Acting · b. 1928 · Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Ian Bannen Biography Ian Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man. Acting Taliesin Jones Billy 2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies Matt Moss (Crossing the Line) (archive footage) 2002 Best Sir Matt Busby 2000 To Walk with Lions Terence Adamson 1999 Waking Ned Jackie O'Shea 1998 Something to Believe In Don Pozzi 1998 Dead Sea Reels 1996 Braveheart Robert Bruce Sr. 1995 A Pin for the Butterfly Grandpa 1995 Measure for Measure Provost 1994 The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story Melville 1993 Damage Edward Lloyd 1992 Common Pursuit 1992 Speaking of the Devil Luzifer 1991 Arise and Go Now Mattie Muldoon 1991 The Treaty David Lloyd George 1991 Uncle Vanya Prof. Serebryakov 1991 Ghost Dad Sir Edith Moser 1990 The Big Man Matt Mason 1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception Otto Rosen 1990 Witch Story Father Matthew 1989 George's Island Captain Waters 1989 The Fifteen Streets Peter Bracken 1989 Circles in a Forest MacDonald 1989 The Courier McGuigan 1988 The Gamble Padre di Francesco 1988 The Gamble Father of Francesco 1988 The Lady and the Highwayman Christian Drysdale 1988 Hope and Glory Grandfather George 1987 Defence of the Realm Dennis Markham 1986 Agent-readable