Bill Simpson

Bill Simpson

Born: September 11, 1931
Died: December 21, 1986
in Ayr, Scotland, UK
Ayrshire born actor who became a household name for British audiences in the 1960s for his performance in the title role of Dr Finlay's Casebook.

Movies for Bill Simpson...

Shoot for the Sun
Title: Shoot for the Sun
Character: Mickey (Fergie's boss)
Released: March 16, 1987
Type: Movie
Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.
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Title: Kidnapped
Character: James of the Glens
Released: December 1, 1978
Type: TV
David McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.
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Title: Return of the Saint
Character: Professor Edmund Bartlett
Released: September 10, 1978
Type: TV
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Title: The Mackinnons
Released: May 2, 1977
Type: TV
The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen. It was seen as inhabiting similar terrain to Dr. Finlay's Casebook and Sutherland's Law, but was less successful.
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Title: Cilla
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1968
Type: TV
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
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Title: Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Character: Dr Alan Finlay
Released: August 16, 1962
Type: TV
Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country Doctor’, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s. Cronin was the primary writer for the show between 1962 and 1964.
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The 39 Steps
Title: The 39 Steps
Character: Bridegroom (uncredited)
Released: March 13, 1959
Type: Movie
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.