Acting credits
28
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
John Cairney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Movies: 20Series: 8Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 96759
IMDb ID: nm0129055
Known for: Acting
Born: February 16, 1930
Died: September 6, 2023
Age: 93
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2012
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q1699517
Other jobs
Screenplay (1)
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Cairney.
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012 Movie
Nightmare Man
as Trapper
1999 Movie
4.3
Memory & Desire
as Marriage Celebrant
1998 Movie
10.0
Silent Mouse
as Father Ambrosius
1988 Movie
7.0
Henry IV Part 1
as Archibald
1979 Movie
6.0
Sporting Chance
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
1975 Movie
6.2
A Study in Terror
as Michael Osborne
1965 Movie
3.0
Spaceflight IC-1
as Dr. Steven Thomas
1965 Movie
5.6
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Harry
1964 Movie
7.2
Jason and the Argonauts
as Hylas
1963 Movie
7.5
Victim
as Bridie
1961 Movie
5.5
Marriage of Convenience
as Larry Wilson
1960 Movie
6.5
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Chris Jackson
1960 Movie
5.1
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Willie Ross
1959 Movie
6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Mike O'Callaghan
1959 Movie
7.7
A Night to Remember
as Mr. Murphy
1958 Movie
5.0
Windom's Way
as Jan Vidal
1957 Movie
5.4
Lucky Jim
as Roberts
1957 Movie
5.3
Miracle in Soho
as Tom
1957 Movie
6.2
Ill Met by Moonlight
as Elias
1957 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Cairney.
1.0
Churchill's People
as Steward of Scotland • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.6
The Persuaders!
as Jenkins Brothers • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.4
Elizabeth R
as Sir James Melville • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.5
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Robert Burns • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.8
Gideon's Way
as Captain Robbie McGregor • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Firth • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.0
Target Luna
as Ian Murray • 6 eps
1960 Series
6.7
Interpol Calling
as Lt. Gupta • 1 eps
1959 Series