Sep 11, 2023
RIP John Cairney (16.2.1930 - 7.9.2023)
"I really enjoyed A Night to Remember, and it has lasted so well. It was film number four of my seven-picture deal with Rank at Pinewood. We would finish one, have a quick break and move on to the next one. The first I knew about it was when I was asked if I could do an Irish accent."
#john cairney#rip#death ment tw#character actors#this man craig#jason and the argonauts#a night to remember#ill met by moonlight#target luna#the flesh and the fiends#victim#interpol calling#armchair theatre#cleopatra#ghost squad#man in a suitcase#the avengers#the devil ship pirates#gideon's way#danger man#a study in terror#the persuaders!#elizabeth r#special branch#scottish character actor par excellence‚ whose distinctive thick eyebrows and scots burr elevated many a brit tv guest spot#i must admit i hadn't realised he was still with us‚ but nevertheless his passing merits marking. his career seemed to be a bit back to#front‚ making a half dozen really quite big films (including romantic lead in A Night to Remember) before then settling into the life of#jobbing tv bit part player; the exception being his starring role in then well regarded series This Man Craig (then bc alas the series is#almost entirely lost save 2 episodes). latterly a renowned stage presence famous for his one man Robert Burns shows and a writer of books#about famous scots‚ he seems to have been a talented renaissance man. his small support in an ep of MiaS is a masterclass in banal villainy
