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

Doctor Who
1964
Play for Today
1971
Crown Court
1973
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Theatre 625
1968
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Van der Valk
1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Suspense
1962
Tom Jones
1963
Jango
1961
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
21
1990
The Fool
as Mr. Trott
1974
Slater's Day
as Frogley
1973
Crown Court
as John Bray
1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Coroner
1972
Van der Valk
as Dr. Jagerman
1971
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
as Rogo at Charitable Institution
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Briggs
1971
Play for Today
as Rogo at Charitable Institution
1970
Hamlet
as Polonius
1970
Lay Down Your Arms
as Julian
1969
Doctor Who: The Krotons
as Beta
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Det. Chief Insp. Glover
1968
BBC Play of the Month
as Alonso
1968
Theatre 625
as Brewer Smith
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Prior
1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as Lemaitre
1964
Doctor Who
as Lemaitre
1963
Tom Jones
as Parson Supple
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1962
Suspense
as Kite
1961
Jango
as Graham