John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996) was a
Scottish actor. He is the father of the actor
Paul Young
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.
Career
Young joined the
Edinburgh Gateway Company in 1953, playing Tammas Biggar in
Graham Moffat
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's ''Bunty Pulls the Strings''.
[Elder, Michael (2003), ''What do You do During the Day?'', Eldon Productions, p. 31 - 56. ] His film credits include ''
The Wicker Man
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'' (1973, as the fishmonger), ''
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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'' (1975, as Frank, the historian, and the "I'm not dead!" man), and ''
Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (1979, as Matthias). On television, he played
Rev Iain McPherson in the Scottish soap opera ''
Take the High Road
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'' for a number of years.
Filmography
Further reading
* Elder, Michael (2003), ''What do You do During the Day?'', Eldon Productions,
References
External links
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1916 births
1996 deaths
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
20th-century Scottish male actors
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