John Grieve (actor)

John Grieve (actor)

John Grieve (14 June 1924 - 21 January 2003) was a Scottish actor, best known as the engineer Macphail in the 1970s BBC adaptation of Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, "The Vital Spark."

Born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Grieve attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before joining the Citizen's Theatre in 1951. Grieve worked in variety alongside many familiar Scottish comedians, including Stanley Baxter and Jimmy Logan. Although principally known for his comic roles, he appeared in drama films such as "The Thirty-Nine Steps" (1978), "The Eye of the Needle" (1981) and the BBC docudrama "Square Mile of Murder" (1980). 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".

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