John Young (actor)

John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996) was a Scottish actor. He is the father of the actor Paul Young.

Career

Some of his film credits include The Wicker Man (1973, as the fishmonger), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as Frank, the historian, and the "I'm not dead!" man), and Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, as Matthias). On television, he played Rev Iain McPherson in the Scottish soap opera Take the High Road for a number of years.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Ring of Bright Water	Guard
1971	The Massacre of Glencoe	Colonel Hill
1973	The Wicker Man	Fishmonger
1975	Monty Python and the Holy Grail	Dead Body / Historian Frank
1977	Moonshine County Express	Starkey's Man
1978	My Way Home	Shop assistant
1979	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Matthias, Son of Deuteronomy of Gath
1979	Black Jack	Dr. Hunter
1980	Black Angel	The Old Man	Short
1981	Chariots of Fire	Reverend. J.D. Liddell
1981	Time Bandits	Reginald
1983	Every Picture Tells a Story	Artist

External links

• John Young at IMDb