Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae (born August 20, 1905 in Glasgow , Scotland as John Duncan Macrae , † March 23, 1967 ibid) was a British actor with character roles in theater, film and television. He also played in numerous well-known movies in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Including in Rejoice in Life , Vanquished Hate , Once a Hero , Casino Royale or Don't trust anyone over 30 .
life and career
Duncan Macrae was born in Glasgow in 1905, the fourth of six children. His father, James Macrae, was a police sergeant in the Scottish capital at the time. Macrae attended the Allan Glen School and enrolled at the University of Glasgow from 1923 to 1924 for mechanical engineering, which he did not graduate, instead he worked full-time as a teacher and played, first on amateur theater stages, later also in professional ones Theater ensembles. He became a member of the early Citizens' Theater Company in Glasgow and was best known for his performance as King James VI in Robert McLellan's performance of Jamie the Saxt .
He finally made his film debut after the war in 1947 in a supporting role in David MacDonald's drama The Brothers . In the two decades that followed he played numerous distinctive character roles in cinema and TV films. In 1949 he was seen in Alexander Mackendrick's crime comedy Joy to life , directed by Philip Leacock in 1953 he played the main male role of Jim MacKenzie in the drama Defeated Hatred . For his role there, he was honored with a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor . In the 1950s he played other parts in Frank Launder's comedy Ein Schotte auf Brautschau and in the Graham Greene film Our Man in Havana by director Carol Reed . In the 1960s he embodied character roles in films by directors Robert Stevenson , Ronald Neame , Guy Hamilton , Michael Truman and Don Chaffey . He had one of his last cinema appearances in 1967 as Inspector Mathis in the lavish and star-spiked James Bond episode Casino Royale .
His television appearances from 1956 to 1967 included: ITV Play of the Week , The Vital Spark , Para Handy - Master Mariner , Kidnapped , Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone or Number 6 .
Macrae died on March 23, 1967 at the age of 61 in his hometown of Glasgow.
Awards
- 1954: British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in Hate Defeated
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1947: The Brothers
- 1949: Enjoy life (Whiskey Galore!)
- 1950: The Woman in Question
- 1952: You're Only Young Twice
- 1953: Hate Defeated (The Kidnappers)
- 1955: Geordie
- 1958: Rockets Galore
- 1959: A Scot looking for a bride (The Bridal Path)
- 1959: Our Man in Havana (Our Man in Havana)
- 1960: The Adventures of David Balfour (Kidnapped)
- 1960: Once a Hero (Tunes of Glory)
- 1961: Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog
- 1961: Lovable Enemies (The Best of Enemies)
- 1963: Alibi of Death (Girl in the Headlines)
- 1964: colleague dies soon (A Jolly Bad Fellow)
- 1967: Casino Royale
- 1968: Don't Trust Anyone Over 30 (30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia)
watch TV
- 1956: Kidnapped (TV movie)
- 1957: ITV Play of the Week (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1958: ITV Television Playhouse (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959: The Vital Spark (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959: Armchair Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959–1960: Para Handy - Master Mariner (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1963: Comedy Playhouse (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963: Kidnapped (TV miniseries)
- 1963: First Night (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1964: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1964–1965: Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1965: A Slight Case of ... (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: The Wednesday Play (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: Number 6 (TV series, 1 episode)
literature
Web links
- Duncan Macrae in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmography by Duncan Macrae in: The New York Times
- Films by Duncan Macrae with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duncan Macrae in: Glasgow Almanac: An AZ of the City and its People , by Stephen Terry, Neil Wilson Publishing, 2013
- ^ Duncan Macrae in: Screen World 1968 , by John Willis, 1983, p. 236
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macrae, Duncan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macrae, John Duncan (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1967 |
| Place of death | Glasgow , Scotland |