John Dair
John Dair was a minor Scottish fat actor who only has 32 credits in his filmography. He often played big scary guys on British TV.
John Dair first appeared on screen in the British TV show, Porridge, a prison comedy starring Ronnie Barker in 1975. He appeared in 3 of the 20 episodes. The first 2 photos are from Porridge and the 3rd is from an episode of Sykes in 1978. Next photo is from an episode of Last of the Summer Wine in 1979.
This photo is from the set of the movie Porridge in 1979, now entitled Doing Time. Pictured is Ronnie Barker and John Dair.
Above is a scene from episode 1;3 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe in 1981.
Most people know John Dair from the initial video for Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1984. The video disappeared after the song was banned in England just as it hit number one in the charts. The video most people remember is the one that featured cuts from the film Body Double that featured the song.
John Dair stripped down for the video. How great is that?
Above photos are from the miniseries Jack the Ripper in 1988 and 2 from Batman in 1989.
The above photos are from an episode of London's Burning in 1990, 2 from an episode of Doctor Finlay in 1993 and 2 from miniseries Our Friends in the North with Malcolm McDowell and Stephen Marcus.
