the title role in James Bridie's Dr. Angelus at The Gateway before returning to the Citizens' to play Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. During the 1960s he appeared in episodes of the cult TV series The Avengers and The Prisoner, as well as Inspector Mathis in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale. Macrae became a mainstay of television Hogmanay celebrations in the 1950s and 1960s with a rendition of his song (in Glaswegian Scots), "The Wee Cock Sparra". Macrae died in March 1967, in Glasgow, before the release of several screen appearances: in the films Casino Royale, and 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia, and in the television series The Wednesday Play and The Prisoner. Selected filmography The Brothers (1947): John MacRae Whisky Galore! (1949): Angus MacCormac The Woman in Question (1950): Supt. Lodge You're Only Young Twice (1952): Prof. Hayman The Kidnappers (1953): Jim MacKenzie, Granddaddy Geordie (1955): Schoolmaster Rockets Galore! (1957): Duncan Ban The Bridal Path (1959): H.Q. Police Sgt. Our Man in Havana (1959): MacDougal Kidnapped (1960): The Highlander Tunes of Glory (1960): Pipe Major Maclean Greyfriars Bobby (1961): Sgt. Davie Maclean The Best of Enemies (1961): Sgt. Trevethan Girl in the Headlines (1963): Barney A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964): Dr. Brass Casino Royale (1967): Inspector Mathis 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968): Jock McCue (final film role) Television Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959): Para Handy Kidnapped (1963): Ebeneezer Balfour The Avengers (1964), episode "Esprit de Corps": Brigadier General Sir Ian Stuart-Bollinger Dr Finlay's Casebook (1964): Cogger The Prisoner (1967), episode "Dance of the Dead": Doctor/Napoleon Bonaparte References External links Duncan MacRae on Vimeo (A Wee Coak Sparrah) 1905 births 1967 deaths Male actors from Glasgow Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors People educated at Allan Glen's School Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish male stage actors Scottish male comedians 20th-century Scottish male actors People from Maryhill 20th-century British comedians