John Breck (actor)
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John Breck (John Doyle) (24 December 1953 – 8 January 1984) was a Scottish actor, of Irish-Italian parentage, born in Glasgow on 24 December 1953. His parents were Clara Zanotti Doyle and Alexander Doyle.
Early life
John attended school in Glasgow at St Peter's Primary, St Mungo's Academy and St Thomas Aquinas prior to undertaking a number of jobs including working as a bus conductor for Glasgow Corporation. Having taken a post as a temporary stage-hand at the Citizens Theatre, he was asked by co-Artistic Director Philip Prowse to appear as a non-speaking extra onstage in a number of productions. John's non-professional performances led to his gaining ever-bigger roles until he was granted his Equity card and became a professional actor. Equity already had a member registered as John Doyle and so he adopted the Equity name John Breck.
Citizens Theatre
As John Breck, he appeared at the Citizens Theatre, and on tour with the Citizens Company worldwide, in many productions including
John originated the role, in 1979, of Phil McCann in the second part of John Byrne's The Slab Boys Trilogy, then called The Loveliest Night of the Year/Threads (now entitled Cuttin' A Rug). The production, directed by David Hayman, premiered at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre in August 1979 and went on to appear in London.
Death
John Breck enjoyed a successful acting career until he died very suddenly, aged 30, on 8 January 1984, of
