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Cast & creator
James Cairncross
Best known for Doctor Who, Play for Today, Crown Court
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.
Movies
9
film credits
Series
12
television credits
Career
21
1961–1990 · acting roles
Credit score
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (21)
Showing 21 of 21 credits
Series
★ 7.9
Doctor Who
Lemaitre
1963
Series
★ 6.6
Play for Today
Rogo at Charitable Institution
1970
Series
★ 5.7
Crown Court
John Bray
1972
Series
★ 5.2
BBC Play of the Month
Prior
1965Series
★ 5.2
BBC Play of the Month
Alonso
1965
Series
★ 7.2
Theatre 625
Brewer Smith
1964
Series
★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Det. Chief Insp. Glover
1969
Series
★ 6.2
Van der Valk
Dr. Jagerman
1972
Series
★ 7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Briggs
1971Series
★ 7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Coroner
1971
Series
★ 6.7
Suspense
Kite
1962
Movie
★ 5.9
Tom Jones
Parson Supple
1963J
Series
★ 8.0
Jango
Graham
1961
Movie
★ 7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1962
Movie
★ 6.4
Doctor Who: The Krotons
Beta
1969
Movie
★ 6.7
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Lemaitre
1964T
Movie
★ 8.0
The Fool
Mr. Trott
1990
Movie
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Rogo at Charitable Institution
1971
Movie
★ 7.5
Lay Down Your Arms
Julian
1970S
Movie
Slater's Day
Frogley
1974
Movie
★ 8.0
Hamlet
Polonius
1970