{{Short description|Scottish actor (1945–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use British English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person | name = Ron Bain | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|3|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Grangemouth, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|8|5|1945|3|12|df=yes}} | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Television actor<br/>Television director<br/>Television producer<br/>Comedian<br/>Stage actor }}
'''Ron Bain''' (12 March 1945 – 5 August 2024) was a Scottish television actor, director, producer, comedian, and stage actor who in the latter part of his career focused 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 and for his productions spotlighting Fulton's character 'the Reverend I. M. Jolly'.<ref name="theherald"/>
==Life and career== Ron Bain was born in Grangemouth, Scotland on 12 March 1945 and later attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Beacom |first=Brian |date=9 August 2024 |title=Lynchpin of Scottish comedy scene who 'was universally loved' |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/24507648.lynchpin-scottish-comedy-scene-universally-loved/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240809102753/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/24507648.lynchpin-scottish-comedy-scene-universally-loved/ |archive-date=9 August 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=The Herald (Glasgow) |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Craig |title='Naked Video' actor and director Ron Bain dies aged 79 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy766zxpv0go |access-date=7 August 2024 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 August 2024}}</ref> 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.
Bain also appeared in ''A Kick Up the Eighties'', ''Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee,'' several episodes of ''Rab C Nesbitt,'' and live performances such as a 1988 benefit for the Scottish Ballet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1be973|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714072101/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1be973|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2019|title=Ron Bain|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name="glasgowherald" />
Bain died on 5 August 2024, aged 79.<ref name=":0" />
== Filmography == ; As actor (Television) {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} * ''The View from Daniel Pike'' (1 episode, 1971) * ''Adam Smith'' (4 episodes, 1972) * ''Weir of Hermiston'' (1 episode, 1973) * ''BBC Play of the Month'' (1 episode, 1975) * ''ITV Playhouse'' (1 episode, 1977) * ''The XYY Man'' (1 episode, 1977) * ''The Standard'' (1 episode, 1978) * ''Tycoon'' (1 episode, 1978) * ''Kids'' (1 episode, 1979) * ''Play for Today'' (1 episode, 1980) {{col-break}} * ''Juliet Bravo'' (1 episode, 1980) * ''Strangers'' (1 episode, 1980) * ''Boswell for the Defence'' (1981) * ''A Kick Up the Eighties'' (1981) * ''Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee'' (1984) * ''Taggart'' (1 episode, 1985) * ''Naked Video'' (1986–1987) * ''The Tales of Para Handy'' (1 episode, 1994) * ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' (3 episodes, 1991–1998) {{col-end}} ; As actor (film) * ''Experience Preferred... But Not Essential'' (1982) ; As director (TV) {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} * ''City Lights'' (1986) * ''I, Lovett'' (1989) * ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' (1990) * ''Tis' the Season to be Jolly'' (1993) * ''Jolly a Man for All Seasons'' (1994) * ''Jolly: A Life'' (1995) * ''Pulp Video'' (1995) * ''The Tales of Para Handy'' (3 episodes, 1994–1995) * ''Bad Boys'' (1 episode, 1996) {{col-break}} * ''It's a Jolly Life'' (1999) * ''Rikki Fulton: The Time of his Life'' (1999) * ''Brotherly Love'' (6 episodes, 2000) * ''The Bill'' (4 episodes, 2001–2002) * ''Snoddy'' (2002) * ''Only an Excuse?'' (2003) * ''The Karen Dunbar Show'' (2003) * ''River City'' (1 episode, 2008) {{col-end}} ; 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 the ''St. Petersburg Times'' wrote that Bain was a "warm, welcome presence".<ref name="stpetersbergtimes1"/> David Belcher of the ''Glasgow Herald'' offered that ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' was deftly directed by Bain.<ref name="glasgowherald2"/>
== References == <references>
<ref name="stpetersbergtimes1">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rBEOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o3wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4029,6331685&dq=ron-bain+actor&hl=en|title=Hotel comedy has plenty of room for dry English wit|last=Sabulis|first=Tom|date=14 September 1984|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref>
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<ref name="glasgowherald2">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/45318329.html?dids=45318329:45318329&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+1999&author=Gregor+Fisher+throws+off+Rab+C%27s+head+bandage+for+a+rural-doctor+sitcom.+David+Belcher+reports&pub=The+Herald&desc=From+string+vest+to+stethoscope&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131213654/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/45318329.html?dids=45318329:45318329&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01,+1999&author=Gregor+Fisher+throws+off+Rab+C's+head+bandage+for+a+rural-doctor+sitcom.+David+Belcher+reports&pub=The+Herald&desc=From+string+vest+to+stethoscope&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|title=From string vest to stethoscope|last=Belcher|first=David|date=1 October 1991|newspaper=The Herald|accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0047730}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, Ron}} Category:1945 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Scottish male stage actors Category:Scottish male television actors