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Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer (born 1 January 1953)[citation needed] is a Scottish actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson.
Pettifer was born in Durban, South Africa, he subsequently moved with his family to Glasgow, Scotland in 1961, where he lived for the next decade. He studied a junior course at the Royal Scottish Academy, where he happened to be in the same class as future acting colleague Alex Norton.
He began his career as a child in various BBC Scotland productions including This Man Craig and Dr Finlay's Casebook. In 1971 he moved to London during the course of that decade he featured in supporting roles in a number of TV series including Timeslip, Take Three Girls, Villains, Sutherland's Law, Last of the Summer Wine and Return of the Saint. He also played cousin Hughie in the long running Liverpool based 70s sitcom The Liver Birds. Between 1975 to 1978, he appeared as Bruce Leckie in national service comedy Get Some In!, where he was the butt of jokes directed at him by Corporal Marsh played by Tony Selby.
His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film if.... (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in Amadeus (1984), A Christmas Carol (1984), Gulag (1985), Heavenly Pursuits (1986), Little Dorrit (1987), The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Loch Ness (1996), The House of Mirth (2000), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002), The Rocket Post (2004), Vanity Fair (2004) and Lassie (2005). In 2001, he played Alfred Meyer in the BBC/HBO film Conspiracy.
Pettifer was a regular in Rab C. Nesbitt, as Andra Binnie, a dim-witted companion of Rab, who was mainly seen propping up the bar. He reportedly hated filming the show and never watched any of the 50 episodes that he appeared in. Between 1995 to 1997, he appeared in all 20 episodes of Hamish Macbeth, as grocery shop owner Rory Campbell who tries to keep his ongoing relationship with Esme (Anne Lacey) a secret.
In 2001, he played the part of Dr. Cameron in the Radio 4 series entitled Adventures of a Black Bag, based on the books by A.J. Cronin that chart the early years of Dr. Finlay.
The following year he guest starred in an episode of Still Game. In 2005, he appeared in the first episode of the BBC drama Bleak House. In 2011 and 2013, he played Father Richards in The Field of Blood. In 2012, Brian Pettifer appeared as Archie Milgrow in the episode Old School Ties in the series New Tricks. He also appeared in the reaccuring role of Poupart in the BBC One series The Musketeers. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of Holby City playing patient Laurie Stocks.
In 2015, Pettifer appeared in the crime comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson along with his Hamish Macbeth co-star Robert Carlyle. The following year he played Angus in the remake of Whisky Galore! (2016). In 2021, he portrayed Billy a drunken bus passenger, alongside Timothy Spall in the road-trip drama The Last Bus.
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Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer (born 1 January 1953)[citation needed] is a Scottish actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson.
Pettifer was born in Durban, South Africa, he subsequently moved with his family to Glasgow, Scotland in 1961, where he lived for the next decade. He studied a junior course at the Royal Scottish Academy, where he happened to be in the same class as future acting colleague Alex Norton.
He began his career as a child in various BBC Scotland productions including This Man Craig and Dr Finlay's Casebook. In 1971 he moved to London during the course of that decade he featured in supporting roles in a number of TV series including Timeslip, Take Three Girls, Villains, Sutherland's Law, Last of the Summer Wine and Return of the Saint. He also played cousin Hughie in the long running Liverpool based 70s sitcom The Liver Birds. Between 1975 to 1978, he appeared as Bruce Leckie in national service comedy Get Some In!, where he was the butt of jokes directed at him by Corporal Marsh played by Tony Selby.
His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film if.... (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in Amadeus (1984), A Christmas Carol (1984), Gulag (1985), Heavenly Pursuits (1986), Little Dorrit (1987), The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Loch Ness (1996), The House of Mirth (2000), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002), The Rocket Post (2004), Vanity Fair (2004) and Lassie (2005). In 2001, he played Alfred Meyer in the BBC/HBO film Conspiracy.
Pettifer was a regular in Rab C. Nesbitt, as Andra Binnie, a dim-witted companion of Rab, who was mainly seen propping up the bar. He reportedly hated filming the show and never watched any of the 50 episodes that he appeared in. Between 1995 to 1997, he appeared in all 20 episodes of Hamish Macbeth, as grocery shop owner Rory Campbell who tries to keep his ongoing relationship with Esme (Anne Lacey) a secret.
In 2001, he played the part of Dr. Cameron in the Radio 4 series entitled Adventures of a Black Bag, based on the books by A.J. Cronin that chart the early years of Dr. Finlay.
The following year he guest starred in an episode of Still Game. In 2005, he appeared in the first episode of the BBC drama Bleak House. In 2011 and 2013, he played Father Richards in The Field of Blood. In 2012, Brian Pettifer appeared as Archie Milgrow in the episode Old School Ties in the series New Tricks. He also appeared in the reaccuring role of Poupart in the BBC One series The Musketeers. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of Holby City playing patient Laurie Stocks.
In 2015, Pettifer appeared in the crime comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson along with his Hamish Macbeth co-star Robert Carlyle. The following year he played Angus in the remake of Whisky Galore! (2016). In 2021, he portrayed Billy a drunken bus passenger, alongside Timothy Spall in the road-trip drama The Last Bus.