Gordon Reid

Who was Gordon Reid?

James Gordon Reid was a Scottish actor.

Reid was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Educated at the former Hamilton Academy he then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1962 with the Silver Medal for Acting.

His extensive acting credits included the chemist Angus Livingstone on the television series, Doctor Finlay from 1993-1996. Other television credits included Doctor Who, Peak Practice, Lovejoy, and Taggart. Films included Leon the Pig Farmer, The Others and Mansfield Park. On stage, he spent three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played in the West End production of Me And My Girl. A major radio credit was as Angel Two in the BBC serialisation of James Follett's Earthsearch dramas.

He collapsed and died on stage at the Finborough Theatre at Earls Court, London on the evening of 26 November 2003 halfway through Act Two of a performance of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in the role of Vladimir, aged 64.