Johnny Beattie

Who is Johnny Beattie?

Johnny Beattie MBE, is a Scottish actor and comedian, whose career has spanned for well over five decades. He became known as one of Scotland's earliest comedy figures, others being the likes of Rikki Fulton, Jack Milroy and Stanley Baxter. He became known in the 1960s for Johnny Beattie's Saturday Night Show, which ran from 1964 all the way until 1970. He was also a well known stand-up comedian, who was popular during his routines for very often talking about his everyday life. He appeared on other shows including the sketch show Scotch & Wry and the sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt, and more recently moved into playing more dramatic roles, most notable that of Malcolm Hamilton in the soap opera River City.