John Cairney

Acting · 1930–2023 · 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.

Known for

7.6

A Night to Remember

1958 · Mr. Murphy

7.2

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 · Hylas

5.8

The Devil-Ship Pirates

1964 · Harry

7.8

The Avengers

1961 · Series · Firth

7.6

The Persuaders!

1971 · Series · Jenkins Brothers

6.6

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 · Chris Jackson

6.3

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957 · Elias

4.5

Spaceflight IC-1

1965 · Dr. Steven Thomas

7.5

Elizabeth R

1971 · Series · Sir James Melville

7.4

Victim

1961 · Bridie

5.3

Windom's Way

1957 · Jan Vidal

5.5

Operation Bullshine

1959 · Gunner Willie Ross

All acting credits33

8.0

Nightmare Man

1999 · Trapper

4.7

Memory & Desire

1998 · Marriage Celebrant

10.0

Silent Mouse

1988 · Father Ambrosius

7.3

Henry IV Part 1

1979 · Archibald

The Great Mill Race

1975

6.5

Sporting Chance

1975 · The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)

5.0

Churchill's People

1974 · Series · Steward of Scotland

Scotch on the Rocks

1973 · Series · John Mackie

7.6

The Persuaders!

1971 · Series · Jenkins Brothers

7.5

Elizabeth R

1971 · Series · Sir James Melville

7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Series · Robert Burns

7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Series · John

This Man Craig

1966 · Series

7.0

Gideon's Way

1965 · Series · Captain Robbie McGregor

6.2

A Study in Terror

1965 · Michael Osborne

4.5