Ralph McKenzie Riach (26 January 1936 – 20 March 2022) was a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray.
Early years Riach was born in Elgin, Scotland. He was educated at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, and he worked in Perth on a variety of jobs before he began his acting career.
Career Riach portrayed John McIver (better known as "TV John") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth. His career began at the age of 50, when he appeared in Lost Empires (1986). He appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti.
Film appearances included The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995), Copying Beethoven (2006) and Cloud Atlas (2012). He also portrayed John Laurie in We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story (2015). In 2014, he played a scene in Scottish feature film Time Teens: The Beginning directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar. He appeared in the short film Darkness in The Afternoon in 1999.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1990Crossing the LineLaundry Manager1995BraveheartPriest No. 11997In Praise of Older WomenConde1998Dangerous BeautyLorenzo Gritti1998The GovernessMr. Hewlett1999My Life So FarSir David Drummond1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcEnglish Judge2000The House of MirthLord Hubert Dacy2002AnazaptaPhysician2004One Last ChanceMr. Murray2004The Rocket PostOld Donald2006Copying BeethovenWenzel Schlemmer2007Death Defying ActsMr. Robertson2008Is Anybody There?Clive2008GoodBrunau2012Cloud AtlasErnie2014What We Did on Our HolidayJimmy Cazzarotto2015Time TeensThe Meridian2018The Party's Just BeginningThe Caller
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1986Lost EmpiresEdinburgh Empire M.D.Episode #1.11986–2003TaggartVarious roles5 episodes1986First Among EqualsFrank BoyleEpisode #1.81987Tutti FruttiBarmanEpisode: "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"1987WatchingMr. Ambrose2 episodes1988City LightsGlasgow Museum OfficialEpisode: "I'm Willie, Fly Me"1990The Play on OneFr MaxwellEpisode: "Changing Step"1990–1991ChancerWilly Stebbings15 episodes19914 PlayJohn BreckEpisode: "Ball on the States"1991ClarissaUncle Anthony3 episodes1991, 1998CasualtyMr. Nichol / Alex2 episodes1992RidesMr. GoodwinEpisode: "Which One of You Is the Victim?"1992The BillGordon EllisEpisode: "Priorities"1993Screen TwoDr. SutherlandEpisode: "The Long Roads"1993–1994Doctor FinlayDr. Gilmore10 episodes1995Kavanagh QCMalcolm GibsonEpisode: "Heartland"1995WycliffeDr. BonnerEpisode: "Lost Contact"1995–1997Hamish MacbethTV John / Euan McIver20 episodes1997Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film ChallengeTedEpisode: "Nurse Ajax"1997, 2000Peak PracticeMalcolm McReadie / Mr. Rees2 episodes1998MosleyRamsay MacDonald3 episodes2000Murder Rooms: Mysteries of theReal Sherlock HolmesThe Strand EditorEpisode: "The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes"2000Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Mr. AsmodiusEpisode: "A Man of Substance"2000Brotherly LoveReverend McDonald5 episodes2000, 2001Monarch of the GlenGeordie McCann2 episodes2001The Russian BrideLarryTelevision film2003Canterbury TalesMr Malcolm WickensEpisode: "The Miller's Tale"200455 Degrees NorthStanley HansonEpisode #1.52004Quite Ugly One MorningAlexander KinrossTelevision film2005The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleCleeve2006Low Winter SunMister Gillot2007Wedding BellesJohn Eddie2010–2011Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of LoveNoel's Lawyer3 episodes2011South RidingLord SedgmireEpisode #1.32011Young James HerriotProfessor Henry Legge3 episodes2011–2013DoctorsMarcus Tidwell / Ron Wise2012New TricksColin OgilvyEpisode: "Glasgow UCOS"2013M.I. HighBodgerEpisode: "Grosse Encounters"2015Holby CityFrank ThorpeEpisode: "Cover Up"2015We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryJohn LaurieTelevision film2016ShetlandMan on BeachEpisode #3.12017–2018FortitudeRalfi Sigurdson9 episodes2018Grandpa's Great EscapeMr. WillkinsTelevision film2018Still GameOld RickyEpisode: "Balls Up"
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