ACTOR · FROM GLASGOW, UK
John Cairney
1930–202333 credits since 1956
Period pieceTenseMelancholicGrittyThought provoking
ABOUT JOHN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born16 February 1930
Died6 September 2023
BirthplaceGlasgow, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora13 of 32 titles
Known for
The titles people know John from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 13
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- Elizabeth RIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1956
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
2 titles
as Trapper
as Marriage Celebrant
The 1980s
1 title
as Father Ambrosius
The 1970s
6 titles · IMDb 8.3 on average
as Archibald
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
as Steward of Scotland · 1 episode
as John Mackie · 5 episodes
Seriesas Jenkins Brothers · 1 episode
Seriesas Sir James Melville · 1 episode
The 1960s
14 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
as Robert Burns · 1 episode
as John · 1 episode
This Man Craig
Not on Cineora52 episodes
Movieas Michael Osborne
as Dr. Steven Thomas
as Captain Robbie McGregor · 1 episode
Movieas Harry
Movieas Hylas
The 1950s
9 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Lt. Gupta · 1 episode
as Gunner Willie Ross
Movieas Mike O'Callaghan
Movieas Mr. Murphy
Movieas Jan Vidal
Movieas Roberts
as Tom
Movieas Elias
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.
Honor BlackmanJason and the Argonauts, A Night to Remember and 1 more
Dirk BogardeVictim and Ill Met by Moonlight
Cyril CusackIll Met by Moonlight and Shake Hands with the Devil
Christopher ChallisCinematographer · Ill Met by Moonlight and Windom's Way
William AlwynComposer · A Night to Remember and Shake Hands with the Devil