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Another from the great film gone after Sir Richard recently.
Angus Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish actor best known for his film appearance as Steve McQueen's friend Archibald Ives in the 1963 film The Great Escape. He was also known for being in the television soap opera Crossroads.
He was brought up in Glasgow and attended Eastbank Academy in the city. He attended the 94th Glasgow (1st Shettleston) Company of the Boys' Brigade. He then appeared in repertory theatres in various towns in England and Scotland.
He remains best known for his long running role as cook Shughie McFee in the soap opera Crossroads, which he played from 1974 to 1981. His earliest major role was as Davie "Sunny Jim" Green in BBC Scotland's comedy series, Para Handy - Master Mariner in 1959-60. Other TV credits include: Target Luna, The Saint (The Fellow Traveller), Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Terror of the Zygons), The Borderers, Z Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey, Lovejoy, The Onedin Line, All Night Long, Keeping Up Appearances and Monarch of the Glen.
His film appearances include: 633 Squadron, Tunes of Glory, Oh! What a Lovely War and a significant role in The Great Escape as the diminutive serial escaper Flying Officer Archibald Ives (nicknamed The Mole). He was the sole survivor in 633 Squadron, while he appears in RAF uniform again in The Great Escape. When the two films were shown as a double bill at Gants Hill Odeon, London, in the 1970s, the two roles created the impression that he played the same character in both films.
He appeared in many stage productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and pantomimes.
Angus Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish actor best known for his film appearance as Steve McQueen's friend Archibald Ives in the 1963 film The Great Escape. He was also known for being in the television soap opera Crossroads.
He was brought up in Glasgow and attended Eastbank Academy in the city. He attended the 94th Glasgow (1st Shettleston) Company of the Boys' Brigade. He then appeared in repertory theatres in various towns in England and Scotland.
He remains best known for his long running role as cook Shughie McFee in the soap opera Crossroads, which he played from 1974 to 1981. His earliest major role was as Davie "Sunny Jim" Green in BBC Scotland's comedy series, Para Handy - Master Mariner in 1959-60. Other TV credits include: Target Luna, The Saint (The Fellow Traveller), Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Terror of the Zygons), The Borderers, Z Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey, Lovejoy, The Onedin Line, All Night Long, Keeping Up Appearances and Monarch of the Glen.
His film appearances include: 633 Squadron, Tunes of Glory, Oh! What a Lovely War and a significant role in The Great Escape as the diminutive serial escaper Flying Officer Archibald Ives (nicknamed The Mole). He was the sole survivor in 633 Squadron, while he appears in RAF uniform again in The Great Escape. When the two films were shown as a double bill at Gants Hill Odeon, London, in the 1970s, the two roles created the impression that he played the same character in both films.
He appeared in many stage productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and pantomimes.
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Gants Hill Odeon my local cinema till they knocked it down.
33 years since he was in Crossroads  |
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Always liked thorn in my side
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never like his cooking in crossroads
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the yes voters in Scotland will be demanding a minutes silence as a mark of respect for one of their own...
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So soon after Big X and Henley the scrounger.
David McCallum and John Leyton the only two of the main characters left now. |
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CLYDEBANK29 - Add Lawrence Montaigne (83), Tom Adams (76), William Russell (89) & George Mikell (85) to surviving last six of main Cast.
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In my defence dewey I wasn't counting them as main characters
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John Leyton, still touring as a singer, and looks about 60 even though he's pushing 80.
This from 3 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y91Ki8xjVwA |
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Hope I'm as sprightly when I reach his age. Had no idea he was mainly a singer
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Yes CLYDEBANK, he was a big pop star in the early 60's. Tons of his music on yt.
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Including this absolutely brilliant number one from 1961
John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4JXwd7XMo |
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ta kennymann, it's a tune I remember. Going off on a tangent but it led me here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OW_As_ZdLs |
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kenny mann - agreed - John Leyton - brilliant - still remembered today........CLYDBANK29 - with respect - ask anyone under the age of 60 who was John Leyton? The names I posted are from main cast just the same.
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dewey I did actually use Wiki before I posted and it's a film I know very well. I'm basing it on my perception of who are the main characters. It's subjective opinion, not objective fact.
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Is David McCallum the only one left?
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No John Leyton, see above.
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he was a jockey in the great escape.......
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That's right he was a jockey, I remember him telling steve McQueen
I think he had a couple of kids with Noele Gordon as well |
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That's right he was a jockey, I remember him telling steve McQueen
I think he had a couple of kids with Noele Gordon as well |
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One of the real great escapers died last week as well. He was one of the tunnel diggers. He was just about to emerge on the night of the escape when the alarm sounded,so he scuttled back to the cells.
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It's on again now. Channel 5.
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Watching it yet again, it really is a great film, up there with the likes of Shawshank.
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