
John Cairney
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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
Credits

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
as Hylas

A Night to Remember (1958)
as Mr. Murphy

A Study in Terror (1965)
as Michael Osborne

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
as Harry

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
as Chris Jackson

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self

Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
as Elias

Victim (1961)
as Bridie

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

Lucky Jim (1957)
as Roberts

Henry IV Part 1 (1979)
as Archibald

Nightmare Man (1999)
as Trapper

Operation Bullshine (1959)
as Gunner Willie Ross

Windom's Way (1957)
as Jan Vidal

Marriage of Convenience (1960)
as Larry Wilson

Antony and Cleopatra (1962)
as Alexas

Memory & Desire (1998)
as Marriage Celebrant

Miracle in Soho (1957)
as Tom

Spaceflight IC-1 (1965)
as Dr. Steven Thomas

Sporting Chance (1975)
as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)
The Great Mill Race (1975)
Actor

Silent Mouse (1988)
as Father Ambrosius





