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James Cairncross

Born December 21, 1915 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UKDied December 17, 20099 films

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.

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner posterFirst watchThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner19627.2as Mr. Jones (uncredited)A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance…View film

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Tom Jones poster5.9Tom Jones1963

Filmography

9 films as actor
  1. 1990The FoolMr. Trott
  2. 1974Slater's DayFrogley
  3. 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanRogo at Charitable Institution
  4. 1970HamletPolonius
  5. 1970Lay Down Your ArmsJulian
  6. 1969Doctor Who: The KrotonsBeta
  7. 1964Doctor Who: The Reign of TerrorLemaitre
  8. 1963Tom JonesParson Supple
  9. 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMr. Jones (uncredited)