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'''Walter Carr''' (1 April 1925 – 30 May 1998) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba113815b|title=Walter Carr|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=45470|title=Walter Carr|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/151416/walter-carr-1925-1998-actor-and-comedian|title=Walter Carr, 1925 – 1998. Actor and comedian|website=National Galleries of Scotland}}</ref>
'''Walter Carr''' (26 December 1925 – 30 May 1998) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba113815b|title=Walter Carr|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=45470|title=Walter Carr|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/151416/walter-carr-1925-1998-actor-and-comedian|title=Walter Carr, 1925 – 1998. Actor and comedian|website=National Galleries of Scotland}}</ref>


Possibly his best known role was as the mate Dougie in the television series ''[[The Vital Spark]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/news/actor-harry-ward-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-walter-carr/|title=Actor Harry Ward to follow in the footsteps of Walter Carr|date=25 October 2016|website=Pitlochry Festival Theatre}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01290rs|title=Series 1, The Vital Spark|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Possibly his best known role was as the mate Dougie in the television series ''[[The Vital Spark]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/news/actor-harry-ward-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-walter-carr/|title=Actor Harry Ward to follow in the footsteps of Walter Carr|date=25 October 2016|website=Pitlochry Festival Theatre}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01290rs|title=Series 1, The Vital Spark|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

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Walter Carr
Painting by June Crisfield Chapman c.1996
Born(1925-12-26)26 December 1925
Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died30 May 1998(1998-05-30) (aged 73)
Perth, Scotland[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian

Walter Carr (26 December 1925 – 30 May 1998) was a Scottish actor and comedian.[2][3][4]

Possibly his best known role was as the mate Dougie in the television series The Vital Spark.[5][6]

He portrayed Shooey in Lex MacLean's television series.[7]

He had a minor part as the school teacher in the cult film The Wicker Man (1973), and portrayed a jeweller in the comedy The Girl in the Picture (1985).[8][9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Walter Carr – obituary, Glasgow Herald". 2 June 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Walter Carr". BFI.
  3. ^ "Walter Carr". aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "Walter Carr, 1925 – 1998. Actor and comedian". National Galleries of Scotland.
  5. ^ "Actor Harry Ward to follow in the footsteps of Walter Carr". Pitlochry Festival Theatre. 25 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Series 1, The Vital Spark". BBC.
  7. ^ "Top comedian loved burgh home". helensburgh-heritage.co.uk.
  8. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Wicker Man, The (1973) Credits". screenonline.org.uk.
  9. ^ "The Girl in the Picture (1985) – Cary Parker – Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
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