Biography
Roddy McMillan OBE (23 March 1923 – 9 July 1979) was a Scottish actor and playwright, possibly most famous for his comedy role as Para Handy for BBC Scotland's television series, The Vital Spark. He also played the lead role in Edward Boyd's private eye series, The View from Daniel Pike. The Glasgow-born McMillan worked for a time in a glassworks. His theatre work began in the mid-1940s with the Glasgow Unity Theatre. Later that decade, he began acting with the Glasgow Citizen's Company before moving on to Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre in the mid-1950s.His first play, All in Good Faith, about a Glasgow family which unexpectedly comes into possession of £15,000, was first staged in 1954. He performed in his second play, The Bevellers, which premiered at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and achieved success at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow during 1973 and then as a televised Play for Today for the BBC. McMillan also played Detective Inspector "Choc" Minty in the late 1970s private eye series, Hazell, starring Nicholas Ball.McMillan was awarded the OBE in the 1978 Queen's Birthday honours.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 26
TV Shows 14
Narrator 3
The Cromarty Bridge (1979)
Sweeney 2 (1978)
Hazell (1978)
Willie Rough (1976)
Matchfit (1976)
Red Letter Day (1976)
Keep Your Eye on Paisley (1975)
A Killer With Two Faces (1974)
The Bevellers (1974)
Thriller (1973)
Chato's Land (1972)
Shirley's World (1972)
The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
Orkney (1971)
The Boy Who Wanted Peace (1970)
Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Male of the Species (1969)
The Borderers (1968)
The Expert (1968)
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
The Vital Spark (1966)
Softly, Softly (1966)
Gideon's Way (1965)
Health of a City (1965)
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
A Prize of Arms (1962)
The Amorous Prawn (1962)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
Suspense (1962)
The Trouble With Our Ivy (1961)
The Big Day (1960)
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
Snowball (1960)
No Hiding Place (1959)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Cat & Mouse (1958)
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Laxdale Hall (1953)
Morning Departure (1950)
The Gorbals Story (1950)
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GenderMale
Birthday1923-03-23
Deathday1979-07-09 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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