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Iain Anders

1933 – 1997

British actor

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Lived 1933 – 1997 (aged 64). Iain Anders was a British stage actor, television actor and actor.

Iain Anders Robertson (8 February 1933 – 5 September 1997) was an English actor known for his roles in Taggart and A Horseman Riding By.

Iain Anders Robertson was born to Scottish parents in 1933 in Barnet, Hertfordshire. His career as an actor included many crime-related roles, and in this way paralleled his off-screen life, where he worked as a legal executive for a law firm specialising in criminal law, preparing court briefs.

In 1985, Anders was also introduced into the television show Taggart, playing Superintendent Jack "The Biscuit" McVitie, alongside Mark McManus, who played the title character. It is for this role that he is most widely remembered, playing the role in 40 episodes, three of which did not screen until after his death.

In his spare time, Anders was an expert at contract bridge, which he taught at the London School of Bridge.

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Who was Iain Anders?

British actor (1933-1997)

When was Iain Anders born?

Iain Anders was born on 8 February 1933 in London.

When did Iain Anders die?

Iain Anders died on 5 September 1997 in Chichester.

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Iain Anders was a stage actor, television actor and actor.

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Iain Anders was British.

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