Person
James Cairncross
Acting · 1915–2009 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Biography
James Cairncross was born on 21 December 1915 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tom Jones (1963), Doctor Who (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 17 December 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Known for
Doctor Who
Lemaitre
BBC Play of the Month
Prior
Crown Court
John Bray
Theatre 625
Brewer Smith
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Det. Chief Insp. Glover
Van der Valk
Dr. Jagerman
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Briggs
Suspense
Kite
Jango
Graham
Doctor Who: The Krotons
Beta
Filmography
- 1990The FoolMr. Trott
- 1974Slater's DayFrogley
- 1972Crown CourtJohn Bray
- 1972Van der ValkDr. Jagerman
- 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanRogo at Charitable Institution
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesBriggs
- 1970HamletPolonius
- 1970Lay Down Your ArmsJulian
- 1969Doctor Who: The KrotonsBeta
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreDet. Chief Insp. Glover
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthPrior
- 1964Doctor Who: The Reign of TerrorLemaitre
- 1964Theatre 625Brewer Smith
- 1963Doctor WhoLemaitre
- 1963Tom JonesParson Supple
- 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMr. Jones (uncredited)
- 1962SuspenseKite
- 1961JangoGraham
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