Ralph Riach
{{Short description|Scottish actor (1936–2022)}}
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Ralph McKenzie Riach (26 January 1936{{Cite web |title=Ralph Riach {{!}} TVSA |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=2324 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.tvsa.co.za}} – 20 March 2022){{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Michelle |date=2022-03-21 |title=Ralph Riach dead: Braveheart and Taggart star dies aged 83 as tributes pour in for actor |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1583845/ralph-riach-dead-death-taggart-braveheart-tributes-news-latest |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}} was a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray.
Early years
Riach was born in Elgin, Scotland. He was educated at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, and he worked in Perth on a variety of jobs before he began his acting career.{{cite magazine |date=July 2022 |page=46 |title=Ralph Riach, 86 |magazine=Classic Images}}
Career
Riach portrayed John McIver (better known as "TV John") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth. His career began at the age of 50, when he appeared in Lost Empires (1986). He appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti.
Film appearances included The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995), Copying Beethoven (2006) and Cloud Atlas (2012).{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/film-reviews/copying-beethoven/2007/04/20/1176697063840.html|title=Copying Beethoven - Film Reviews|date=21 April 2007|work=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=14 July 2010}} He also portrayed John Laurie in We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story (2015). In 2014, he played a scene in Scottish feature film Time Teens: The Beginning directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar. He appeared in the short film Darkness in The Afternoon in 1999.{{cn|date=March 2022}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1990
|Crossing the Line |Laundry Manager | |
| 1995
|Priest No. 1 | |
| 1997
|Conde | |
| 1998
|Lorenzo Gritti | |
| 1998
|Mr. Hewlett | |
| 1999
|Sir David Drummond | |
| 1999
|The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |English Judge | |
| 2000
|Lord Hubert Dacy | |
| 2002
|Physician | |
| 2004
|One Last Chance |Mr. Murray | |
| 2004
|Old Donald | |
| 2006
|Wenzel Schlemmer | |
| 2007
|Mr. Robertson | |
| 2008
|Clive | |
| 2008
|Good |Brunau | |
| 2012
|Ernie | |
| 2014
|Jimmy Cazzarotto | |
| 2015
|The Meridian | |
| 2018
|The Caller | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1986
|Edinburgh Empire M.D. |Episode #1.1 |
| 1986–2003
|Various roles |5 episodes |
| 1986
|Frank Boyle |Episode #1.8 |
| 1987
|Barman |Episode: "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" |
| 1987
|Mr. Ambrose |2 episodes |
| 1988
|Glasgow Museum Official |Episode: "I'm Willie, Fly Me" |
| 1990
|Fr Maxwell |Episode: "Changing Step" |
| 1990–1991
|Willy Stebbings |15 episodes |
| 1991
|4 Play |John Breck |Episode: "Ball on the States" |
| 1991
|Uncle Anthony |3 episodes |
| 1991, 1998
|Mr. Nichol / Alex |2 episodes |
| 1992
|Mr. Goodwin |Episode: "Which One of You Is the Victim?" |
| 1992
|Gordon Ellis |Episode: "Priorities" |
| 1993
|Dr. Sutherland |Episode: "The Long Roads" |
| 1993–1994
|Dr. Gilmore |10 episodes |
| 1995
|Malcolm Gibson |Episode: "Heartland" |
| 1995
|Dr. Bonner |Episode: "Lost Contact" |
| 1995–1997
|TV John / Euan McIver |20 episodes |
| 1997
|Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge |Ted |Episode: "Nurse Ajax" |
| 1997, 2000
|Malcolm McReadie / Mr. Rees |2 episodes |
| 1998
|Ramsay MacDonald |3 episodes |
| 2000
|Murder Rooms: Mysteries of theReal Sherlock Holmes |The Strand Editor |Episode: "The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes" |
| 2000
|Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) |Mr. Asmodius |Episode: "A Man of Substance" |
| 2000
|Reverend McDonald |5 episodes |
| 2000, 2001
|Geordie McCann |2 episodes |
| 2001
|The Russian Bride |Larry |Television film |
| 2003
|Mr Malcolm Wickens |Episode: "The Miller's Tale" |
| 2004
|Stanley Hanson |Episode #1.5 |
| 2004
|Alexander Kinross | rowspan="4" |Television film |
| 2005
|The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle |Cleeve |
| 2006
|Mister Gillot |
| 2007
|John Eddie |
| 2010–2011
|Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love |Noel's Lawyer |3 episodes |
| 2011
|Lord Sedgmire |Episode #1.3 |
| 2011
|Professor Henry Legge | rowspan="2" |3 episodes |
| 2011–2013
|Marcus Tidwell / Ron Wise |
| 2012
|Colin Ogilvy |Episode: "Glasgow UCOS" |
| 2013
|Bodger |Episode: "Grosse Encounters" |
| 2015
|Frank Thorpe |Episode: "Cover Up" |
| 2015
|We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story |John Laurie |Television film |
| 2016
|Man on Beach |Episode #3.1 |
| 2017–2018
|Ralfi Sigurdson |9 episodes |
| 2018
|Grandpa's Great Escape |Mr. Willkins |Television film |
| 2018
|Old Ricky |Episode: "Balls Up" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0722661}}
- {{discogs artist|Ralph Riach}}
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Category:People from Elgin, Moray
Category:Scottish male film actors
Category:Scottish male radio actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
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