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[[File:andrewkeir.jpg|right|frame|Andrew Keir as Professor Bernard Quatermass in ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967)]]'''Andrew Keir''' ([[3 April]] [[1926]]-[[5 October]] [[1997]]), born '''Andrew Buggy''' in [[Shotts]], [[North Lanarkshire]], played [[Wyler]] in ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. He remains well-known for his roles in several Hammer Films horror film productions during the [[1960s]]. | [[File:andrewkeir.jpg|right|frame|Andrew Keir as Professor Bernard Quatermass in ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967)]]'''Andrew Keir''' ([[3 April (people)|3 April]] [[1926]]-[[5 October (people)|5 October]] [[1997]]), born '''Andrew Buggy''' in [[Shotts]], [[North Lanarkshire]], played [[Wyler]] in ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. 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. | ||
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Keir was married to Joyce Scott. They had five children: Andrew, Maureen, Sean, Deirdre and Julie. Sean, Deirdre and Julie (known professionally as Julie T. Wallace) all became actors. Sean and Deirdre moved into producing. | Keir was married to Joyce Scott. They had five children: Andrew, Maureen, Sean, Deirdre and Julie. Sean, Deirdre and Julie (known professionally as Julie T. Wallace) all became actors. Sean and Deirdre moved into producing. | ||
He died on [[5 October]] [[1997]] in [[London]], [[England]], aged 71. | He died on [[5 October (people)|5 October]] [[1997]] in [[London]], [[England]], aged 71. | ||
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