John Malcolm
L to R: Harker (Malcolm), Colin Eddington and Francis finding the "Treasure" in "Three Locks to Fortune", The Adventures of Black Beauty
Born(1936-03-26)26 March 1936
Stirling, Scotland
Died13 June 2008(2008-06-13) (aged 72)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)Stage, film and TV actor

John McDowell Malcolm[1] (26 March 1936 – 13 June 2008)[2] was a Scottish actor who appeared in numerous films and television productions over a 40-year period.[3]

He attended Barnsley Holgate Grammar School for Boys, Barnsley and trained as an actor at RADA.[4] He then appeared in repertory theatre in Scotland and England and with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[5][6] He also founded the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in 1962 and The Theatre Chipping Norton in 1973.[7]

His film appearances included Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? (1964), The Reckoning (1969), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), The Ragman's Daughter (1972), Coming Out of the Ice (1982), and The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985).[3] His television appearances included Enemy at the Door as Oberleutnant Kluge, Nanny, Coronation Street, and the 1988 miniseries War and Remembrance as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Search results | ScotlandsPeople". www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "John Malcolm: Actor and founder of the Traverse". The Independent. London. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b "John Malcolm". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "John Malcolm: actor and co-founder of the Traverse Theatre". The Times. London. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ "John Malcolm". HeraldScotland. 27 June 2008.
  6. ^ "John Malcolm | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. ^ "John Malcolm (obituary)". The Stage. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  8. ^ "John Malcolm". aveleyman.com.

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