John Cairney

Personal Info

Birthday

February 16, 1930

Day of Death

2023-09-06

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

John Cairney

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.

Known For

The Avengers

The Persuaders!

Gideon's Way

Shake Hands with the Devil

Jason and the Argonauts

Victim

Interpol Calling

Silent Mouse

Filmography

2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
1998
Memory & Desire
as Marriage Celebrant
1988
Silent Mouse
as Father Ambrosius
1979
Henry IV Part 1
as Archibald
1975
Sporting Chance
as The Jenkin Brothers
1965
A Study in Terror
as Michael Osborne
Spaceflight IC-1
as Dr. Steven Thomas
1964
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Harry
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
as Hylas
1961
Victim
as Bridie
1960
Marriage of Convenience
as Larry Wilson
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Chris Jackson
1959
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Willie Ross
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Mike O'Callaghan
1958
A Night to Remember
as Mr. Murphy
1957
Windom's Way
as Jan Vidal
Lucky Jim
as Roberts
Miracle in Soho
as Tom
Ill Met by Moonlight
as Elias