Actor

Alex McAvoy

Acting

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TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 7Series: 4

TMDB ID: 994272

IMDb ID: nm0564207

Known for: Acting

Born: March 10, 1928

Died: June 16, 2005

Age: 77

Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2001

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 7.01

Wikidata: Q11160019

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Biography

Alex McAvoy (March 10, 1928 – June 16, 2005) was a Scottish actor known for his roles as Sunny Jim in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, The Vital Spark, and as the teacher in Pink Floyd's musical film, The Wall.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Alex McAvoy.

4.8

Strictly Sinatra

as Aldo

2001 Movie

5.0

Venus Peter

as Beadle

1989 Movie

Down Where the Buffalo Go

as Trinkle Kid

1988 Movie

Portrait of Isa Mulvenny

as Joe Harper

1985 Movie

6.8

Pink Floyd: The Final Cut

1983 Movie

7.9

Pink Floyd: The Wall

as Teacher

1982 Movie

4.0

The Massacre of Glencoe

as Narrator

1971 Movie

Series

Series credits linked with Alex McAvoy.

6.3

Oliver Twist

as Well-Dressed Man • 4 eps

1999 Series

6.8

Minder

as Macintyre • 1 eps

1979 Series

Sunset Song

as Alec Mutch • 6 eps

1971 Series

6.0

The Vital Spark

as Sunny Jim • 21 eps

1965 Series