James Cairncross

Acting · 1915–2009 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

James Cairncross was born on 21 December 1915 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tom Jones (1963), Doctor Who (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 17 December 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Known for

7.9

Doctor Who

1963 · Series · Lemaitre

6.4

Doctor Who: The Krotons

1969 · Beta

7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Series · Briggs / Coroner

6.6

Play for Today

1970 · Series · Rogo at Charitable Institution

6.2

Van der Valk

1972 · Series · Dr. Jagerman

5.3

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Series · Prior / Alonso

5.7

Crown Court

1972 · Series · John Bray

7.2

Theatre 625

1964 · Series · Brewer Smith

5.9

Tom Jones

1963 · Parson Supple

7.2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 · Mr. Jones (uncredited)

7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Series · Det. Chief Insp. Glover

6.7

Suspense

1962 · Series · Kite

All acting credits19

The Fool

8.0

The Fool

1990 · Mr. Trott

Slater's Day

1974 · Frogley

5.7