Obituaries

David McCreath was an important figure on Scottish agricultural scene

Scotsman Obituaries: David McCreath OBE, founder of McCreath Simpson & Prentice

Allan Brodie with the Scottish Amateur Championship cup

Scotsman Obituaries: Allan Brodie, among top amateur golfers of last 50 years

Henry Kissinger pictured in September 1972 (Picture: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Henry Kissinger, controversial US diplomat

Lord Douglas-Hamilton at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Scotsman Obituaries: Rt Hon Lord Selkirk of Douglas, ex-Scotland Office minister

Manager Terry Venables at a training session of the England national football team in 1996 (Picture: Phil Cole/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Terry Venables, English football player turned manager

Joss Ackland poses during a portrait session in 2007 (Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Joss Ackland, screen star who honed skills at Pitlochry

Anna Scher poses with her MBE after a Buckingham Palace Investiture ceremony in October 2013 (Picture: Sean Dempsey - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Anna Scher, drama teacher who trained Kathy Burke

At his funeral, George Hewitt’s life was described as one well played

Obituaries: George Hewitt, history tutor, writer and jazz trombonist

Away from medicine, Pamela Epps was a huge support of Edinburgh International Festival

Scotsman Obituaries: Pamela Epps, GP who pioneered treatment of drug addicts

Colin MacKay was a giant of Scottish political journalism

Scotsman Obituaries: Colin MacKay, Scottish political writer and broadcaster

Hamish Carruthers introduced many of the world's top designers to the quality of Scottish textiles

Scotsman Obituaries: Hamish Carruthers, influential Scottish design consultant

Bill Kenwright answers questions on his production of Tommy at London's Lyric Theatre in 2005 (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Bill Kenwright, theatre producer and football club owner

Dr Maria Dlugolecka-Graham received an honorary doctorate from the Medical University of Lodz this year

Maria Dlugolecka-Graham, vital link between Edinburgh and Polish universities

Jack Dun in later years

Scotsman Obituaries: Jack Dun, Scottish rugby player and agricultural merchant

Ian Spink performs in Andy Howitt’s 12 Dancers/Deliberance in 2012

Obituaries: Ian Spink, Choreographer and dancer who thrived on collaboration

Gerald Weiner became a world-leading expert on the breeding and husbandry of yak

Obituaries: Gerald Wiener, geneticist who arrived in Britain on Kindertransport

‘It wasn’t that I thought I could play Chandler,' Matthew Perry once said. 'I was Chandler.’ (Picture: Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Obituaries: Matthew Perry, comedy actor who found fame as Chandler in Friends

Carla Bley performs on the stage of the Nice's Jazz Festival in 2009 (Picture: Vaery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituaries: Carla Bley, jazz giant whose career spanned seven decades

Haydn Gwynne attends the Olivier Awards nominations celebration in 2017 in London (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Haydn Gwynne, award-winning triple-threat stage actress

Murdo Morrison was an unofficial news service for his customers

Scotsman Obituaries: Murdo Morrison, Isle of Lewis postman and community worker

Hugh Russell on fighting form (Picture: Pacemaker Press/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Hugh Russell, Northern Irish boxer and photographer

A promotional portrait of Piper Laurie taken around1954 (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Piper Laurie, US actress who was mad mother of Carrie

Bill Hooper made his mark on Edinburgh over decades as a tattoo artist

Scotsman Obituaries: Bill Hooper, Scotland’s longest-serving tattoo artist

Director Terence Davies attends a screening of A Quiet Passion in 2016 in London (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI)

Scotsman Obituaries: Terence Davies, acclaimed British film director

Michael Gambon attends the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in London in July 2011 (Picture: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Michael Gambon, theatre and screen star

Outside his legal work, Alan Boyle loved taking to the air as a gliding instructor

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Alan Boyle, international lawyer and academic

Benny Rooney was considered a true gentleman in both the world of football and beyond

Scotsman Obituaries: Benny Rooney, Scottish football player, coach and manager

David McCallum at an event in Beverly Hills in 210 (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: David McCallum, Glasgow-born star of The Man from UNCLE

Professor E Mary Smallwood was perhaps destined for an academic career after her intellectual talents were spotted in childhood

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor E Mary Smallwood, classical historian and author

Gayle Hunnicutt at Heathrow Airport in 1975, on her way to film in Israel (Picture: Peter Cade/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Gayle Hunnicut, 'sexpot' American actress who flourished in Britain

Stuart Sellar unveils the plaque bearing his own name - W S Sellar - on locomotive 37175

Obituaries: Stuart Sellar, railwayman and photographer

David Jones ran for Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a bronze medal

Obituaries: David Jones, British sprinter who enjoyed trophy-laden career

John Cairney first played Robert Burns in There was a Man at the Traverse in 1965

