James Copeland (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Copeland (actor)

Scottish actor

Date of Birth: 01-May-1918

Place of Birth: Helensburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2002

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Copeland (1 May 1918, Helensburgh – 17 April 2002, London) was a Scottish actor. His film career included Mackay in The Seekers (1954), the ship's mate in The Maggie (1954), Rockets Galore! (1958), a police constable (at a road block) in The 39 Steps (1959), Farewell Performance (1963), Torture Garden (1967), and the guide in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
He also appeared on TV as the Gond leader Selris in the Doctor Who story The Krotons, Captain Ogilvie in Operation Kilt, an early episode of Dad's Army, and the Scottish customer in Camping In, an episode of Are You Being Served?.
He later played Jamie Stewart in Take the High Road from 1982 to 1987.
He produced a collection of poetry entitled Some Work (Bramma, 1972) which included the much anthologised poem 'Black Friday'. He had a son James Cosmo who is also an actor, and a daughter Laura.