Gordon Reid
- November 26, 2003
- 64 years
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Gordon Reid, 64, Scottish actor.
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60 Seconds Life Story
James Gordon Reid was a distinguished Scottish actor whose career spanned four decades across stage, screen,
Gordon Reid
d. 2003
60 Seconds: Gordon Reid's Life Story
A documentary profile of Scottish actor Gordon Reid, tracing his career from drama school to his final performance.
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James Gordon Reid was a distinguished Scottish actor whose career spanned four decades across stage, screen, and radio. Born in Hamilton, he honed his craft at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating with the silver medal for Acting in 1962. His versatile talent brought him success in the West End and three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Audiences fondly remember his television work in Doctor Finlay, Doctor Who, and Lovejoy. He also appeared in notable films including The Others and Mansfield Park. Tragically, Reid collapsed and died on stage at London's Finborough Theatre in 2003. He was sixty-four years old, performing the role of Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. He remains a celebrated figure in the history of British performance.
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|James Gordon Reid (8 June 1939 – 26 November 2003) was a Scottish actor.
Early life and career
Reid was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Educated at the former Hamilton Academy he then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1962 with the silver medal for Acting.
His extensive acting credits included the chemist Angus Livingstone on the television series Doctor Finlay from 1993 to 1996. Other television credits included Doctor Who, Peak Practice, Lovejoy, and Taggart. Films included Leon the Pig Farmer (1992), The Others and Mansfield Park. On stage, he spent three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played in the West End production of Me and My Girl. A major radio credit was as Angel Two in the BBC serialisation of James Follett's Earthsearch dramas.
Death
He collapsed and died on stage at the Finborough Theatre at Earls Court, London on the evening of 26 November 2003 halfway through Act Two of a performance of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in the role of Vladimir, aged 64.
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