John Paisley (actor)

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John Paisley
Born1938 (age 8384)
OccupationActor
Years active1959 - present
SpouseZheng Keying

John Paisley (born 1938) is a Scottish actor working in China.

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Early life and acting career

Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, [1] followed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. [2] He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. [3] He married the painter Zheng Keying, his third wife, in 2005. [3]

His most significant recent role was as John Rabe in the 2009 movie City of Life and Death . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Fearless English Businessman
2008 Last Hour Monk's father
2009Empire of SilverDr. Wilson
2009 City of Life and Death John Rabe
2009 Gasp American
2012 CZ12 Sir Charlton

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1968 Contrabandits [5] Mate1 episode
1970 Skippy Rix1 episode
1994 A Country Practice Turps1 episode
1994 Janus Provis1 episode
1995 Blue Heelers Bill Dwyer1 episode

Screenplays

YearFilmFormatNotes
1989 Die Didi-Show TV series10 episodes
1998Durch dick & dünnTV movie
2006 Felix 2 - Der Hase und die verflixte Zeitmaschine TV movie

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Events from the year 1938 in Scotland.

References

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  3. 1 2 "Behind The Silver Screen". China Daily . 8 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. John Paisley at IMDb
  5. "Contrabandits Episode Details". Classic Australian Television. Don Storey. Retrieved 19 June 2014.