Cast & creator
Alex McAvoy
Best known for Minder, The Play on One, Dad's Army
Alex McAvoy (March 10, 1928 – June 16, 2005) was a Scottish actor known for his roles as Sunny Jim in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, The Vital Spark, and as the teacher in Pink Floyd's musical film, The Wall.
Movies
10
film credits
Series
6
television credits
Career
16
1965–2001 · acting roles
Credit score
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (16)
Showing 16 of 16 credits
Series
★ 7.1
Minder
Macintyre
1979
Series
★ 6.0
The Play on One
Trinkle Kid
1988
Series
★ 7.5
Dad's Army
Sergeant
1968
Movie
★ 8.0
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Teacher
1982
Series
★ 6.3
Oliver Twist
Well-Dressed Man
1999
Series
★ 6.5
The Vital Spark
Sunny Jim
1965
Movie
★ 6.5
Brotherly Love
Andrew
1970
Series
★ 9.0
Sunset Song
Alec Mutch
1971
Movie
★ 5.0
Strictly Sinatra
Aldo
2001
Movie
★ 10.0
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Trinkle Kid
1988
Movie
★ 6.8
Pink Floyd: The Final Cut
1983
Movie
Portrait of Isa Mulvenny
Joe Harper
1985
Movie
★ 4.8
The Massacre of Glencoe
Narrator
1971D
Movie
Dialogue in the Dark
Manservant
1989
Movie
★ 5.3
Venus Peter
Beadle
1989T
Movie
The Monkey's Paw
Mr. White
1988