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Born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Grieve attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before joining the Citizens Theatre in 1951.
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John Grieve
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Grieve worked in variety alongside many familiar Scottish comedians, including Stanley Baxter and Jimmy Logan. Although principally known for his comic roles, he appeared in drama films such as The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Eye of the Needle (1981) and the British Broadcasting Corporation docudrama Square Mile of Murder (1980). His stage roles include the part of the King"s Jester in the premier of The Burning (1971) by Stewart Connecticut
He had a brief recurring role as Frank Marker"s probation officer in the Thames Television series Public Eye.
He played Sandy Duncanson in British Broadcasting Corporation"s adaptation of Neil Munro"s The New Road, in a British Broadcasting Corporation drama about the Union of the Parliaments in 1707 he played John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton who delivered a controversial speech against the Union, and appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland"s Hogmanay celebrations. He appeared in two episodes (eleven years apart) in the television series All Creatures Great and Small as Doctor Harry Allinson.
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Scottish