Birthday
1933/03/03
Day of death
2005/11/25 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dundee, Scotland, UK
Also know as
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John Dair (3 March 1933 – 25 November 2005) was a Scottish actor who was best known for his role as Harry Grout’s bodyguard "Crusher" in the sitcom Porridge and as Charlie Dawson in the drama Our Friends in the North. Although born in Dundee, Scotland, Dair was a resident of London, England, for many years. He drove mobile cranes and bulldozers on building sites and then worked as a singer, until he was offered the part in Porridge whilst performing at the Lyceum Theatre, London. He appeared i...Read more
(1987) Mr. Corbett's Ghost
as ---
(1983) Yellowbeard
as Big John
(1999) Captain Jack
as 1st Quaker Man
(1991) Hear My Song
as Derek
(1990) Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
as John
(1990) Sweet Nothing
as Fat Man
(1979) Porridge
as Sampson
(1996) Loch Ness
as Macleash
(1989) Batman
as Ricorso
(1974) Porridge
as Crusher
(1993) The Detectives
as Masseur
(1996) Our Friends in the North
as Charlie Dawson
(1988) Jack the Ripper
as Isenschmid
(1987) Filthy Rich & Catflap
as BBC barman