Iain McColl

Acting

Iain McColl

Born January 27, 1954 · Lennox Castle Hospital, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Died July 4, 2013 · aged 59

Iain McColl was a Scottish actor best known for his regular roles in sitcoms City Lights and Rab C Nesbitt. His film credits included Restless Natives and Gangs of New York. He died in 2013 of complications from bone cancer, aged 59.

Known For

Gangs of New YorkGangs of New York · 2002
Gangs of New York
7.32002
MovieDramaHistory
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Driving LessonsDriving Lessons · 2006
Driving Lessons
6.12006
MovieComedyDrama
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Restless NativesRestless Natives · 1985
Restless Natives
6.81985
MovieComedyCrime
Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals.
TumbledownTumbledown · 1988
Tumbledown
5.71988
MovieTV MovieDrama
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Down Where the Buffalo GoDown Where the Buffalo Go · 1988
Down Where the Buffalo Go
10.01988
MovieDramaTV Movie
Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Comfort and JoyComfort and Joy · 1984
Comfort and Joy
6.61984
MovieComedy
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
City Lights: Pure Dead BrilliantCity Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant · 2025
City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
2025
MovieDocumentaryComedy
A nostalgic look back at City Lights, the iconic Scottish sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland, featuring the writer, cast and the famous faces it inspired
The Bogie ManThe Bogie Man · 1992
The Bogie Man
6.71992
MovieTV MovieComedy
A mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic book series created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant.

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