Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Born February 16, 1930
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.
MovieRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
MovieNightmare Man
1999
as Trapper
MovieMemory & Desire
1998
as Marriage Celebrant
MovieSilent Mouse
1988
as Father Ambrosius
MovieHenry IV Part 1
1979
as Archibald
The Great Mill Race
1975
MovieSporting Chance
1975
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Steward of Scotland
TVScotch on the Rocks
1973
as John Mackie
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Jenkins Brothers
TVElizabeth R
1971
as Sir James Melville
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Robert Burns
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as John
This Man Craig
1966
MovieA Study in Terror
1965
as Michael Osborne
MovieSpaceflight IC-1
1965
as Dr. Steven Thomas
TVGideon's Way
1965
as Captain Robbie McGregor
MovieThe Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
as Harry
MovieJason and the Argonauts
1963
as Hylas
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1962
as Alexas
MovieVictim
1961
as Bridie
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Firth
MovieMarriage of Convenience
1960
as Larry Wilson
Target Luna
1960
as Ian Murray
MovieThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Chris Jackson
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Lt. Gupta
MovieOperation Bullshine
1959
as Gunner Willie Ross
MovieShake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Mike O'Callaghan
MovieA Night to Remember
1958
as Mr. Murphy
MovieWindom's Way
1957
as Jan Vidal
MovieLucky Jim
1957
as Roberts
MovieMiracle in Soho
1957
as Tom
MovieIll Met by Moonlight
1957
as Elias
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Gilchrist
