{{Short description|Scottish actor (1949–2008)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ronnie Letham | birth_name = Dugald Ronald Letham | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|9|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|3|27|1949|12|10|df=y}} | death_place = Falkirk, Scotland | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1967–2008 }} '''Dugald Ronald Letham''' (10 September 1949 – 27 March 2008) was a Scottish actor.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/ronnie-letham-1-1164937|title=Obituary|work=The Scotsman|first=Phil|last=Davison|date=16 April 2008|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Letham was born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, on 10 September 1949. He had a sister, Maggie, and attended Bantaskine, then Falkirk High School.
Letham originally trained as a teacher at Jordanhill College, Glasgow, before enrolling at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
==Career== Letham performed at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, the Royal National Theatre in London, the Odeon Theatre in Glasgow and the Glasgow King's Theatre.
His early television appearances in shows such as ''Crown Court'', ''Play for Today'' and ''The Sweeney'' gained Letham recognition among television writers and producers. He played Rab B. Nesbitt, father of the eponymous lead character, in a 1996 episode of ''Rab C. Nesbitt''.
Letham had recurring roles in television shows ''Atletico Partick'' as Gazza, ''Hamish Macbeth'' as Peter the Fireman and ''Ain't Misbehavin''' as Snowy McGraw. He also made three separate appearances on both ''Taggart'' and ''The Bill'', playing a different character on each occasion. His final role was as Harry, Isa's estranged husband, in the sitcom ''Still Game.'' He appeared in three episodes between 2002 and 2006, when his character was killed off.
==Death== Letham died from complications following a fall in Falkirk on 27 March 2008, at the age of 58.<ref name="Obituary"/>
==See also== {{Portal|Biography|Scotland|Television|Theatre}} * List of Scottish actors
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0504663}}
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