Man
1999
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R
1971
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Memory & Desire
Memory & Desire
1998
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
This Man Craig
1966
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders!
1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way
1965
Target Luna
1960
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
1974
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
Scotch on the Rocks
Scotch on the Rocks
1973
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