John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996)[1] was a Scottish actor. He is the father of the actor Paul Young.

Career

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Young joined the Edinburgh Gateway Company in 1953, playing Tammas Biggar in Graham Moffat's Bunty Pulls the Strings.[2] His film credits include The Wicker Man (1973, as the fishmonger), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as Frank, the historian, and the "I'm not dead!" man), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, as Matthias), Black Angel (1980), The Dollar Bottom (1980) and Chariots of Fire (1981). On television, he played Rev Iain McPherson in the Scottish soap opera Take the High Road for a number of years.

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company Director Notes
1953 The Forrigan Reel Grant of Forrigan Gateway Theatre Company, Edinburgh James Gibson play by James Bridie
1953 Bunty Pulls the Strings Tammas Biggar Gateway Theatre Company, Edinburgh James Gibson play by Graham Moffat
1981 Let Wives Tak Tent Montgomery The Scottish Theatre Company David Thompson play by Robert Kemp

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1969 Ring of Bright Water Guard
1971 The Massacre of Glencoe Colonel Hill
1973 The Wicker Man Fishmonger
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail Dead Body / Historian Frank
1977 Moonshine County Express Starkey's Man
1978 My Way Home Shop assistant
1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian Matthias, Son of Deuteronomy of Gath
1979 Black Jack Dr. Hunter
1980 Black Angel The Old Man Short
1980 The Dollar Bottom Short
1981 Chariots of Fire Reverend. J.D. Liddell
1981 Time Bandits Reginald
1983 Every Picture Tells a Story Artist

Further reading

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  • Elder, Michael (2003), What do You do During the Day?, Eldon Productions, ISBN 9-780954-556808

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary : John Young - The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 2 November 1996. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Elder, Michael (2003), What do You do During the Day?, Eldon Productions, p. 31 - 56. ISBN 9-780954-556808
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