Walter Carr (1 April 1925 – 30 May 1998) was a Scottish actor and comedian. He played the servant, Jack, in the Edinburgh Gateway Company's

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production of

Robert McLellan Robert McLellan OBE (1907–1985) was a Scottish renaissance dramatist, writer and poet and a leading figure in the twentieth century movement to recover Scotland’s distinctive theatrical traditions. He found popular success with plays and ...

's historical comedy ''The Flouers o Edinburgh'' in August 1957, and was in the cast of its production of ''All for Mary'' by Kay Bannerman and Harold Brooke in February 1958. He played one of the Vices in

Tyrone Guthrie Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at his ...

's Edinburgh Festival production of ''

Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites ''A Satire of the Three Estates'' (Middle Scots: ''Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis''), is a satirical morality play in Middle Scots, written by makar Sir David Lyndsay. The complete play was first performed outside in the playing fiel ...

'' at the

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's Assemby Hall in August 1959. In 1963, he gave a memorable comedy performance as the imagined invalid in the Gateway's production of ''The Hypochondriack'',

Victor Carin Victor Carin (1 October 1933 – 2 January 1981) was a Scottish actor, director, and translator, who wrote for radio, television, film, and the stage.Corbett (2005), "Introduction", pp. xvii–xix. Carin was born in Aberdeen and grew up in Stoneh ...

's translation into Scots of

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

's ''

Le malade imaginaire ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' (French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H.49 ...

''. Possibly his best known role was as the mate Dougie in the TV series ''

The Vital Spark ''The Vital Spark'' is a BBC Scotland television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Roddy McMillan as Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, captain of the puffer ''Vital Sp ...

'' (1965-67). He played Shooey in Lex MacLean's TV series. Other television roles included Davy McNeil in ''

The Dark Island ''The Dark Island'' is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of ...

'' (1962), James Pigg in ''Mr. John Jorrocks'' (1966), and Advocate Fife in ''Weir of Hermiston'' (1973). He had a minor part as the school teacher in the cult film ''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 ...

'' (1973), and played a jeweller in the comedy '' The Girl in the Picture'' (1985).

Filmography

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'' (1973) – School Master *'' The Girl in the Picture'' (1985) – Jeweller (final film role)

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* 1925 births People from Larkhall 1998 deaths Sinden family Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors 20th-century Scottish male actors Scottish male comedians 20th-century British comedians {{Scotland-actor-stub