Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach
Born 1939

Ralph Riach (born 1939) 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 45, 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) and Copying Beethoven (2006).[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

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station
25 February 2006 Christabel's Anarchist Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play
4 July 2008 SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart[2] Reader Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading
29 October 2008 MacBeth's MacPets[3] Kirsty Williams BBC Radio Scotland Drama
8 June 2009 – 12 June 2009 The Pillow Book (series 2)[4] Masamitsu Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
28 February 2010 La Princesse de Clèves[5] Chorus 2 Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
23 November 2011 Happy Hour at the Hotel Death[6] Tam Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio Scotland Drama
14 December 2011 The Lamp[7] David Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

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