John Paisley

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

Early life and acting career Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, followed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. 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.

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

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

Television Year Film Role Notes 1968 Contrabandits Mate 1 episode 1970 Skippy Rix 1 episode 1994 A Country Practice Turps 1 episode 1994 Janus Provis 1 episode 1995 Blue Heelers Bill Dwyer 1 episode

Screenplays Year Film Format Notes 1989 Die Didi-Show TV series 10 episodes 1998 Durch dick & dünn TV movie 2006 Felix 2 - Der Hase und die verflixte Zeitmaschine TV movie