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
1969
ITV Playhouse
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
The Persuaders!
1972
Churchill's People
1975
Interpol Calling
1960
Gideon's Way
1966
Elizabeth R
1971
A Night to Remember
1958
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
Armchair Theatre
1957
Target Luna
1960

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
38
Writing
1
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
1999
Nightmare Man
as Trapper
1998
Memory & Desire
as Marriage Celebrant
1988
Silent Mouse
as Father Ambrosius
1979
Henry IV Part 1
as Archibald
1975
The Great Mill Race
1975
Sporting Chance
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
1975
Churchill's People
as Steward of Scotland
1973
Scotch on the Rocks
as John Mackie
1972
The Persuaders!
as Jenkins Brothers
1971
Elizabeth R
as Sir James Melville
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Robert Burns
1969
The Avengers
as Firth
1969
ITV Playhouse
as John
1966
This Man Craig
1966
Gideon's Way
as Captain Robbie McGregor
1965
A Study in Terror
as Michael Osborne
1965
Spaceflight IC-1
as Dr. Steven Thomas
1964
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Harry
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
as Hylas
1962
Antony and Cleopatra
as Alexas
1961
Victim
as Bridie
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Chris Jackson
1960
Marriage of Convenience
as Larry Wilson
1960
Interpol Calling
as Lt. Gupta
1960
Target Luna
as Ian Murray
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Francis Sheehan
1960
Armchair Theatre
as John Teal
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Gilbert Dauriac
1959
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Willie Ross
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Mike O'Callaghan
1959
Armchair Theatre
as François Laurant
1958
A Night to Remember
as Mr. Murphy
1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
as Elias
1957
Windom's Way
as Jan Vidal
1957
Lucky Jim
as Roberts
1957
Miracle in Soho
as Tom
1957
Armchair Theatre
as Gilchrist