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Andrew Keir(1926-1997)

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Julian Glover and Andrew Keir in Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
A young man must risk his life to save his fire-breathing friend from the unscrupulous owner of an amusement park.
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Dragonworld (1994)
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The character actor Andrew Keir (originally Andrew Buggy) was born in 1926 in the coal-mining town of Shotts in Lanarkshire, Scotland, of Irish Catholic extraction, and raised there with his five brothers John, Tom, Michael, Patrick, and Hugh, and a sister, Maggie. The son of a coal miner, Keir worked in the coal mines from age 14 to 20, at which point he joined the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre to train as an actor. Shortly thereafter, Keir established himself professionally in British theater, television, and film, debuting in The Lady Craved Excitement (1950). His bluff, no-nonsense demeanor was perfect for authoritarian and military roles, especially Roman soldiers, as in Cleopatra (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), and The Viking Queen (1967).

He hooked up with Hammer Productions early on (his debut film) and continued the association in a number of horror films, e.g., Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971). One of his best-known and most popular performances was that of the title role in Quatermass and the Pit (1967). Keir made numerous appearances in television throughout his career, notably in Adam Smith (1972) and in the Australian series The Outsiders (1976). Keir, true to his heritage, frequently played Scotsmen, especially in the latter part of his career.
BornApril 3, 1926
DiedOctober 5, 1997(71)
BornApril 3, 1926
DiedOctober 5, 1997(71)
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Trevor Howard and Andrew Keir in The Night Visitor (1971)
Andrew Keir in The Night Visitor (1971)
Trevor Howard and Andrew Keir in The Night Visitor (1971)
Andrew Keir in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Andrew Keir and Francis Matthews in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Andrew Keir in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Trevor Howard, Andrew Keir, and Per Oscarsson in The Night Visitor (1971)
Anthony Quinn, Gianfranco Barra, and Andrew Keir in The Lion of the Desert (1980)
Andrew Keir and Kerwin Mathews in The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Walter Brown, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, and Barbara Shelley in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Suzan Farmer, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Barbara Shelley, and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Roddy McDowall and Andrew Keir in Cleopatra (1963)

Known for

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra
7.0
  • Agrippa
  • 1963
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in Rob Roy (1995)
Rob Roy
6.9
  • Argyll
  • 1995
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Quatermass and the Pit
7.0
  • Quatermass
  • 1967
A Night to Remember (1958)
A Night to Remember
7.9
  • 2nd Engineer Officer John Henry Hesketh
  • 1958

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Actor

  • Drake Bell in Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (1999)
    Dragonworld: The Legend Continues
  • The Princess Stallion (1997)
    The Princess Stallion
  • Robert Carlyle, Valerie Gogan, and Shirley Henderson in Hamish Macbeth (1995)
    Hamish Macbeth
  • Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in Rob Roy (1995)
    Rob Roy
  • Dragonworld (1994)
    Dragonworld
  • Ian Carmichael, Kika Mirylees, and David Robb in Strathblair (1992)
    Strathblair
  • The War That Never Ends (1991)
    The War That Never Ends
  • The Shell Seekers (1989)
    The Shell Seekers
  • Wipe Out
  • The One Game (1988)
    The One Game
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
  • The Party
  • The Story of a Recluse
  • One by One
  • Everyman (1977)
    Everyman

Soundtrack

  • The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
    The Fighting Prince of Donegal
    • (uncredited)

Videos11

The Night Visitor
Clip 2:42
The Night Visitor
Trailer
Trailer 2:26
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Official Trailer
Quatermass and the Pit
Trailer 2:38
Quatermass and the Pit
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Trailer 2:29
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
The Night Visitor
Trailer 2:26
The Night Visitor
Cleopatra: (50th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
Trailer 1:02
Cleopatra: (50th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
The Viking Queen
Trailer 2:18
The Viking Queen
Mary, Queen of Scots
Trailer 3:41
Mary, Queen of Scots
Five Million Years To Earth
Trailer 1:01
Five Million Years To Earth
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Trailer 1:20
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Personal details

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    • April 3, 1926
    • Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
    • October 5, 1997
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
    • 1977 - October 5, 1997 (his death)
    • Julie T. Wallace
  • Other works
    He played Thomas Cromwell in Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons" at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield, Leo McKern, Richard Leech, Alexander Gauge, Willoughby Goddard, and John Carson in the cast. Noel Willman was director. Motley was designer.

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    Although he played John Cairney's father in The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), he was less than four years his senior in real life.

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