He had a brief recurring role as Frank Marker's probation officer in the Thames Television series Public Eye.[6] He played Sandy Duncanson in BBC's adaptation of Neil Munro's The New Road, in a BBC drama about the Union of the Parliaments in 1707 he played John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton who delivered a controversial speech against the Union, and appeared on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay celebrations,[7][8] one of which (Into '85) was broadcast nationally from Gleneagles and became notorious for Grieve, apparently worse the wear with alcohol, unable to recite a brief poem and collapsing into laughter, along with other shambolic incidents featured in the same programme. The BBC as a result did not broadcast Hogmanay-themed programmes thereafter.[9][10]
john, grieve, actor, john, grieve, june, 1924, january, 2003, scottish, actor, best, known, engineer, macphail, adaptation, neil, munro, para, handy, stories, para, handy, master, mariner, 1959, returning, that, role, scotland, version, vital, spark, 1965, 197. John Grieve 14 June 1924 21 January 2003 was a Scottish actor best known as the engineer Macphail in the BBC adaptation of Neil Munro s Para Handy stories Para Handy Master Mariner 1959 60 returning to that role in the BBC Scotland version The Vital Spark 1965 67 1973 74 1 John GrieveBorn 1924 06 14 14 June 1924Maryhill Glasgow ScotlandDied21 January 2003 2003 01 21 aged 78 Glasgow ScotlandOccupationActorBorn in Maryhill Glasgow Grieve attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Citizens Theatre in 1951 1 2 Grieve worked in variety alongside many familiar Scottish comedians including Stanley Baxter and Jimmy Logan 3 Although principally known for his comic roles he appeared in drama films such as The Thirty Nine Steps 1978 Eye of the Needle 1981 and the BBC docudrama Square Mile of Murder 1980 4 5 His stage roles include the part of the King s Jester in the premier of The Burning 1971 by Stewart Conn He had a brief recurring role as Frank Marker s probation officer in the Thames Television series Public Eye 6 He played Sandy Duncanson in BBC s adaptation of Neil Munro s The New Road in a BBC drama about the Union of the Parliaments in 1707 he played John Hamilton 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton who delivered a controversial speech against the Union and appeared on BBC Scotland s Hogmanay celebrations 7 8 one of which Into 85 was broadcast nationally from Gleneagles and became notorious for Grieve apparently worse the wear with alcohol unable to recite a brief poem and collapsing into laughter along with other shambolic incidents featured in the same programme The BBC as a result did not broadcast Hogmanay themed programmes thereafter 9 10 He appeared in two episodes eleven years apart in the television series All Creatures Great and Small as Dr Harry Allinson 11 whose practice was next door to Skeldale House Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1959 The 39 Steps Lowrie Sheep Herder Uncredited1961 Don t Bother to Knock Bus Conductor1978 The Thirty Nine Steps P C Forbes1981 Eye of the Needle Inspector KincaidReferences edit a b John Grieve Actor who put the character into comedy and who engineered a comedy classic HeraldScotland John Grieve Theatricalia theatricalia com John Grieve from The Gazetteer for Scotland www scottish places info John Grieve Movies and Filmography AllMovie Square Mile of Murder 12 June 1980 p 58 via BBC Genome BFI Screenonline Public Eye 1965 75 www screenonline org uk The New Road Part 5 A Balance of Accounts 1973 BFI Archived from the original on 1 March 2021 A New Year Party at The White Heather Club 1 January 1963 p 21 via BBC Genome Five Four Three Two One Off The Telly Steve Williams January 2001 Joy of Six Memorable Christmas and New Year TV events The Guardian Scott Murray 24 December 2008 Retrieved 19 July 2021 Bulldog Breed 1978 BFI Archived from the original on 31 October 2020 External links editJohn Grieve at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Grieve actor amp oldid 1180210287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
