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Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.
Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. His mother, Jean Ross (Howie), was a teacher and pianist. His father, Ian Baxter McMillan, was a general surgeon who also worked for police pathology. Young Robbie was fond of art, music, films and cars. He was a voracious reader of his dad's books on medicine and crime. At age 12 he made his acting debut on stage at Glenalmond College, delivering rants from "Henry V". At that time he was fascinated with Marlon Brando and Orson Welles.
He attended Glasgow Art School, majoring in drawing, painting and film, then studied art at Edinburgh's Moray House College of Education for a year. In 1973 he made a documentary titled "Young Mental Health", which was voted Film Of The Year by the Scottish Education Council. At that time Robbie took the name Coltrane, due to his love of jazz, and began a career of a stand-up comedian at night clubs, at the Edinburgh Festival, as well as an actor with Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre.
In 1980 Coltrane made his debut on television as "Border Guard" in BBC's mini-series The Lost Tribe (1980), then made his big screen debut as a limousine driver in Death Watch (1980). In 1981 he appeared in his first leading role as Detective Fritz Langley in Subway Riders (1981), by famed underground director Amos Poe.
He became a well-known face through appearances in The Comic Strip series, then in Alfresco (1983) and Comic Strip movies The Supergrass (1985) and The Pope Must Diet (1991), among other films. At that time Coltrane had a drinking problem, downing as much as a bottle of whiskey a day. In 1986 he flew to a clinic in Mexico and was treated for obesity. In 1987 his partner for 15 years, Robin Paine, left him for good, leaving her portrait in Coltrane's barn.
In 1988 Coltrane met then 18-year-old Rhona Gemmell in a pub. They married and had a son, Spencer, and a daughter, Alice. His career took off during the early 1990s with the leading role as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a forensic psychologist, in the popular TV series Cracker (1993).
He made such a good performance as Valentin Zukovsky, a KGB man turned St. Petersburg mafia lord, in GoldenEye (1995) the producers called him back for the same character in The World Is Not Enough (1999). Then Coltrane hit another lucrative franchise; he was personally selected by J.K. Rowling as her choice to play half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' films.
In early 1990s Coltrane wrote an autobiography, "Coltrane in a Cadillac", and also starred in the eponymous TV series, Coltrane in a Cadillac (1993), in which he indulges his passion for vintage cars and tells with great humor about his 4000-mile journey across America from Los Angeles to New York. In 2003 he separated from his wife. His interests outside of his acting profession had been reading books, and rebuilding and collecting vintage cars. Robbie Coltrane resided in a converted farmhouse in Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK.- Brian McCardie was born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Time (2021), Filth (2013) and Rob Roy (1995). He died on 28 April 2024 in Scotland, UK.
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Scottish character actor and occasional leading man who enlivened scores of fine films in Britain and America. His father was a lawyer in a small town in Lanarkshire. Bannen served in the army and attended Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire. His first acting role came in a 1947 Dublin production of "Armlet of Jade". He became a successful figure on the London stage, making a name for himself in the plays of both William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. He was an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared on Broadway as well. His film debut occurred in the mid-1950s, and he quickly rose to prominence, primarily in a wide range of supporting roles. His performance as "Crow" in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) won him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Thirty years and scores of films later, Bannen was given the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Long after his leading man days had passed, he won new acclaim for his role as the touchingly crafty villager in Waking Ned Devine (1998). The following year he died in an automobile accident. He was survived by his wife of 23 years.- Actress
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Her dancing career started in Leicestershire where her father worked in an aircraft factory. She went into pantomime as a chorus girl and eventually became known when she did a chocolate commercial which led to work on television and films, Despite what other people say she doesn't think that shes a good dancer. She met actor Peter Gilmore and became engaged to him in 1953 and married in 1958 and live in Radlett, Hertfordshire. Her ambitions are to have a family, and to pass her advanced driving test. She makes some of her own clothes,- Actor
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Iain Cuthbertson was born on 4 January 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Doctor Who (1963) and Scotch on the Rocks (1973). He was married to Janet Mary Smith and Anne Kristen. He died on 4 September 2009 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.- Actor
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A Russian-born stage and screen actor who usually plays a military man in lots of spy thrillers and war films, Alexander Molchanoff was born in Petrograd in 1921. He was the eldest son of Colonel Paul Molchanoff, of the Semionovsky regiment. In 1924 his family left Russia via Finland and Germany finally ending up in London,where Alexander's grandmother had a house in Harley Street. Alexander was educated in Monmouth School. After that he became an assistant to the Russian tenor Vladimir Rosing at Covent Garden. Later he joined the RAF and after being invalided out he turned into Richard Marner and started his long career as a stage and film actor.
