Johnny Beattie was one of the pillars of Scottish entertainment. He, along with fellow Glaswegians Rikki Fulton, Jack Milroy, Jimmy Logan and Stanley Baxter, were the blueprint of post war Scottish comedy.
Now only Stanley remains.What sets them apart was their ability to turn their hand at anything.In his incredible 63-year career Johnny was a stand-up, film and TV actor, presenter, panto dame, soap star and even rapper.With his passing on Thursday at 93 the door has closed on a group of working-class Scots who had entertainment etched in their bones.As Johnny was fond of saying: “Jack Milroy used to say when I opened the fridge door and the light came on, I’d do a 40-minute set.”He just couldn’t help it.
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