Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach
Born	1939

Ralph Riach (born 1939) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as "John McIver" (better known as "TV John") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth. His career began at the age of 45, when he appeared in Lost Empires (1986). He has appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti. Film appearances include The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995) and Copying Beethoven (2006).^[1] He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's Army. In 2014 Ralph played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film "Time Teens: The Beginning" directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
25 February 2006	Christabel's Anarchist		Bruce Young	BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play
4 July 2008	SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart[2]	Reader	Eilidh McCreadie	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading
29 October 2008	MacBeth's MacPets[3]		Kirsty Williams	BBC Radio Scotland Drama
8 June 2009 – 12 June 2009	The Pillow Book (series 2)[4]	Masamitsu	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
28 February 2010	La Princesse de Clèves[5]	Chorus 2	Kirsty Williams	BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
23 November 2011	Happy Hour at the Hotel Death[6]	Tam	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio Scotland Drama
14 December 2011	The Lamp[7]	David	Eilidh McCreadie	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

References

1. "Copying Beethoven - Film Reviews". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
2. BBC – Afternoon Reading – SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart
3. BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – MacBeth's MacPets
4. BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book (series 2)
5. BBC – Drama on 3 – La Princesse de Clèves
6. BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – Happy Hour at the Hotel Death
7. BBC – Afternoon Play – The Lamp

External links

• Ralph Riach at the Internet Movie Database