His first success was a title role in a stage version of Dracula where he made a memorable performance. He went on with his work in theatre but he started appearing in films as well. A small part in The African Queen (1951) was one of his first. He continued with roles in plenty of films where he usually played German or Russian officers. He acted in classic films such as The Dirty Dozen and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and also had a part in James Bond's You Only Live Twice.
While working as an actor he supplemented his income by working as a sales agent for a costume jewellery manufacturer. In the 1980s Marner played the part of Colonel Von Strohm in the British comedy classic "Allo Allo" which was his most famous and loved performance as an actor. His last film was The Sum of All Fears where he played the Russian president.- Actor
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The imposing Scottish character actor Graham Crowden was one of the most recognizable and reliable British screen actors who worked for over half a century. He was the third of four children of a Scottish Presbyterian classics teacher. His first job was in a tannery in Edinburgh. He joined the Royal Scots Youth Battalion in 1940, but was invalided out after being accidentally shot by his own platoon sergeant. After studies at Edinburgh Academy, he worked for the stage in 1944 as student assistant stage manager at the Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. This was followed by repertory experience in Dundee, Glasgow, Nottingham and with the Bristol Old Vic. A prolific actor at the Royal Court from the mid-1950's, and later with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. Tall and possessed of an incisive manner, resonant voice and larger-than-life personality, Crowden was at his best in eccentric portrayals as mad scientists or flawed men-of-the-cloth.
One of his most memorable film appearances was as the maniacal chief surgeon in Lindsay Anderson's Britannia Hospital (1982). In television, he turned down the role of Doctor Who (1963) in 1974 but later appeared in it opposite Tom Baker, who had been cast as the Doctor instead, to give the series one of its most memorably over-the-top villains. He also achieved success in later life in television comedies such as A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) and opposite Stephanie Cole in Waiting for God (1990). He continued to act until shortly before his death.- Neil Connery was a Scottish actor who was the brother of Sean Connery and the uncle of Jason Connery. He appeared in a few films during the late 1960s and then left to run a business in Glasgow. Neil was known for his role in the movie MD Experiment 508 Operation Kid Brother A.K.A. Operation Double 007 (as Dr. Neil Connery), a James Bond knock-off (featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Operation Double 007) and the film The Body Stealers (as Jim Radford).
- Born in Hamilton, Mark acted in school plays such as Macbeth and Julius Caesar. On finishing school he followed his father working in the pits but soon became restless and disillusioned with Britain and wanted to travel so saved his money from his job as a timber porter and went to Australia where he joined a small theatrical touring company doing potted versions of Shakespearean classics. He also did 4 films there including Mick Jagger's 'Ned Kelly' When he was broke he spent some time as a boxer resulting in getting his nose broken. After having it reshaped he returned to Britain where he did road repair work, worked in a Bookies. He started to get small acting jobs in such series as Sam. The Borrowers, Stramgers and Bullman. His first appearance in Taggert was in 1983 in an episode called 'Killer' in 1983. His interests include fishing. gardening and breeding butterflies
- Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. She reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonization of Africa. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence, and as realms, including South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), became republics. Her many historic visits and meetings included a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes. Significant events included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012, respectively. In 2017, she became the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She was the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch. She was the longest-serving female head of state in world history, and the world's oldest living monarch, longest-reigning monarch, and oldest and longest-serving head of state. - Writer
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Alasdair Gray was born on 28 December 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Poor Things (2023), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) and Theatre 625 (1964). He was married to Morag McAlpine and Inge Sorenson. He died on 29 December 2019 in Shieldhall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.- John Cairney made his stage debut at the Park Theatre, Glasgow, before enrolling at the RSAMD in Glasgow. After graduation, he joined the Wilson Barrett Company as Snake in 'The School for Scandal'. A season at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre followed before going on to the Bristol Old Vic where he appeared in the British premiere of Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'. He returned to the Citizens from time to time, most notably as Hamlet in 1960. He also appeared in the premiere of John Arden's 'Armstrong's Last Goodnight' in 1964.
