James Cairncross

Known for

Acting

Born

December 21, 1915

Birthplace

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Died

December 17, 2009 (aged 93)

Biography

James Cairncross was born on 21 December 1915 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tom Jones (1963), Doctor Who (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 17 December 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Best known work

Doctor Who

1963

Tom Jones

1963

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

Van der Valk

1972

Play for Today

1970

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

1964

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Doctor Who: The Krotons

1969

Crown Court

1972

Filmography

1990
The Fool
as Mr. Trott
1974
Slater's Day
as Frogley
1972
Crown CourtTV
as John Bray (3 episodes)
1972
Van der ValkTV
as Dr. Jagerman (1 episode)
1971
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
as Rogo at Charitable Institution
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
as Briggs (1 episode), as Coroner (1 episode)
1970
Hamlet
as Polonius
1970
Play for TodayTV
as Rogo at Charitable Institution (1 episode)
1970
Lay Down Your Arms
as Julian
1969
Doctor Who: The Krotons
as Beta
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
as Det. Chief Insp. Glover (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
as Prior (1 episode), as Alonso (1 episode)
1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as Lemaitre
1964
Theatre 625TV
as Brewer Smith (1 episode)
1963
Doctor WhoTV
as Lemaitre (5 episodes)
1963
Tom Jones
as Parson Supple
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1962
SuspenseTV
as Kite (1 episode)
1961
JangoTV
as Graham (1 episode)