Stuart McGugan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1944 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Stuart McGugan (born 2 March 1944) is a Scottish actor.
McGugan was a presenter on BBC's Play School, starting in 1975 (he regularly presented the programme for more than 10 years),[1] and is well known for playing the roles of Bomba MacAteer in Tutti Frutti, and Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
McGugan appeared as Gordon Stewart in two series of LWT's Wish Me Luck between 1988 and 1989, in The Chief as Chief Superintendent Sean McCloud from 1993 to 1994, then in the mid-1990s was the pub owner Barney Meldrum in BBC Scotland's Hamish MacBeth. He had a recurring role as a factory worker in the Perry/Croft sitcom You Rang M'Lord? In Family Affairs in 1997 he played the character Derek Simpson. He has been seen most recently in a Middle Ground Theatre Company tour of a stage adaptation of the 1960 film Tunes of Glory. Stuart McGugan played Colonel Jock Sinclair, originally played by Alec Guinness in the film. The production visited Jersey, Wolverhampton and Perth, Scotland in early 2007.[2] He also appeared in an episode of Dad's Army, playing a soldier, he played Bruce Burns in the episode ‘The Last Stop’ of Thames TV’s The Bill, Sgt June Auckland’s last day and in an episode of ITV's Comedy series Benidorm in November 2009 playing a character called Wink McAndrew.
Partial Acting Credits
- 1966: This Man Craig - Micheal Dunn - 1 episode
- 1967: The Revenue Men - Boy - 1 episode
- 1971: The View from Daniel Pike - Bell - 1 episode
- 1972: Madame Sin - Sailor
- 1972: Thirty-Minute Theatre - 1 episode
- 1972: Man of Straw - Major Fox - 2 episodes
- 1973: Scotch on the Rocks - 1st Policeman - 1 episode
- 1974-1981: It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Gunner ‘Atlas’ MacKintosh - 56 episodes
- 1975: Anne of Avonlea - Billy Gillis - 1 episode
- 1975: Churchill's People - Auchinlech - 1 episode
- 1975: Six Days of Justice - P.C. Rankin - 1 episode
- 1975: Oil Strike North - Allan Miller - 1 episode
- 1975: The Sweeney - Hicks - 1 episode
- 1976: Beasts - Jimmy Beattie - 1 episode
- 1977: Rob Roy - Thorncliffe - 2 episodes
- 1977: Dad's Army - The Scottish Sargent - 1 episode
- 1979: The Mourning Brooch - Samson - 2 episodes
- 1979: Sykes - Jack - 1 episode
- 1982: Grey Granite - Jim Trease - 2 episodes
- 1984: Aladdin and the Forty Thieves - Thief - TV film
- 1984: The Brief - Chief Supt. Mackay
- 1985: Oscar - Warden at Pentonville - 1 episode
- 1985: Operation Julie - D.S. Ron Staples - TV film
- 1985: The Personal Touch - John - TV film
- 1986: Comrade Dad - Telephone Installer - 1 episode
- 1986: The Happy Valley - Hotel Guest - TV film
- 1987: Tutti Frutti - Bomba MacAteer - 6 episodes
- 1988: Floodtide - Det. Sgt. Marks - 2 episodes
- 1988: The Managemant - Inspector MacKintosh - 2 episodes
- 1988: Taggart - Walter Fairley - 3 episodes
- 1989-1990: Wish Me Luck - Gordon Stewart- 11 episodes
- 1991: Spender - Alfie - 1 episode
References
- ^ 'Here's A House: The Story of Playschool', Volume 1 (Paul R Jackson, 2009)
- ^ Middle Ground Theatre Company Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Stuart McGugan at IMDb