Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

William McIlvanney(1936-2015)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
William McIlvanney was born on 25 November 1936 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Screen Two (1984), Crossing the Line (1990) and Play for Today (1970). He died on 5 December 2015 in Netherlee, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
BornNovember 25, 1936
DiedDecember 5, 2015(79)
BornNovember 25, 1936
DiedDecember 5, 2015(79)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Screen Two (1984)
Screen Two
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Liam Neeson in Crossing the Line (1990)
Crossing the Line
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1990
Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Loch Lomond
Short
  • Writer
  • 1968

Credits

IMDbPro

Writer

  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • short story in book Walking Wounded
    • writer
    • 1990
  • Liam Neeson in Crossing the Line (1990)
    Crossing the Line
    5.7
    • book: "The Big Man"
    • 1990
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1980
  • The Line to Skye (1974)
    The Line to Skye
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Loch Lomond
    Short
    • commentary writer
    • 1968

Soundtrack

  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Love You Say" 5:34, ""Let Your Heart Be Troubled" 6:31, "Is It Cold Beneath the Hill?" 3:57, "Killing the Blues" 3:49, "Lived in a Bottle Since Then"
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Festival
  • Born
    • November 25, 1936
    • Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • December 5, 2015
    • Netherlee, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 2016 Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival named it's 'Godfather of Tartan Noir' prize after him. His son Liam won it in 2018.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.