Ricky Callan was one of Scotland's best known character actors, born 28 December 1961. A familiar face on television, he had a long list of credits to his name, including '' The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'', ''

Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 September 19 ...

'', '' Monarch of the Glen'', ''

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Velvet Soup ''Velvet Soup'' was a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Gavin Mitchell, Steven McNicoll, Julia Duncanson and Mark McDonnell. Background It started as a radio series for BBC Radio Scotland called ''Velvet Cabaret'', named after a nightclu ...

''. He was also a stand-up comedian and familiar voice on radio. In 2001 he wrote the screenplay for the short film ''Pork Chop''. He starred in the film '' Joe Smeal's Wheels'' directed by ''

Leon the Pig Farmer ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' is a 1992 British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, a ...

'' screenwriter Michael Normand. After a long illness, Callan died on 11 October 2016.

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