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He remains well-known for his roles in several Hammer Films horror film productions during the 1960s. | He remains well-known for his roles in several Hammer Films horror film productions during the 1960s. | ||
Keir, the son of a coal-miner, initially worked in the coal mines of his home town himself, leaving school to become a miner at the age of fourteen. He avoided being drafted into service during [[World War II]] and worked the mines for six years until 1946, when, at the age of twenty, he joined the [[Glasgow#Real World|Glasgow]] Citizen's Theatre to train as an actor. | Keir, the son of a coal-miner, initially worked in the coal mines of his home town himself, leaving school to become a miner at the age of fourteen. He avoided being drafted into service during [[World War II]] and worked the mines for six years until 1946, when, at the age of twenty, he joined the [[Glasgow#Real World|Glasgow]] Citizen's Theatre to train as an actor. | ||