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John Paisley
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1959 - present
SpouseZheng Keying
This article is about the Scottish actor. For the former CIA officer, see John Paisley (CIA officer).

John Paisley (born 1938) is a Scottish actor working in China.

Early life and acting career

Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama,[1] followed by the Royal Academy of Music and Drama in 1959.[2] He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. He married the painter Zheng Keying, his third wife, in 2005.[3]

His most significant recent role was as John Rabe in the 2009 movie City of Life and Death.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Fearless English Businessman
2008 Last Hour Monk's father
2009 Empire of Silver Dr. Wilson
2009 City of Life and Death John Rabe
2009 Gasp American

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1968 Contrabandits[5] Mate 1 episode
1970 Skippy Rix 1 episode
1994 A Country Practice Turps 1 episode
1994 Janus Provis 1 episode
1995 Blue Heelers Bill Dwyer 1 episode

Screenplays

Year Film Format Notes
1989 Die Didi-Show TV series 10 episodes
1998 Durch dick & dünn TV movie
2006 Felix 2 - Der Hase und die verflixte Zeitmaschine TV movie

References

  1. ^ "John Paisley, CV". salonart.net. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  2. ^ "John Paisley, actor". castingcallpro.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Behind The Silver Screen". China Daily. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. ^ John Paisley at IMDb
  5. ^ "Contrabandits Episode Details". Classic Australian Television. Don Storey. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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