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John Dair
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John Dair
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-03-03,Dundee, Scotland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
John Dair (3 March 1933 – 25 November 2005) was a Scottish actor who was best known for his role as Harry Grout’s bodyguard "Crusher" in the sitcom Porridge and as Charlie Dawson in the drama Our Friends in the North. Although born in Dundee, Scotland, Dair was a resident of London, England, for many years. He drove mobile cranes and bulldozers on building sites and then worked as a singer, until he was offered the part in Porridge whilst performing at the Lyceum Theatre, London. He appeared in one of the most memorable scenes in the sitcom in which his character displays a "sense of humour failure" when a joke is repeated to him. He also had small parts in films, the most memorable of which was in Batman as crime boss Vinnie Ricorso, who is fatally stabbed in the throat with a quill pen by the Joker. In 1984, he appeared in the iconic music video for the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song "Relax" as a man dressed as a Roman emperor in a gay nightclub, and also had a part as a gambler in their No.1 selling single "Two Tribes" video directed by Godley & Creme. He also appeared in commercials including the acclaimed 1985 advertisement for Levi Strauss & Co. jeans with Nick Kamen that was set in a Laundromat. Dair died of lung cancer in 2005.

Filmography

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

5

Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987-12-31

5.599

Yellowbeard
1983-06-24

5

Captain Jack
1999-05-28

5.8

Hear My Song
1991-12-27

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

4.889

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990-03-16

0

Sweet Nothing
1990-09-23

6.7

Porridge
1979-08-12

5.657

Loch Ness
1996-08-23

7.237

Batman
1989-06-21

8.1

Porridge
1974-09-05

6.7

The Detectives
1993-01-27

Our Friends in the North

7.4

Our Friends in the North
1996-01-15

Jack the Ripper

7.052

Jack the Ripper
1988-10-11

Filthy Rich & Catflap

6.6

Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987-01-07

Sharon and Elsie

6

Sharon and Elsie
1984-01-27