Other stage work until 1991 included King Humanitie in 'The Thrie Estaites' for Tyrone Guthrie at the Edinburgh Festival, Archie Rice in 'The Entertainer' at Dundee (1972), as the title character in 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at Newcastle (1974), Becket in 'Murder in the Cathedral' at the Edinburgh Festival of 1986 and 'Macbeth' in the same Festival in 1989. He also wrote and appeared in his own productions of 'An Edinburgh Salon', 'At Your Service', 'The Ivor Novello Story' and 'A Mackintosh Experience" while continuing to tour the world in his solo 'The Robert Burns Story'. His affiliation with Robert Burns began in 1965 with Tom Wright's solo play 'There Was A Man' at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and at the Arts Theatre, London. The solo was televised twice nationally and was also an album recording for REL Records, Edinburgh, as well as a video for Green Place Productions, Glasgow. From Burns he moved on to other solos on William McGonagall, Robert Service and Robert Louis Stevenson until he worked with New Zealand actress Alannah O'Sullivan at the Edinburgh Festival of 1978. They married in 1980. As Two For A Theatre they toured the world for P&O Cruises and the British Council as well as the Keedick Lecture Bureau, New York, with programmes on Byron, Wilde and Dorothy Parker until 1986.
Cairney's first film was Night Ambush (1957) for the Rank Organisation, followed by Windom's Way (1957), Shake Hands with the Devil (1959), Victim (1961), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Cleopatra (1963), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) and A Study in Terror (1965), among others. His many television parts include Branwell Bronte, Edgar Allan Poe and Robert the Bruce, and featured in such television series as Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962), Secret Agent (1964), The Avengers (1961), Jackanory (1965), Elizabeth R (1971), Taggart (1983), and as Ian Craig in the BBC2's This Man Craig (1966). Also, he wrote and recorded his own songs for EMI at Abbey Road.
As a writer, he published 'Worlds Apart', 'A Scottish Football Hall of Fame', 'Heroes Are Forever', and 'A Year Out In New Zealand'. He wrote three books about Robert Burns for Luath Press (Edinburgh) as well as biographies of R.L. Stevenson and C.R. Mackintosh and a book of essays on Glasgow ('Glasgow by the Way, But'). 'Flashback Forward' was published for Random House (New Zealand), and his book on acting, 'Greasepaint Monkey', was due for publication by Luath Press, Edinburgh in 2010.
Cairney earned a Master of Letters degree from Glasgow University for a "History of Solo Theatre" in 1988 and, in 1994, a PhD from Victoria University, Wellington, NZ, for his study of Stevenson and Theatre. Having spent 17 years in New Zealand, John and Alannah returned to live in Scotland. - Actor
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Avuncular character actor Glynn Edwards became best known to TV audiences as the gullible bartender Dave who presided over Arthur Daley's favourite watering hole in Minder (1979). He was born in Malaya the son of a rubber planter and brought up by his grandparents in Portsmouth. He started acting professionally in his 20s while living in Trinidad and working as assistant manager of a country club. Upon his return to England Glynn enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Upon graduation, he joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop for ten years. Under Littlewood's direction he acted on the West End and had a leading role on Broadway in Brendan Behan's play The Hostage. His screen career began in the mid-50s when he began enjoying regular employment in British television as supporting or guest actor, often cast as police constables or detectives. Among his numerous credits have been Sir Francis Drake (1961), Z Cars (1962), The Baron (1966) and The Saint (1962). Infrequent film appearances included a small role in the epic Zulu (1964) (Glynn recalled in a later interview that a series of Kelloggs commercials, also filmed in Africa, turned out to be ten times more profitable). After Minder finished in 1994, Glynn went into semi- retirement, splitting his time between Spain, Edinburgh and a houseboat on the River Thames. He was formerly married to George & Mildred (1976) actress Yootha Joyce and had a son from his second marriage to Christine Pilgrim.- He was educated at Rugby where he became interested in acting. He spent a year in Canada studying agriculture then returned to England and taught at a prep school in Surrey. In 1950 he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and on completing the course joined and toured with Dundee Repertory Theatre.
- John Malcolm was born on 26 March 1936 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Enemy at the Door (1978) and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984). He was married to Tamara Fuerst. He died on 14 June 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Mary Riggans was born on 19 July 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Dear Frankie (2004), Take the High Road (1980) and Killer (1983). She was married to Malcolm Taylor. She died on 2 December 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Russell Hunter was born on 18 February 1925 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Callan (1974), Callan (1967) and The Gaffer (1981). He was married to Una McLean, Caroline Blakiston and Marjorie Thomson. He died on 26 February 2004 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Ralph Riach was born on 26 January 1936 in Elgin, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Cloud Atlas (2012), Braveheart (1995) and Death Defying Acts (2007). He died on 20 March 2022 in Scotland, UK.
