Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach (born 1936) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as "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 has appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti. Film appearances include The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995), Copying Beethoven (2006) and Cloud Atlas (2012).[1] He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's Army. In 2014 Ralph played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film "Time Teens: The Beginning" directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar Starred in Darkness in The Afternoon 1994

Ralph Riach
Born1936 (age 84–85)

Radio
DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
25 February 2006Christabel's AnarchistBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 Saturday Play
4 July 2008SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart[2]ReaderEilidh McCreadieBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading
29 October 2008MacBeth's MacPets[3]Kirsty WilliamsBBC Radio Scotland Drama
8 June 2009 – 12 June 2009The Pillow Book (series 2)[4]MasamitsuLu KempBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
28 February 2010La Princesse de Clèves[5]Chorus 2Kirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
23 November 2011Happy Hour at the Hotel Death[6]TamGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio Scotland Drama
14 December 2011The Lamp[7]DavidEilidh McCreadieBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

References
  1. "Copying Beethoven - Film Reviews". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. BBC – Afternoon Reading – SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart
  3. BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – MacBeth's MacPets
  4. BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book (series 2)
  5. BBC – Drama on 3 – La Princesse de Clèves
  6. BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – Happy Hour at the Hotel Death
  7. BBC – Afternoon Play – The Lamp
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