Ron Bain

Ron Bain is a Scottish television actor, director, producer, comedian and former stage actor who now focuses primarily on directing. He is known for his work with comedian Rikki Fulton, with whom he first worked while performing Molière's The Miser at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1971[1] and for his productions spotlighting Fulton's character 'the Reverend I. M. Jolly'.

Ron Bain
NationalityScottish
OccupationTelevision actor
Television director
Television producer
Comedian
Stage actor

Career

In 1977 Bain appeared as the weasely villain 'Danny the Busker' in The XYY Man, but he is best known for his work in comedy, rounding up sketches in Naked Video with stars such as Gregor Fisher, Elaine C Smith, Jonathan Watson, Helen Lederer, John Sparkes, Andy Gray, Tony Roper, Louise Beattie and Kate Donnelly.

He also appeared in A Kick Up the Eighties, Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee and several episodes of Rab C Nesbitt.[2]

Bain has also made live performances, such as a 1988 benefit for the Scottish Ballet.[3]

Filmography
As actor (Television)
As actor (film)
  • Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (1982)
As director (TV)
As director (Video)
  • Scotch & Wry 4: Rikki Fulton Prince of Pochlers (1992)
  • Francie & Josie: The Farewell Performance (1996)
  • The Best of Rikki Fulton: Rikki Fulton's Scotch & Wry Hogmanay 1996 (1997)
  • Rikki Fulton's Rev. IM Jolly & Friends (2004)

Recognition

In his review of Experience Preferred... But Not Essential, Tom Sabulis of St. Petersberg Times wrote that Bain was a "warm, welcome presence".[4] David Belcher of Glasgow Herald offered that Rab C. Nesbitt was deftly directed by Bain.[5]

gollark: Yet brass/bronze confusion?
gollark: You are bad at remembering alloys, according to apioform #5125.
gollark: Bronze. Not brass. Brass is zinc/copper alloy.
gollark: That is SUBOPTIMAL.
gollark: Utterly so!

References
  1. Christie, Rab (15 April 1999). "Wry look at a truly great talent". The Herald. ProQuest Archiver. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. "Ron Bain". BFI.
  3. "Stars light up for royalty". Glasgow Herald. Google News Archive. 14 March 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  4. Sabulis, Tom (14 September 1984). "Hotel comedy has plenty of room for dry English wit". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  5. Belcher, David (1 October 1991). "From string vest to stethoscope". The Herald. ProQuest Archiver. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
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