Biography
Andrew Keir (né Buggy, 3 April 1926 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish actor who appeared in a number of films made by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and especially in the theatre, in a professional career that lasted from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
as Father Sandor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary that chronicles the making of the third film in Hammer's Dracula series.
Dragonworld: The Legend Continues
1999
as Angus
Yowler, the last dragon on Earth is in terrible danger. His arch enemy, the Dark Knight, has returned. Only young John McGowen can save him...
The Princess Stallion
1997
as Fergus
Following the death of her mother, Sarah, a Californian teenager, is sent to live with her father in the Scottish Highlands. After a riding accident s...
Rob Roy
1995
as Argyll
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy ...
Dragonworld
1994
as Angus McGowan
A young man must risk his life to save his fire-breathing friend from the unscrupulous owner of an amusement park.
The War That Never Ends
1991
as Archidamus
The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and o...
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Father Sandor (archive footage)
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
The Shell Seekers
1989
as Lawrence
After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her children's attempts to take control of her life. She...
The Party
1988
as John Tagg
10 May 1968. In Paris the barricades are about to burst into flames as students and police clash. In London the fashionable Left are having a dialogue...
The Story of a Recluse
1987
as Rev John Kirkwood
Fragment of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, completed by Alasdair Gray. A dissolute medical student wakes up in the bedroom of a young woman who fa...
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Father Sandor (archive footage)
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips fro...
Knowing The Score
1986
as Mr. Campbell
Graeme has musical talent and is struggling to be allowed to express it. Lois is being pushed by her mother into solo parts in the girls' choir. Toget...
Blood Hunt
1986
as Sandy Ross
The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Innes flees to the hills, pursued by Robert's brother....
End of the Line
1984
as John Bain
Life in a Scottish New Town
Haunters of the Deep
1984
as Captain Tregellis
Josh Holman encounters the ghost of a child mine worker with a special warning on the headlands of his Cornish home town, as an old tin mine is about ...
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
as Sir Thomas Lipton
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
Lion of the Desert
1981
as Salem
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War....
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Head of Sarmoung Monastery
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Lord Rohan
The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of...
Absolution
1978
as Headmaster
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confess...
London Conspiracy
1974
as Sir John Hassocks
Life is never dull where Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde are concerned. But who would expect dire danger, hilarious though it may be, to face them...
The Catholics
1973
as Father Matthew
Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has elimin...
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Ruthven
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the ag...
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971
as Professor Julian Fuchs
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Ta...
Zeppelin
1971
as Von Gorian
The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mot...
The Night Visitor
1971
as Dr. Kemp
An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.
Emma's Time
1970
as Robert Kelvin
After the death of novelist Robert Kelvin, his mistress Emma tries to adjust and reflects upon their relationship.
Adam's Woman
1970
as O'Shea
Adam is a young American wrongly accused of being an accomplice to murder while on shore leave in Liverpool. He is sentenced to death by hanging but t...
The Last Grenade
1970
as Gordon Mackenzie
Two ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as Valverde
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds hi...
Attack on the Iron Coast
1968
as Capt. Owen Franklin
The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during th...
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
The Long Duel
1967
as Gungaram
An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his offi...
The Viking Queen
1967
as Octavian
Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe of Britons led by Selina, set out to defy the inva...
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966
as Lord McSweeney
Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then H...
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as Wyler
Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devas...
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
as Father Sandor
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one...
Lord Jim
1965
as Brierly
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in pa...
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
as Tom
A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers damage and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The vi...
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Polybius
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius h...
Torpedo Bay
1963
as O'Brien
An Italian submarine captain tries to navigate his sub through enemy waters while being stalked by a British warship. They both make it to the neutral...
Cleopatra
1963
as Agrippa
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Jason Standing
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it...
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
as Constable
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to hi...
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Sergeant of the Guard
London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their ...
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Inspector Harris
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.
A Night to Remember
1958
as 2nd Engineer Officer John Henry Hesketh
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspect...
Heart of a Child
1958
as Constable
A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.
Suspended Alibi
1957
as Mr. Beamster
A married man having an affair visits a friend to establish an alibi for a rendezvous with his girlfriend. His friend is murdered the same night and h...
The 'Maggie'
1954
as The Reporter
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat ...
Miner's Window
1954
as Narrator
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the lives of miners across Europe both under and above ground.
Laxdale Hall
1953
as McKellaig
A starchy parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote Scottish Highlands community, where the residents are protesting the poor condition of their ro...
The Brave Don't Cry
1952
as Charlie Ross
At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men ...
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
as Septimus K. Peterson
A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.
The Gorbals Story
1950
as Pub Chucker Outer
A successful artist recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls the events and characters he shared with in a slu...