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Alec Heggie was born on 19 January 1944 in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Haggard Falcon (1974), Lassie (2005) and The Omega Factor (1979). He died on 2 July 2022 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Born in Glasgow in 1956, Robert Paterson graduated from Glasgow University, where he studied English and Drama. He won a scholarship to study acting at the London Drama Studio.

He worked in Scottish theatre, as well as in film, television and radio.

He worked with the Citizens' Theatre's "Theatre About Glasgow" company, with the Brunton Theatre at Musselburgh, and with the touring company Winged Horse. He performed at the Glasgow Tron Thatre, Perth Theatre, and the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh. He was a board member of Annexe Theatre Company.

He wrote and collaborated with Mull Theatre director Alasdair McCrone on the monologue Consider The Lilies, based on the work of Iain Crichton Smith, and on a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped; in 2007, he also wrote radio plays and the Rep's hugely successful Christmas show, Jack And the Beanstalk.

As a film and television actor, he played the priest in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, and had parts in series such Taggart, Take The High Road and Rebus; on radio, he played a variety of roles.

Robert Paterson joined the Dundee Rep ensemble in 2002. And remained there until his untimely death at the age of 55.

Urquhart was a Scottish businessman and the author of "The Forgotten Highlander," an account of the three and a half years he spent as a Japanese prisoner of war during his service in the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment during World War II. He was sent to work in coal mines in Japan and later a labor camp ten miles from the city of Nagasaki. He was there when the city was hit with an atomic bomb dropped by the United States.

Thomas Korzeniowski was born on 31 March 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Replacements (2000), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and Pecker (1998). He died on 12 February 2021 in West Dundee, Illinois, USA.

Sheila Stewart was born on 7 July 1935 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress and composer, known for Blackbird (2013), Where You're Meant to Be (2016) and When the Song Dies (2013). She was married to Ian MacGregor. She died on 9 December 2014 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Michael Marra was born on 17 February 1952 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Crossing the Line (1990), Initiation (1996) and Sheila (1996). He was married to Peggy. He died on 23 October 2012 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Elaine Hamill was born on 30 October 1911 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Vengeance of the Deep (1938), The Outsider (1939) and Thoroughbred (1936). She was married to William Murray Campbell Scarlett. She died in 1981 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Gordon Wilson was born on 16 April 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was married to Edith Hassall. He died on 25 June 2017 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Antony Oakley was born in 1913 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Somewhere in Politics (1948) and What a Carry On! (1949). He was married to Ena Moon. He died in 1977 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

William McGuigan was born on 12 December 1905 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Me and My Girl (1939). He died on 20 August 2000 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Jacqueline Dutoit was born on 19 June 1959 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Maisie Raine (1998), London's Burning (1988) and Down to Earth (2000). She was married to John Durnin. She died on 2 March 2020 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Renton Laidlaw died on 12 October 2021 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Desmond Titterington was born on 1 May 1928 in Cultra, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. He died on 13 April 2002 in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.