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Jane Hylton was born on 16 July 1927 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Here Come the Huggetts (1948), My Brother's Keeper (1948) and Passport to Pimlico (1949). She was married to Euan Lloyd and Peter Dyneley. She died on 28 February 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.- Jake D'Arcy was born in 1945 in Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Tutti Frutti (1987), Gregory's Girl (1980) and Huntingtower (1978). He died on 30 May 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- The character actor Robert Urquhart was born in 1921 in Ullapool, Scotland. His stage debut came in 1947 and his film debut 5 years later. He worked steadily until the late 1980s in both film and television, usually playing the stalwart, dependable type. He became particularly well known on television as a regular in a number of British series, including Pathfinders (1972) and The Aweful Mr. Goodall (1974). His one film, made in the 1990s, Master of the Moor: Part 1 (1994), was his last before his death in 1995.
- Colette O'Neil was born on 18 November 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Mortdecai (2015), Couples (1975) and Bad Girls (1999). She was married to Michael Ellis. She died on 11 July 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Kevin McGee was born in 1977 in Winsford, Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for The Morning After Show (2005), Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) and The Real Little Britain (2004). He was married to Matt Lucas. He died on 6 October 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.- Actor
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John Young was born on 16 June 1916 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and Chariots of Fire (1981). He died on 30 October 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.- Duncan Macrae was born on 20 August 1905 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Casino Royale (1967), Tunes of Glory (1960) and Kidnapped (1960). He was married to Margaret Scott. He died on 23 March 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Frequently bearded Scottish character actor John Stahl became best known for playing Lord Richard Karstark, an erstwhile ally but subsequent betrayer of Robb Stark, in seasons two and three of HBO's Game of Thrones (2011). A classically trained thespian, Stahl also acted in many theatrical productions and had stints at the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the National Theatre. Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he first worked as an assistant director for a stage company. He appeared on screen from 1976, initially coming to prominence as Tom Inverdarroch Kerr, a recurring character in the British soap Take the High Road (1980) set in the fictional Scottish village of Glendarroch. In 2016, Stahl was cast as Scottish regent Murdac (or Murdoch) Stewart (1362-1425) in Rona Munro's play James I, which opened in Edinburgh and subsequently toured New Zealand, Australia and Canada. A fervent supporter of Scottish independence, Stahl died on the Isle of Lewis on March 2 2022.
- Freddie Boardley was born on 21 September 1950 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Killer (1983), Death Watch (1980) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on 22 December 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Frank Wylie was born in 1935. He was an actor, known for Macbeth (1971), Taggart (1983) and Rob Roy (1977). He died on 16 April 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Sean Scanlan was born on 18 August 1948 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Airline (1982), Casualty (1986) and The Tales of Para Handy (1994). He was married to Barbara Rafferty. He died on 17 April 2017 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.- Writer
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Simon Carlyle was born on 6 May 1975 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Two Doors Down (2016), Changing Ends (2023) and Boy Meets Girl (2015). He died on 8 August 2023 in Scotland, UK.- Writer
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Rosamunde Pilcher was born on 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Rosamunde Pilcher (1993), September (1996) and Another View (1995). She was married to Graham Pilcher. She died on 6 February 2019 in Scotland, UK.- Sophie Stewart was born on 5 March 1905 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Inheritance (1947), Devil Girl from Mars (1954) and Marigold (1938). She was married to Ellis Irving. She died on 6 June 1977 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, UK.
- Robert Robertson was born on 3 July 1930 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Breaking the Waves (1996), Doctor Who (1963) and Taggart (1983). He died on 17 January 2001 in Perth, Tayside, Scotland, UK.
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Iain Banks was born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Business, Complicity (2000) and Consider Phlebas. He was married to Adele Hartley and Annie Blackburn. He died on 9 June 2013 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK.- Actor
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Alan Gifford was born on March 11, 1911 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA as John Lennox. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Saint (1962), and Phase IV (1974). He was married to Blanch. He later remarried to Beatrix Gifford, taking her surname as his stage name. Together they had one daughter. He died on March 20, 1989 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.- Fiona Mathieson was born on 17 December 1950 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Armchair Thriller (1978), Big Deal (1984) and Holly (1972). She was married to Ian Brimble. She died on 2 October 1987 in Tain, Scotland, UK.
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Of Welsh ancestry through both his parents, Lewis was born in London in 1941. His grandmother was the noted opera singer Dame Ethel Gomer Lewis, and he was also related to the actor Rupert Davies who played Maigret.
Despite being somewhat typecast as an oafish character in many of his roles, Lewis was in fact a very bookish man, and had a personal library of over 35,000 volumes.
