Old Photograph John Fraser Scotland

Old photograph of John Fraser who was born on 18 March 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland. John is a Scottish born actor and writer. One of his earliest roles was as Inigo Jollifant in the second film version of J.B. Priestley's The Good Companions. He went on to have starring roles in films such as El Cid, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, playing Lord Alfred Douglas, and Roman Polanski's Repulsion. He made appearances on television series including Danger Man, Columbo, Doctor Who, and The Bill.



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Old Photograph Donald Meek Scotland

Old photograph of Donald Meek who was born on July 14 in 1878 in Glasgow, Scotland. Donald was a Scottish American character actor. He first worked as a stage actor and later became a film actor, starring in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish American War and contracted yellow fever which caused him to lose his hair. He was cast as timid, worrisome characters in many of his films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's Stagecoach. He died on Monday, 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.



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Old Photograph Gordon Jackson Scotland

Old photograph of Gordon Jackson who was born on 19 December 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland. Gordon Cameron Jackson was a Scottish Emmy Award winning actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He was the youngest of five children. He attended Hillhead High School, and in his youth he took part in BBC radio shows including Children's Hour. He left school aged 15 and became a draughtsman for Rolls-Royce. His film career started in 1942, when producers from Ealing Studios were looking for a young Scot to act in The Foreman Went to France and he was suggested for the part. After this, he returned to his job at Rolls-Royce, but he was soon asked to do more films, and he made the decision to make acting his career. He soon appeared in other Ealing films, including Millions Like Us, San Demetrio London, The Captive Heart, Eureka Stockade and Whisky Galore a 1949 Ealing comedy film from the novel Whisky Galore by Compton MacKenzie. Both the film and the novel are based on the real life 1941 shipwreck of the S.S. Politician near the island of Eriskay and the unauthorised taking of its cargo of whisky. In the early years of his career, Jackson also worked in rep in Glasgow, Worthing, England, and Perth, Perthshire. He died 1989, aged 66, in London, England. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.



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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Pipe Band Kirkgate Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Perth and District Pipe Band playing traditional Scottish music in the Kirkgate outside St John's Kirk during the 2014 Ryder Cup Golf celebrations on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Pipe Band High Street Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Perth and District Pipe Band playing traditional Scottish music on the High Street during the 2014 Ryder Cup Golf celebrations on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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