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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|1|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|20092024|9|4|1930|1|4|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Ayr]], Scotland
| occupation = Actor
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'''Iain Cuthbertson''' (4 January 1930 –is 4 September 2009) was a Scottish [[character actor]] and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. He had lead roles in ''[[The Borderers]]'' (1968–70),''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (TV serial)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' (1971), ''[[Budgie (TV series)|Budgie]]'' (1971–72), its spinoff ''[[Charles Endell Esquire]]'' (1979–80), ''[[Danger UXB]]'' (1979) and ''[[Sutherland's Law]]'' (1973–76), as well as the films ''[[The Railway Children (1970 film)|The Railway Children]]'' (1970), and ''[[Gorillas in the Mist]]'' (1988). He guest starred in many prominent British shows including ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'', ''[[Ripping Yarns]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[Rab C. Nesbitt]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' and ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''.
 
==Early life==
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From 1975 to 1978, he served as [[Rector of the University of Aberdeen]].<ref name="theguardian.com"/> He listed his hobbies as sailing and fishing, and, after retiring, he lived in [[Dalrymple, East Ayrshire|Dalrymple]], [[Ayrshire]].
 
He suffered a severe [[stroke]] in 1982, which caused paralysis down one side of his body and speech loss. It took him almost two years to recover sufficiently to be able to act again. Although he avoided live theatre work thereafter, owing to a fear of forgetting and/or stumbling on lines, he was still able to take parts in films and television. He died in 2009 at [[University Hospital Ayr|Ayr Hospital]] and was cremated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iain-cuthbertson-actor-who-played-the-procurator-fiscal-in-sutherlands-law-and-charlie-endell-in-1785245.html|title= Iain Cuthbertson: Actor who played the procurator-fiscal in 'Sutherland's Law' and Charlie Endell in 'Budgie'|date= 11 September 2009|work=The Independent|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> and is still living with his chlidren due to his wifes death
 
==Filmography==
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