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Brian Pettifer

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Brian Pettifer
Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
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Brian Pettifer was born on 1 January 1953 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. He is an actor, known for If.... (1968), Amadeus (1984) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). He was previously married to Clare Brady.
BornJanuary 1, 1953
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BornJanuary 1, 1953
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    If.... (1968)
    If....
    7.4
    • Biles - Junior
    • 1968
    Amadeus (1984)
    Amadeus
    8.4
    • Hospital Attendant
    • 1984
    Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • The Executioner
    • Torturer at Process
    • 1999
    Gregor Fisher in Rab C. Nesbitt (1988)
    Rab C. Nesbitt
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Andra
    • Andra Binnie

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel in Damaged (2024)
      Damaged
      4.7
      • Village Man
      • 2024
    • Roger Allam and Shaun Evans in Endeavour (2012)
      Endeavour
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Jephthah Claypole
      • 2023
    • John Simm and Richie Campbell in Grace (2021)
      Grace
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Hector Hegarty
      • 2022
    • Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Claire Fraser, and Jamie Fraser in Outlander (2014)
      Outlander
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Old Charlie
      • 2022
    • Joelle Zaghbour in Go Home (2021)
      Go Home
      Short
      • Mike
      • 2021
    • Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan in The Last Bus (2021)
      The Last Bus
      6.6
      • Billy (Drunk)
      • 2021
    • Samuel Bottomley, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben, and Viraj Juneja in Get Duked! (2019)
      Get Duked!
      6.2
      • PC Dougie
      • 2019
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Laurie Stocks
      • 2019
    • The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018)
      The Flu That Killed 50 Million
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Victor Vaughan
      • 2018
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Weslie 'Wes' Knight
      • 2018
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • William Grange, Dentist
      • 2017
    • Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour (2017)
      Darkest Hour
      7.4
      • Lord Kingsley Wood
      • 2017
    • Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, and Naomi Battrick in Whisky Galore (2016)
      Whisky Galore
      5.9
      • Angus
      • 2016
    • Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
      Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Honeyfoot
      • 2015
    • Emma Thompson, Robert Carlyle, and Ray Winstone in Barney Thomson (2015)
      Barney Thomson
      6.3
      • Charlie Taylor
      • 2015

    Soundtrack

    • Robert Carlyle in Hamish Macbeth (1995)
      Hamish Macbeth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" (1916)
      • performer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 1996–1997

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Brian Petifer
    • Born
      • January 1, 1953
      • Durban, Natal, South Africa
    • Spouse
      • Clare BradyJanuary 29, 1977 - ?
    • Other works
      He acted in Nikolay Gogol's play, "The Government Inspector", at the Almeida Theatre in London, England with Tom Hollander, Brian Murphy, Ian McDiarmid, Peter Kelly, Moray Hunter and Tom Watson in the cast. Jonathan Kent was the director.

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    • Trivia
      He is the younger brother of folk-rock musician and singer Linda Thompson (nee Pettifer) who dedicated the song 'The Banks of the Clyde' to him.
    • Quotes
      I could think of a million actors who deserve an Oscar who don't even get nominated.

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