Obituaries: John Cairney, actor best known for solo performances as Robert Burns

Mike Yarwood joking around outside Buckingham Palace after receiving his investiture from Queen Elizabeth II in 1976 (Picture: Monti Spry/Central Press/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Mike Yarwood, legendary TV impressionist

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut with Dolly the Sheep (Picture: Roslin Institute)

Scotsman Obituaries: Ian Wilmut, scientist who led team behind Dolly the Sheep

Born into a farming family, Jim Stobo rose to become president of the NFU

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Stobo, Scottish farmer, businessman and livestock judge

Lorna Waite had one of the most striking voices on the Scottish poetry scene

Scotsman Obituaries: Lorna J. Waite, academic, poet and community activist

Archie Pacey was a beloved member of the Midlothian community

Scotsman Obituaries: Archie Pacey MBE, teacher and community builder

Jimmy Buffett attends an event in 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Jimmy Buffett, US singer-songwriter and businessman

Kenneth White inspired audiences with his range of erudition and advocacy of radical cultural renewal (Picture: Marie-Claude White)

Obituaries: Kenneth White, inspiring poet, educator and founder of geopoetics

Federico Bahamontes competes in the 1959 Tour de France, eventually coming first. (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Federico Bahamontes, Spanish Tour de France winner

Charlie Hodgson pictured in the striped rugby jersey of Middlesex

Obituaries: Charlie Hodgson, rugby international and prodigious try scorer

Peter Brunt looked after Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when she swallowed a fishbone

Scotsman Obituaries: Peter Brunt, physician to Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland

Renata Scotto at an event in New York City in 2015 (Picture: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Renata Scotto, Italian soprano and director

Jerry Moss celebrates a win for his horse and jockey at the Kentucky Derby in 2005 (Picture: A Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Jerry Moss, music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records

Sir Michael Parkinson pictured in Sydney, Australia, in 2009. (Picture: Mike Flokis/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Michael Parkinson, undisputed king of the chat show hosts

Robbie Robertson was a hugely gifted guitarist and songwriter (Picture: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Obituaries: Robbie Robertson, Americana trailblazer who led The Band

Clarence Avant attends a ceremony honouring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016. (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Clarence Avant, music exec dubbed 'The Godfather of Black Music'

William Friedkin poses for the cameras at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 (Picture: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituaries: William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of The French Connection an...

David Potter Celtic Graves Society (Picture: @photobhoy)

Obituaries: David Potter, Scottish football historian and enthusiast

Take the Floor host Robbie Shepherd in his trademark tartan dress jacket (Picture: BBC Scotland)

Scotsman Obituaries: Robbie Shepherd, former host of the BBC's Take the Floor

Gordon Mills was a lifelong adventurer

Scotsman Obituaries: Gordon Mills, RAF veteran and lifelong adventurer

Sinéad O'Connor sings at a concert in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Project in Dublin in 2003 (Picture: Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter

John Dykes was much in demand as a livestock show judge

Scotsman Obituaries: John Dykes, gifted Scottish livestock breeder

Labour MP Ann Clwyd became the oldest woman to sit in the House of Commons (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Ann Clwyd, Long-serving Welsh Labour MP

English pop singer Vince Hill near his home in Henley-on-Thames in 1980 (Picture: Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Vince Hill, British singer known for cover of Edelweiss

Tony Bennett performs at the Clinton Global Citizen Awards in New York in 2015 (Picture: JP Yim/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Tony Bennett, Italian-American singing legend

Spanish footballer Luis Suarez pictured in1961. (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Luis Suarez, legendary Spanish footballer and coach

Robin Anderson helped bring Rudolf Nureyev to Glasgow to dance with Scottish Ballet

Scotsman Obituaries: Robin Anderson, influential Scottish Ballet administrator

Jane Birkin at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 (Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Obituary: Jane Birkin, star best remembered for Je T'aime

Hugh Murray racing across the track

Scotsman Obituaries: Hugh Murray, international triple jump athlete and GP

Celia Butterworth pictured in 1973

Scotsman Obituaries: Celia Butterworth, Scottish medical researcher

Self-portrait of the artist Dennis Buchan

Obituaries: Dennis Buchan, Scottish artist whose fans included Vincent Price

Frederic Forrest attends the premiere of Apocalypse Now: Final Cut at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in, 2019 in Hollywood (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Frederic Forrest, actor best remembered for role in Apocalypse Now

Morrison Zuill captained Stenhousemuir cricket club for 30 years, from 1958-88

Obituaries: Morison Zuill, sportsman who played cricket for Scotland 20 times

Alan Arkin poses at his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony in 2019 (Picture: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning star of Catch-22 and Little Miss Sunshine

Anne Lambie pictured with her beloved horse Jazz

Obituaries: Anne Lambie: Doctor who revolutionised kidney disease care

Julian Sands was equally comfortable playing a romantic lead or the son of Satan

Obituaries: Julian Sands, actor who shot to fame in A Room with a View

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