John Cairney

John Cairney

February 16, 1930 · 96 years old

John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGonagall.

Known For

8 titles
1
Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 · 1h 44m · Movie

The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.

7.3
2
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958 · 2h 3m · Movie

On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.

7.9
3
Victim

Victim

1961 · 1h 40m · Movie

A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

7.7
4
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 · 1h 34m · Movie

In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods.

6.9
5
Night Ambush

Night Ambush

1957 · 1h 33m · Movie

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.

6.5
6
The Devil-Ship Pirates

The Devil-Ship Pirates

1964 · 1h 26m · Movie

A damaged privateer deserts the Spanish Armada and makes land for repairs near a village on the British coast, terrorizing the local inhabitants.

6.1
7
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1957 · 1h 35m · Movie

Jim Dixon struggles with university work, Professor Welch's boring behavior, and his neurotic friend Margaret Peel. His misery is further complicated by his son Bertrand and companion Christine Callaghan.

5.9
8
Windom's Way

Windom's Way

1957 · 1h 48m · Movie

A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.

5.9