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Cecil Mannering

Birth : Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Filmography:

The Grit of a Jew
The Duchess of Seven DialsRev. Moel Fortescue
The Old Arm ChairArthur Bentley

John Breslin (I)

Birth : 16 March 1929, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Birth Name: John Patrick Breslin
Nickname: Dorian Gray
Filmography:

"Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School"Johnny Bull
"Disneyland"Court Reporter (2 episodes, 1964)
The Green ScarfCourtroom Lawyer (uncredited)

Robert Louis Stevenson

Birth : 13 November 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Death : 3 December 1894, Vailima, Samoa (cerebral hemorrhage)
Filmography:

"Treasure Island"
Club de los suicidas, El
Markheim

Margaret Boyd

Birth : 30 June 1895, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Death : 2 October 1979
Height: 163
Filmography:

Man with a DogMrs. Tidmarsh
Take My LifeMrs. Turnbull
Laxdale HallMrs. Campbell

Sheena Easton

Birth : 27 April 1959, Bellshill, Scotland, UK
Birth Name: Sheena Shirley Orr
Height: 155
Filmography:

"Fame, Set and Match"Herself
"Fame, Set and Match"Herself
Certifiably JonathanHerself

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
Filmography:

The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather'Himself
The Best of Masterpiece TheatreHimself
As You Like ItLe Beau

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
Filmography:

"City of Vice"John Fielding
The Relief of BelsenJames Johnston
4th Irish Film and Television AwardsHimself - Presenter

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)
Filmography:

A Small Town IdolBit Role (uncredited)
Step Forward
Asleep at the Switch

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
Filmography:

"Lilli Palmer Theatre"Waiter
"Compact"
FloodtideDraughtsman (uncredited)

Aimée Stuart

Birth : c. 1885, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death : 17 April 1981, Brighton, England, UK
Filmography:

Nine Till Six
Borrowed Clothes
Mädchen Irene, Das

Donald Meek

Birth : 14 July 1878, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death : 18 November 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA (leukemia)
Filmography:

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 2Himself
Six Cylinder LoveRichard Burton

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
Filmography:

"ITV Play of the Week"Miss Hooper / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1963)
Crow HollowDiana Wilson
Ghost ShipParty Girl (Vera)

Ian MacNaughton

Birth : 30 December 1925, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death : 10 December 2002, Munich, Germany (injuries from automobile accident)
Birth Name: Edward Ian MacNaughton
Filmography:

"Charley's Grants"
"The First Lady"
Laxdale HallFirst Constable

Matt Healy

Birth : 1970, Paisley, Scotland, UK
Birth Name: David Healy
Filmography:

The National Television Awards 2007Himself - Audience Member
"Emmerdale Farm"Matthew King
"Emmerdale Farm"Matthew King

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
Filmography:

"Division 4"Dave Smyth / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1971)
"The Tomorrow People"Mike Harding (2 episodes, 1977)
"Prisoner"Steve Wilson / ... (28 episodes, 1979)

Hay Petrie

Birth : 16 July 1895, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Death : 30 July 1948, London, England, UK
Birth Name: David Hay Petrie
Height: 161
Filmography:

Greifer, DerScotty (British Version) (as D. Hay Petrie)
Greifer, DerScotty (British Version) (as D. Hay Petrie)
SuspenseScruffy

David Butler (II)

Birth : 12 November 1927, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Death : 27 May 2006, London, England, UK
Birth Name: David Dalrymple Butler
Filmography:

"Special Branch"
"The Adventures of Black Beauty"
"The Strauss Family"

Iain Cuthbertson

Birth : 4 January 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height: 193
Filmography:

"Charles Endell, Esq"Charles Endell
"Doctor Who"Garron (4 episodes, 1978)
Crabbe's Practice

Bill Craig (I)

Birth : 28 February 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death : 19 July 2002
Filmography:

"Compact"
"Joan and Leslie"
"Public Eye"

Mary Ure

Birth : 18 February 1933, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death : 3 April 1975, London, England, UK (accidental overdose)
Height: 165
Filmography:

"The Ten Commandments"Magdalene (1 episode, 1971)
Storm Over the NileMary Burroughs
Look Back in AngerAlison Porter

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.



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