Ian Cuthbertson
| Iain Cuthbertson | |
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| Born |
4 January 1930 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 4 September 2009 (aged 79) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955-2003 |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Kristen (1964-1988) Janet Mary Smith |
Iain Cuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) was a Scottish character actor. At 6' 4", he was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive "gravelly" heavily accented voice.
Born and brought up in Glasgow, he was educated at Glasgow Academy, Aberdeen Grammar and the University of Aberdeen (where he graduated with a MA Honours in French and Spanish). His first break as an actor was on radio while studying at Aberdeen University.
He spent two years national service in the Black Watch. During that time he was ordered to act as prisoner's friend at the court martial of a soldier accused of appearing late on parade, and then assaulting his superior officer when he eventually did turn up. He managed to get the soldier cleared of the more serious charge. The soldier's comment afterwards was "Thanks awfully fur pretendin ah didnae dae it sur".
His original wish was for a job in the Foreign Office, but he became a radio journalist with the BBC in Glasgow.
Cuthbertson started acting at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1958 and became General Manager and Director of Productions in 1962. In that year the theatre hosted an exhibition of work by the artist Stewart Bowmn Johnson Three years later he became Associate Director of London's Royal Court Theatre.
His most memorable television role was as the eponymous Procurator Fiscal in the long running "Sutherland's Law ". A rather different but more minor achievement was his portrayal of the criminal and businessman Charlie Endell in both Budgie (London Weekend Television/ITV) with Adam Faith (1971–72) and its sequel Charles Endell Esquire (Scottish Television/ITV) in 1979.
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