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Home/People/James Cairncross
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Born
Dec 21, 1915Died: Dec 17, 2009
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
10
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

James Cairncross

Acting

Biography
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.
The Fool poster

The Fool

as Mr. Trott
1990
Slater's Day poster

Slater's Day

as Frogley
1974
Edna: The Inebriate Woman poster

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

as Rogo at Charitable Institution
1971
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

as Polonius
1970
Lay Down Your Arms poster

Lay Down Your Arms

as Julian
1970
Doctor Who: The Krotons poster

Doctor Who: The Krotons

as Beta
1969
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

as Lemaitre
1964
Tom Jones poster

Tom Jones

as Parson Supple
1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1962