John Cairney

Known for: Acting

Born: 1930-02-16 – 2023-09-06 (aged 93)

From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography (33)

MOVIE★ 7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Nightmare Man
1999
as Trapper
MOVIE★ 4.7
Memory & Desire
1998
as Marriage Celebrant
MOVIE★ 10.0
Silent Mouse
1988
as Father Ambrosius
MOVIE★ 7.3
Henry IV Part 1
1979
as Archibald
MOVIE
The Great Mill Race
1975
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sporting Chance
1975
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
TV★ 5.0
Churchill's People
1974
as Steward of Scotland
TV
Scotch on the Rocks
1973
as John Mackie
TV★ 7.6
The Persuaders!
1971
as Jenkins Brothers
TV★ 7.5
Elizabeth R
1971
as Sir James Melville
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Robert Burns
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as John
TV
This Man Craig
1966
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Study in Terror
1965
as Michael Osborne
MOVIE★ 4.5
Spaceflight IC-1
1965
as Dr. Steven Thomas
TV★ 7.0
Gideon's Way
1965
as Captain Robbie McGregor
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
as Harry
MOVIE★ 7.2
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Hylas
MOVIE★ 7.5
Victim
1961
as Bridie
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
as Firth
MOVIE★ 5.5
Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Larry Wilson
TV★ 7.5
Target Luna
1960
as Ian Murray
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Chris Jackson
TV★ 7.3
Interpol Calling
1959
as Lt. Gupta
MOVIE★ 5.5
Operation Bullshine
1959
as Gunner Willie Ross
MOVIE★ 6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Mike O'Callaghan
MOVIE★ 7.6
A Night to Remember
1958
as Mr. Murphy
MOVIE★ 5.3
Windom's Way
1957
as Jan Vidal
MOVIE★ 5.4
Lucky Jim
1957
as Roberts
MOVIE★ 5.6
Miracle in Soho
1957
as Tom
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
as Elias
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Gilchrist