Iain Cuthbertson

Biography

The Scottish actor and theater director Iain Cuthbertson was born in Glasgow in 1930, was brought up there, and got his first break as an actor on radio while he was a student at the University of Aberdeen. He began his stage career at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1958 and in 1962 became its general manager and head of productions, then in 1965 became associate director of the Royal Court Theatre in London. Tall and imposing, with a gravelly voice, he took lead roles in television series including The Borderers (1968 to 1970), Budgie (1971 to 1972), Sutherland's Law (1973 to 1976), Charles Endell Esquire (1979 to 1980) and Danger UXB (1979), and he appeared in the films The Railway Children (1970), The Stone Tape (1972) and Gorillas in the Mist (1988). He also guest starred in many British series, among them Doctor Who, Minder, Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie's Poirot.

79years old at death

Born January 4, 1930Glasgow
Died September 4, 2009Glasgow
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 31 years1970 to 2001

Every film, newest first

2001Strictly SinatraIMDb rating 5.7
1991Let Him Have ItIMDb rating 7.1
1988Gorillas in the MistIMDb rating 7.1
1972The Stone TapeIMDb rating 6.3
1970The Railway ChildrenIMDb rating 7.3

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First role
Cuthbertson's acting career started in 1958 at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, and in 1962 he took on the roles of General Manager and Director of Productions there.
A change of course
In 1965, Cuthbertson became Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre in London, taking on that role at the venue.
Beyond film
In August 1960, Cuthbertson took the part of William Wallace in Sydney Goodsir Smith's play The Wallace at the Edinburgh International Festival, a performance the playwright Robert McLellan called one of the few great ones in Scottish theater history.
A change of course
Cuthbertson originally hoped to work in the Foreign Office, but he ended up as a BBC radio journalist based in Glasgow.