
Acting · 93 years old
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.

Silent Mouse
Father Ambrosius

A Night to Remember
Mr. Murphy

The Avengers
Firth

The Persuaders!
Jenkins Brothers

Victim
Bridie

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self

Elizabeth R
Sir James Melville

Jason and the Argonauts
Hylas

Henry IV Part 1
Archibald

Gideon's Way
Captain Robbie McGregor

Interpol Calling
Lt. Gupta

Shake Hands with the Devil
Mike O'Callaghan

The Flesh and the Fiends
Chris Jackson

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Robert Burns

ITV Playhouse
John

A Study in Terror
Michael Osborne

Ill Met by Moonlight
Elias

Sporting Chance
The Jenkin Brothers (archive footage)

Armchair Theatre
Gilchrist

Armchair Theatre
Francis Sheehan