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Andrew Keir

Actor

Andrew Keir

Born April 3, 1926 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKDied October 5, 199754 films

Andrew Keir (né Buggy, 3 April 1926 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish actor who appeared in a number of films made by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and especially in the theatre, in a professional career that lasted from the 1940s to the 1990s.

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A Night to Remember posterFirst watchA Night to Remember19587.7as 2nd Engineer Officer John Henry HeskethThe sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second…View film

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Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 2026No Such Thing as a VampireDr. Petra Gheria
  2. 1999Dragonworld: The Legend ContinuesAngus
  3. 1997The Princess StallionFergus
  4. 1995Rob RoyArgyll
  5. 1994DragonworldAngus McGowan
  6. 1989The Shell SeekersLawrence
  7. 1988The PartyJohn Tagg
  8. 1987The Story of a RecluseRev John Kirkwood
  9. 1986Knowing The ScoreMr. Campbell
  10. 1986Blood HuntSandy Ross
  11. 1985Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper
  12. 1984End of the LineJohn Bain
  13. 1984Haunters of the DeepCaptain Tregellis
  14. 1982The World Cup: A Captain's TaleSir Thomas Lipton
  15. 1981Lion of the DesertSalem
  16. 1979Meetings with Remarkable MenHead of Sarmoung Monastery
  17. 1978The Thirty Nine StepsLord Rohan
  18. 1978AbsolutionHeadmaster
  19. 1973The CatholicsFather Matthew
  20. 1971Mary, Queen of ScotsRuthven
  21. 1971Blood from the Mummy's TombProfessor Julian Fuchs
  22. 1971ZeppelinVon Gorian
  23. 1971The Night VisitorDr. Kemp
  24. 1970Emma's TimeRobert Kelvin
  25. 1970Adam's WomanO'Shea
  26. 1970The Last GrenadeGordon Mackenzie
  27. 1969The Royal Hunt of the SunValverde
  28. 1968Attack on the Iron CoastCapt. Owen Franklin
  29. 1967Quatermass and the PitProf. Bernard Quatermass
  30. 1967The Long DuelGungaram
  31. 1967The Viking QueenOctavian
  32. 1966The Fighting Prince of DonegalLord McSweeney
  33. 1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Wyler
  34. 1966Dracula: Prince of DarknessFather Sandor
  35. 1966MacbethMacbeth
  36. 1965Lord JimBrierly
  37. 1964The Devil-Ship PiratesTom
  38. 1964The Fall of the Roman EmpirePolybius
  39. 1963Torpedo BayO'Brien
  40. 1963CleopatraAgrippa
  41. 1962The Pirates of Blood RiverJason Standing
  42. 1961Greyfriars BobbyConstable
  43. 1960Tunes of GloryLance Corporal Campbell
  44. 1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandSergeant of the Guard
  45. 1958Tread Softly StrangerInspector Harris
  46. 1958A Night to Remember2nd Engineer Officer John Henry Hesketh
  47. 1958Heart of a ChildConstable
  48. 1957Suspended AlibiMr. Beamster
  49. 1954The 'Maggie'The Reporter
  50. 1954Miner's WindowNarrator
  51. 1953Laxdale HallMcKellaig
  52. 1952The Brave Don't CryCharlie Ross
  53. 1950The Lady Craved ExcitementSeptimus K. Peterson
  54. 1950The Gorbals StoryPub Chucker Outer