He had a major role in Two Thousand Acres of Sky, playing Gordon Macphee, the ferryboat captain. Smaller parts include playing Kenneth McIver, the unlucky criminal brother of regular cast member TV John McIver in Hamish Macbeth.[2] He also played the part of Duncan 'Jock' Mcevoy in Yorkshire TV's 1982 production of Airline alongside Roy Marsden and Richard Heffer.
In 2011, he performed in Sins of the Father while rehearsing Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy.[2]
Personal lifeedit
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,[4] went to St Aloysius College,[5] he was married to Barbara Rafferty, whom he met while performing Playing for Real.[3][6]
Sean Scanlan died on 17 April 2017 to throat cancer, aged 68.[7][8]
Referencesedit
^Young, Andrew (31 December 1981). "Glasgow Background Brings Sean into the Picture Again". The Herald. Glasgow, UK. p. 3.
^ abcdBeacom, Brian (30 May 2011). "Double trouble as Sean takes on two roles". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ abBeacom, Brian (7 June 2011). "Perfect Partnership". Evening Times. Glasgow, UK. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^Scott, Marion (29 May 2011). "Family Drama as Barbara Rafferty hits stage with her husband and son". Daily Record. Glasgow, UK. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^"Obituary - Sean Scanlan, leading actor in Scottish television and theatre". The Herald. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^Radcliffe, Allan (5 April 2013). "Old Blood, Òran Mór, Glasgow". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^"Rab C Nesbitt and River City star loses cancer fight". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^Obituary - Sean Scanlan, leading actor in Scottish television and theatre, heraldscotland.com; accessed 20 April 2017.
sean, scanlan, confused, with, seán, scanlan, august, 1948, april, 2017, scottish, actor, known, primarily, many, television, stage, roles, born, 1948, august, 1948glasgow, lanarkshire, scotland, ukdied17, april, 2017, 2017, aged, occupationactorknown, forrab,. Not to be confused with Sean Scanlan Sean Scanlan 18 August 1948 17 April 2017 was a Scottish actor 1 He is known primarily for his many television and stage roles Sean ScanlanBorn 1948 08 18 18 August 1948Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland UKDied17 April 2017 2017 04 17 aged 68 OccupationActorKnown forRab C Nesbitt Two Thousand Acres of Sky Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editScanlan appeared in a large number of plays and television programmes 2 including as Dougie the ship s mate in The Tales of Para Handy 2 and Shug in Rab C Nesbitt 3 He had a major role in Two Thousand Acres of Sky playing Gordon Macphee the ferryboat captain Smaller parts include playing Kenneth McIver the unlucky criminal brother of regular cast member TV John McIver in Hamish Macbeth 2 He also played the part of Duncan Jock Mcevoy in Yorkshire TV s 1982 production of Airline alongside Roy Marsden and Richard Heffer In 2011 he performed in Sins of the Father while rehearsing Lark Clark and the Puppet Handy 2 Personal life editBorn in Glasgow Scotland 4 went to St Aloysius College 5 he was married to Barbara Rafferty whom he met while performing Playing for Real 3 6 Sean Scanlan died on 17 April 2017 to throat cancer aged 68 7 8 References edit Young Andrew 31 December 1981 Glasgow Background Brings Sean into the Picture Again The Herald Glasgow UK p 3 a b c d Beacom Brian 30 May 2011 Double trouble as Sean takes on two roles Evening Times Glasgow Retrieved 3 June 2014 a b Beacom Brian 7 June 2011 Perfect Partnership Evening Times Glasgow UK Retrieved 3 June 2014 Scott Marion 29 May 2011 Family Drama as Barbara Rafferty hits stage with her husband and son Daily Record Glasgow UK Retrieved 3 June 2014 Obituary Sean Scanlan leading actor in Scottish television and theatre The Herald 19 April 2017 Retrieved 26 September 2023 Radcliffe Allan 5 April 2013 Old Blood Oran Mor Glasgow The Times London UK Retrieved 3 June 2014 Rab C Nesbitt and River City star loses cancer fight Retrieved 3 January 2024 Obituary Sean Scanlan leading actor in Scottish television and theatre heraldscotland com accessed 20 April 2017 External links editSean Scanlan at IMDb nbsp This article about a British actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean Scanlan amp oldid 1193390046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
