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James Cairncross

Acting · Born December 21, 1915 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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.

James Cairncross movies and shows

  • Doctor Who1963
  • Crown Court1972
  • Play for Today1970
  • BBC Play of the Month1965
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969
  • Theatre 6251964
  • The Troubleshooters1965
  • Van der Valk1972
  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971
  • Suspense1962
  • Tom Jones1963
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962
  • Edna: The Inebriate Woman1971
  • Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror1964
  • Lay Down Your Arms1970
  • Doctor Who: The Krotons1969
  • Hamlet1970