Hilton McRae | |
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Born |
Dundee, Scotland |
28 December 1949
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse(s) | Lindsay Duncan |
Children | Cal McRae |
Hilton McRae (born 28 December 1949) is a Scottish actor in the fields of theatre, television and film.
McRae was part of the radical theatre group 7:84 before graduating from Edinburgh University, and by 1977 he had joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has concentrated mainly on avant-garde and political theatre.
His most mainstream American film role was as Arvel Crynyd in Return of the Jedi; he was uncredited for his brief appearance. In the UK he had substantial roles in The French Lieutenant's Woman and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan.
He has performed in several musicals on the London stage, including Mamma Mia! and Miss Saigon, in which he played the part of The Engineer. He performed the role of Mr Stopnick in the UK premiere of Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre, which won the Best Musical Award from the London newspaper the Evening Standard. In 2008 he played the part of Scarecrow in the Southbank's production of The Wizard of Oz.
In 2006, he acted in Rabbit, a play by Nina Raine which opened at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London, and then transferred to the Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall.
In 2009, McRae won rave reviews as the title role in The Execution of Gary Glitter.