Jake D'Arcy
Jake D'Arcy | |
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Born | Chichester, West Sussex, England | 2 December 1945
Died | 30 May 2015 Glasgow, Scotland | (aged 69)
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | Actor |
John Paterson Sinclair[1][2] (2 December 1945 – 30 May 2015), better known as Jake D'Arcy, was a Scottish actor. He appeared in a number of television series, including as "Pete the Jakey" in the comedy programme Still Game from 2002 until 2007,[3] and as 'Fud' O'Donnell in the 1987 Tutti Frutti. In films he played Coach Phil Menzies in Gregory's Girl (1981).
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
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1990 | The Ship | Bob | The Ship's Company, Govan | Bill Bryden | play by Bill Bryden staged at Harland and Wolff, Govan |
Television and film
Starting in the early 1970s, D'Arcy had roles in films and television, appearing in such TV dramas and films as
D'Arcy also had a brief guest appearance as Archie Gordon, the Father of the Samantha Womack character Antonia "Toni" Gordon in the popular CITV show Spatz in 1990. (Series 1, Episode 2).[7]
In 2014, he played Smokey in the film What We Did on Our Holiday.[8]
Death
D'Arcy died in Glasgow on 30 May 2015, at the age of 69.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | A Sense of Freedom | Robbie | |
Gregory's Girl | Coach Phil Menzies | ||
1986 | Heavenly Pursuits | Wee Man in Bar | |
1994 | Chasing the Deer | Tam | |
Staggered | Pilot | ||
1996 | The Bruce | Chief MacKenzie | |
2000 | The Little Vampire | Farmer McClaughlin | |
Beautiful Creatures | Train Guard | ||
2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Smokey |
References
- ^ "Still Game actor Jake D'Arcy's funeral held". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Search results". ScotlandsPeople.
- ^ "Tributes after Still Game actor Jake D'Arcy dies". BBC News. 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Jake D'arcy". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Jake D'Arcy". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Christmas Special 2009, Outnumbered - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Spatz S1E3 (1990) - FULL EPISODE". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Vipers, Gareth (30 May 2015). "Jake D'Arcy dies: Stars mourn Still Game and Gregory's Girl actor". www.standard.co.uk.
- ^ "Still Game stars lead tributes to Scots actor Jake D'Arcy who has died". Daily Record. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
External links
- Jake D'Arcy at IMDb