Fulton Mackay (12 August 1922 - 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, most notable for his role as prison officer Mr. Mackay in the 70s sitcom Porridge.
Mackay was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was brought up in Clydebank by a widowed aunt after the death of his mother. His father was in the NAAFI.
On leaving school, he trained as a quantity surveyor and later volunteered for the RAF in 1941. MacKay served with the Black...
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Fulton Mackay (12 August 1922 - 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, most notable for his role as prison officer Mr. Mackay in the 70s sitcom Porridge.
Mackay was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was brought up in Clydebank by a widowed aunt after the death of his mother. His father was in the NAAFI.
On leaving school, he trained as a quantity surveyor and later volunteered for the RAF in 1941. MacKay served with the Black Watch during the Second World War. A perforated ear drum affected him during this time, so he stayed in the army for five years, which included three years spent in India.
After being demobbed, Mackay began training as an actor at RADA. His first work was with the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, where he chalked up nine seasons between 1949 and 1958. He also worked at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh before making his mark at the Arts Theatre Club, London, where in 1960, he played the part of Oscar in The Naked Island, a play about POWs in...
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