John Young (actor)
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John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996)[1] was a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the father of the actor Paul Young.
Young joined the Edinburgh Gateway Company in 1953, playing Tammas Biggar in Graham Moffat's Bunty Pulls the Strings.[2] His film credits include The Wicker Man (1973, as the fishmonger), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as Frank, the historian, and the "I'm not dead!" man), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, as Matthias), Black Angel (1980), The Dollar Bottom (1980) and Chariots of Fire (1981). On television, he played Rev Iain McPherson in the ITV soap opera Take the High Road for a number of years.
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Forrigan Reel | Grant of Forrigan | Gateway Theatre Company, Edinburgh | James Gibson | play by James Bridie |
| 1953 | Bunty Pulls the Strings | Tammas Biggar | Gateway Theatre Company, Edinburgh | James Gibson | play by Graham Moffat |
| 1981 | Let Wives Tak Tent | Montgomery | The Scottish Theatre Company | David Thompson | play by Robert Kemp |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Ring of Bright Water | Guard | |
| 1971 | The Massacre of Glencoe | Colonel Hill | |
| 1973 | The Wicker Man | Fishmonger | |
| 1975 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Dead Body / Historian Frank | |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | Starkey's Man | |
| 1978 | My Way Home | Shop assistant | |
| 1979 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | Matthias, Son of Deuteronomy of Gath | |
| 1979 | Black Jack | Dr. Hunter | |
| 1980 | Black Angel | The Old Man | Short |
| 1980 | The Dollar Bottom | Short | |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Reverend. J.D. Liddell | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Reginald | |
| 1983 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Artist |
