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James McKechnie(1911-1964)

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James McKechnie in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
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James McKechnie was born on 8 April 1911 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Scott of the Antarctic (1948) and St. Ives (1955). He was married to Mary Hill Ross. He died on 7 May 1964 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 8, 1911
DiedMay 7, 1964(53)
BornApril 8, 1911
DiedMay 7, 1964(53)
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
8.0
  • Spud Wilson
  • 1943
Diana Churchill and John Mills in Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Scott of the Antarctic
7.0
  • Surgeon Lt. E.L.Atkinson R.N.(as James Mc Kechnie)
  • 1948
St. Ives
TV Series
  • Dalmahoy
Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.2
  • 2nd. Centurion(as James Mc Kechnie)
  • 1945

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Actor

  • Six Red Hairs
    TV Movie
    • Mercury (voice)
    • 1957
  • Kidnapped
    TV Series
    • Robin Oig Macgregor
    • 1956
  • A Short Vision (1956)
    A Short Vision
    7.1
    Short
    • Commentator (voice)
    • 1956
  • St. Ives
    TV Series
    • Dalmahoy
    • 1955
  • Terminus
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1955
  • Kidnapped
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Duncan Dhu Maclaren
    • John Breck ...
    • 1952
  • A Story of Achievement
    • Commentator (voice)
    • 1951
  • Madeleine (1950)
    Madeleine
    6.9
    • Speaker of Commentary (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • No Way Back (1949)
    No Way Back
    5.8
    • Radio Voice (voice)
    • 1949
  • The Ship
    TV Movie
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1949
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
    TV Movie
    • Lewis Carroll
    • 1948
  • Diana Churchill and John Mills in Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
    Scott of the Antarctic
    7.0
    • Surgeon Lt. E.L.Atkinson R.N. (as James Mc Kechnie)
    • 1948
  • Bond Street (1948)
    Bond Street
    6.4
    • Inspector Yarrow (as James Mc Kechnie)
    • 1948
  • Maria Marten or, the Murder at the Red Barn
    TV Movie
    • Pharos
    • 1947
  • The Years Between (1946)
    The Years Between
    6.8
    • Richard Llewellyn
    • 1946

Soundtrack

  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.0
    • performer: "We're Off to See the Wizard" (uncredited)
    • 1943

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  • Alternative name
    • James Mc Kechnie
  • Born
    • April 8, 1911
    • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • May 7, 1964
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Mary Hill Ross1939 - 1964 (2 children)
  • Other works
    He played the Mock Turtle in the Caedmon audio version of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland".

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    • Jimmy

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