John Dair

John Dair

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1933-03-03
Deathday: 2005-11-25 (72 years old)

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Biography

John Dair (3 March 1933 – 25 November 2005) was a Scottish actor who was best known for his role as Harry Grout’s bodyguard "Crusher" in the sitcom Porridge and as Charlie Dawson in the drama Our Friends in the North.

Although born in Dundee, Scotland, Dair was a resident of London, England, for many years.

He drove mobile cranes and bulldozers on building sites and then worked as a singer, until he was offered the part in Porridge whilst performing at the Lyceum Theatre, London. He appeared in one of the most memorable scenes in the sitcom in which his character displays a "sense of humour failure" when a joke is repeated to him. He also had small parts in films, the most memorable of which was in Batman as crime boss Vinnie Ricorso, who is fatally stabbed in the throat with a quill pen by the Joker.

In 1984 he appeared in the iconic music video for the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song Relax as a man dressed as a Roman emperor in a gay nightclub also had a part as a gambler in their No.1 selling single Two Tribes video directed by Godley & Creme. He also appeared in commercials including the acclaimed 1985 advertisement for Levi Strauss & Co. jeans with Nick Kamen that was set in a Laundromat. Dair died of lung cancer in 2005.

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Average 6.16
Based on 445 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1974
1987
1989
1991
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-03-03

Deathday
2005-11-25 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Dundee, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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