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Iain Cuthbertson(1930-2009)

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Iain Cuthbertson
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Iain Cuthbertson was born on 4 January 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Doctor Who (1963) and Scotch on the Rocks (1973). He was married to Janet Mary Smith and Anne Kristen. He died on 4 September 2009 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
BornJanuary 4, 1930
DiedSeptember 4, 2009(79)
BornJanuary 4, 1930
DiedSeptember 4, 2009(79)
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Known for

Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Gorillas in the Mist
7.0
  • Dr. Louis Leakey
  • 1988
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Garron
Scotch on the Rocks (1973)
Scotch on the Rocks
7.8
TV Series
  • Chief Con. Blair
Cyd Hayman and Bryan Marshall in The Mourning Brooch (1979)
The Mourning Brooch
TV Series
  • Dicky Doig

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  • Hamlet (2003)
    Hamlet
    4.2
    Video
    • Ghost
    • 2003
  • Strictly Sinatra (2001)
    Strictly Sinatra
    5.6
    • Connolly
    • 2001
  • Brotherly Love (1999)
    Brotherly Love
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Robert MacDougall
    • 2000
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Albert
    • Dermot Needle
    • 1995–1999
  • The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
    The Tichborne Claimant
    6.1
    • Dr. McKechnie
    • 1998
  • Helen Mirren in Painted Lady (1997)
    Painted Lady
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Charles Stafford
    • 1997
  • Gregor Fisher in The Baldy Man (1995)
    The Baldy Man
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Various Roles
    • 1997
  • The Tales of Para Handy (1994)
    The Tales of Para Handy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Angus Monroe
    • 1995
  • Oliver's Travels (1995)
    Oliver's Travels
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Davidson
    • 1995
  • Linus Roache and Lia Williams in Seaforth (1994)
    Seaforth
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Scawton
    • 1994
  • Chasing the Deer (1994)
    Chasing the Deer
    5.2
    • Tullibardine
    • 1994
  • Camilla Power in Moonacre (1994)
    Moonacre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Father Francis
    • 1994
  • Francesca Annis in Headhunters (1994)
    Headhunters
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Malcolm Standish
    • 1994
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Gervase Chevenix
    • 1993
  • The Guilty (1992)
    The Guilty
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Chancellor
    • 1992

Soundtrack



  • Super Gran (1985)
    Super Gran
    6.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Loaded"
    • 1987

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Agatha Christie's Poirot: Dead Man's Mirror
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Agatha Christie's Poirot: Dead Man's Mirror

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mr. Iain Cuthbertson
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • January 4, 1930
    • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • September 4, 2009
    • Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Janet Mary SmithJuly 3, 1997 - September 4, 2009 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Harley Granville-Barker's play, "The Voysey Inheritance;" Arnold Wesker's play, "Their Very Own and Golden City;" and John Arden's play, "Serjeant Musgrave's Dance" at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Lucy Fleming, Jean Boht, George Howe, Sebastian Shaw, Avril Elgar, Dennis Waterman, Jeffry Wickham, and John Castle in the cast. Jane Howell and William Gaskill were directors.
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After he suffered a severe stroke which affected his speech in 1982, he had to give up stage acting because he was afraid that he would forget his lines. However after a break of eighteen months to recover, he was able to return to film and TV acting where retakes were possible if his memory failed him.

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