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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.
Andrew Keir. Actor: Rob Roy. The character actor Andrew Keir (originally Andrew Buggy) was born in 1926 in the coal-mining town of Shotts in Lanarkshire, Scotland, of Irish Catholic extraction, and raised there with his five brothers John, Tom, Michael, Patrick, and Hugh, and a sister, Maggie.
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- Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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- London, England, UK
Learn about the life and career of Andrew Keir, a Scottish actor who appeared in films, TV shows, and theater. Find out his birth name, height, family, roles, and trivia.
- April 3, 1926
- October 5, 1997
Oct 6, 1997 · A tribute to the Scottish actor who starred in films such as Greyfriars Bobby and Rob Roy, and TV shows such as Hamish Macbeth and Quatermass and the Pit. He left school at 14 to work in the mines, but became a professional actor through a chance encounter with Tyrone Guthrie.
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Andrew Keir (3 April 1926 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish actor, who rose to prominence featuring in a number of films from Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and particularly in the theatre, in a professional career that lasted from the 1940s to the 1990s. He is most remembered for starring as Professor Bernard Quatermass in Hammer's film version of Quatermass and the Pit (1967). He also originated the role of Thomas Cromwell in Robert Bolt's play A ...
Oct 5, 1997 · 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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Oct 6, 1997 · A tribute to the Scottish actor Andrew Keir, who died in 1997, by John Ruscoe. He was known for his roles in Quatermass and the Pit, Rob Roy, The Maggie and many other films and TV shows.
