John Cairney

John Cairney

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

Cast Credits

Nightmare Man

as Trapper

Memory & Desire

as Marriage Celebrant

Silent Mouse

as Father Ambrosius

Henry IV Part 1

as Archibald

Sporting Chance

as The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)

A Study in Terror

as Michael Osborne

Spaceflight IC-1

as Dr. Steven Thomas

Victim

as Bridie

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Chris Jackson

Operation Bullshine

as Gunner Willie Ross

Shake Hands with the Devil

as Mike O'Callaghan

A Night to Remember

as Mr. Murphy

Windom's Way

as Jan Vidal

Lucky Jim

as Roberts