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Cecil Mannering
![]() | Birth : Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||||||
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John Breslin (I)
![]() | Birth : 16 March 1929, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Birth Name: John Patrick Breslin Nickname: Dorian Gray | ||||||
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Robert Louis Stevenson
![]() | Birth : 13 November 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Death : 3 December 1894, Vailima, Samoa (cerebral hemorrhage) | ||||||
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Margaret Boyd
![]() | Birth : 30 June 1895, Dundee, Scotland, UK Death : 2 October 1979 Height: 163 | ||||||
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Sheena Easton
![]() | Birth : 27 April 1959, Bellshill, Scotland, UK Birth Name: Sheena Shirley Orr Height: 155 | ||||||
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Sheena Easton started off as a worldwide sensation in the music industry.
Ian Richardson (I)
![]() | Birth : 7 April 1934, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Death : 9 February 2007, London, England, UK Birth Name: Ian William Richardson Height: 175 | ||||||
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When recalling Scots-born actor Ian Richardson, one could be amusingly reminded of a famous scene in the film Saturday Night Fever (1977) when John Travolta's streetwise character suddenly remembers who acting icon Laurence Olivier is only after being prompted by his "Polaroid" commercials.
Iain Glen
![]() | Birth : 24 June 1961, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Height: 185 | ||||||
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Iain Glen graduated from (where he was the winner of the Bancroft medal) RADA. He has appeared onstage as Macbeth (Tron Theatre), Henry V (Royal Shakespeare Company), starred in 'Martin Guerre' and recently in 'The Blue Room' with Nicole Kidman. He also received much acclaim for his role in 'Silent Scream'.
Andy Clyde
![]() | Birth : 25 March 1892, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK Death : 18 May 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes) | ||||||
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Andy Clyde's more than 40-year film career started on the vaudeville stages and music halls in his native Scotland in the 1920s. He made his way to Hollywood and began as an extra in Mack Sennett comedies, but he was soon moved up to featured player, usually the sidekick or second banana to the lead.
Hugh Munro (I)
![]() | Birth : 1916, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||||||
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Aimée Stuart
![]() | Birth : c. 1885, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Death : 17 April 1981, Brighton, England, UK | ||||||
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Donald Meek
![]() | Birth : 14 July 1878, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Death : 18 November 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA (leukemia) | ||||||
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On British and Australian stage before coming to the USA in 1912, he played more than 800 roles, starting with Sir Henry Irving at age 8. He first appeared in the US at Castle Square Theatre, Boston, in 1912, and made his New York debut in 1917 in "Going Up".
Melissa Stribling
![]() | Birth : 7 November 1927, Gourock, Scotland, UK Death : 22 March 1992 | ||||||
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Ian MacNaughton
![]() | Birth : 30 December 1925, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Death : 10 December 2002, Munich, Germany (injuries from automobile accident) Birth Name: Edward Ian MacNaughton | ||||||
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Matt Healy
![]() | Birth : 1970, Paisley, Scotland, UK Birth Name: David Healy | ||||||
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Matt Healy was born in Paisley in Scotland and changed his name when he took up acting because there was already an actor known as David Healy. When he was three years old he moved with his parents to Oldham in Lancashire, which was where he was brought up, attending Oldham College and the University of Salford College.
James Smilie
![]() | Birth : 1944, Glasgow, Scotland, UK | ||||||
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Hay Petrie
![]() | Birth : 16 July 1895, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK Death : 30 July 1948, London, England, UK Birth Name: David Hay Petrie Height: 161 | ||||||
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David Butler (II)
![]() | Birth : 12 November 1927, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Death : 27 May 2006, London, England, UK Birth Name: David Dalrymple Butler | ||||||
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Iain Cuthbertson
![]() | Birth : 4 January 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Height: 193 | ||||||
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Bill Craig (I)
![]() | Birth : 28 February 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Death : 19 July 2002 | ||||||
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Mary Ure
![]() | Birth : 18 February 1933, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Death : 3 April 1975, London, England, UK (accidental overdose) Height: 165 | ||||||
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An enchantingly beautiful, luminous blonde, Mary Ure was born in Glasgow in 1933. Her first film was the Korda's Storm Over the Nile (1955), a misfiring remake of The Four Feathers (1939). Next was Windom's Way (1957) - a tale of rubber plantation strikes and marital strife, but more significant events had been occurring off-screen.


