Background
He was born in Ullapool, Scotland and educated at George Heriot"s School in Edinburgh.
He was born in Ullapool, Scotland and educated at George Heriot"s School in Edinburgh.
George Heriot"s School. Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Urquhart made his stage debut in 1947, while his first film role was in. He appeared in many television shows of the detective/special-agent genre, such as Department South, Callan, The Professionals, Manitoba in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the episodes of Danger Manitoba entitled "English Lady Takes Lodgers" and "lieutenant"s Up To The Lady" (1965) and as the title character in "The Manitoba with the Foot" (1966). He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion.
Urquhart also starred as Wing Commander MacPhearson in the 1970s series Pathfinders.
He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995.