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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.
Filmography11 titles

The Avengers
1961as Firth
1961as Firth

A Night to Remember
1958as Mr. Murphy
1958as Mr. Murphy

The Persuaders!
1971as Jenkins Brothers
1971as Jenkins Brothers

Elizabeth R
1971as Sir James Melville
1971as Sir James Melville

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011as Self
2011as Self

Victim
1961as Bridie
1961as Bridie

Jason and the Argonauts
1963as Hylas
1963as Hylas

The Flesh and the Fiends
1960as Chris Jackson
1960as Chris Jackson

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959as Mike O'Callaghan
1959as Mike O'Callaghan

Ill Met by Moonlight
1957as Elias
1957as Elias

A Study in Terror
1965as Michael Osborne
1965as Michael Osborne