Back to peopleJohn CairneyKnown forActingBornFebruary 16, 1930DiedSeptember 6, 2023Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland, UKBiographyLife and careerJohn 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.Filmography3 filmsAll3Acting3A Study in Terror1965as Michael OsborneJason and the Argonauts1963as HylasA Night to Remember1958as Mr. Murphy