As a young man, his flat mate was the actor Ken Morley best known for Coronation Street. The pair remained friends throughout their lives and Morley was Lewis' best man at his wedding.- Actor
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Peter Kelly was born on 1 October 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and production manager, known for The Virgin Soldiers (1969), Blue Tornado (1991) and Death Watch (1980). He died on 14 March 2024 in Scotland.- Actor
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Tom Busby was born on 7 November 1936 in Toronto, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Husbands (1970) and Never Take Candy from A Stranger (1960). He died on 20 September 2003 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.- Actor
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The legendary Scottish entertainer came from a family of entertainers. He started by selling programmes then moved onto operating theatre lights at the age of 8 and performing a cowboy act at 10. He was an assistant manager at 15, tackled juvenile leads and landed his own show at the Metropole Theatre Glasgow at 19.
By 1950 he had his own radio show - 'It's All Yours; - then broke into television in England with his own sketch series for ATV Television who broadcast them under the 'Saturday Showtime' banner. Entitled 'Jimmy Logan' they were written for him by Eric Sykes.
He practically held court at The Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow, appearing in 6 monthly runs of the revue 'Five Past Eight' and 4 month runs of Pantomime productions. In 1957 he played to over 320,000 in 21 weeks and in the same year appeared before the Queen in the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium.- Actress
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Ningali Lawford was born in 1967 in Christmas Creek Station, Wangkatjungka, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Mystery Road (2018). She was married to Joe Edgar Wolf. She died on 11 August 2019 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK.- Leonard O'Malley was born in February 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was an actor, known for Shallow Grave (1994), 2point4 Children (1991) and Every Picture Tells a Story (1984). He died in June 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Jack Burns was an actor, known for Retribution (2016), In Plain Sight (2016) and Civil War: Blood on the Battlefield (2015). He died on 1 December 2019 in Greenock, Scotland, UK.
- Bay White was born on 1 January 1918 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001), Gazette (1968) and Softly Softly (1966). She was married to Alec Gunn. She died on 8 May 2018 in Cromarty, Scotland, UK.
- Dilys Hamlett was born on 31 March 1928 in Tidworth, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985). She was married to Casper Wrede. She died on 7 November 2002 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK.
- Thane Bettany was born on 28 May 1929 in Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia. He was an actor, known for The Talisman (1980), Hamlet (1961) and North Sea Hijack (1980). He was married to Anne Kettle. He died in 2015 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Chic Murray was born on 6 November 1919 in Greenock, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), Gregory's Girl (1980) and The Chic Murray Collection (2009). He was married to Maidie Dickson. He died on 29 January 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.- Rumer Godden was brought up in India at the turn of the century. Her father worked for the Bengal Steamship Company and the family travelled around the India of The British Raj quite a bit. Rumer was a precocious child and wrote her auto-biography when she was only 6! As she grew up she became fascinated by the Indian peoples and the Hindu religion, especially their frank and open attitudes to sexuality in stark contrast to the British attitude prevalent at the time. She met Laurence Foster in the famous Tollygunge club in Calcutta. After a brief affair, Rumer became pregnant & they were married in Calcutta Cathedral. She never really loved him though and was almost relieved when their baby died after just 4 days. Foster was a keen sportsman and was soon travelling all over India playing golf and polo, leaving Rumer to her own devices. She opened a dancing school in Calcutta but, when she admitted Eurasian girls, the school was assumed to be a front for a brothel and she was ostracised by 'polite British society'. This left her free to explore India, the old palace and temples and get to know the people. One of her first books "The Lady and The Unicorn" (first published in 1938) was about the maltreatment of the Eurasians who were looked down upon by both the British & the Indians. Her next book "'Black Narcissus'" was first published in 1939 and has never been out of print since. This told the story of some of the British attempts (and failures) to integrate into and understand the Indian way of life and culture. It also presages the end of the British 'occupation' of India. Foster lost all his money on the stock exchange and left her to join the Army. Rumer went with her daughter Jane to Kashmir. On a trek in the hills, she miscarried. (She didn't even know she was pregnant). She collapsed, haemorrhaging severely and was only saved by the quick actions of her Kashmiri guide. She divorced Foster in 1942 and shortly afterwards collapsed from the combined effects of typhoid and overwork. While she convalesced in a mountain village she was caught up in the beginnings of the pre-independence riots. The final straw was when one of her servants tried to poison her and her children so she abandoned most of her belongings and fled back to England. When she arrived, on a troop ship, she weighed just 6 stone (84 pounds). She had left behind most of her possessions but she had with her the manuscript of "'The River'".
- George Howell was born in 1943 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Sutherland's Law (1973) and The Hill of the Red Fox (1975). He was married to Bonita Beach. He died in 2019 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
- George Donaldson was born on 1 February 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Celtic Thunder: Storm (2011), Celtic Thunder: Voyage (2012) and Celtic Thunder: Christmas (2009). He was married to Carolyn. He died on 12 March 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.