Iain McColl

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Iain McColl (27 January 1954 – 4 July 2013) was a Scottish film and television actor, best known for his roles on British television series. McColl starred on City Lights, a BBC Scotland sitcom, from 1984 to 1991.^[1] He then co-starred on the BBC Two sitcom, Rab C Nesbitt during its first run (1988-1999).^[1] He rejoined the cast of Rab C Nesbitt again when the show was revived in 2008.^[1] Additionally, he appeared in guest spots on numerous other television shows, including Hamish Macbeth, Still Game and Taggart.^[1] McColl was also cast in a small role in the 2002 American film, Gangs of New York, directed by Martin Scorsese.^[1]

In 1994 he guest starred alongside his Rab C Nesbitt co star Gregor Fisher in episode 5 of The Tales of Para Handy in which, he played a religious madman who held the ships crew hostage.

Iain McColl died from complications of cancer on 4 July 2013, aged 59.^[1][2]