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- Birth nameWilliam Fulton Beith Mackay
- Height1.70 m
- Fulton Mackay was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Scotland. He was an actor and writer, best known for his portrayal of authoritarian prison warder Mr Mackay in one of the BBC's most popular sitcoms, Porridge (1974), as well as appearing in Local Hero (1983), Raison d'état (1985) and Porridge (1979). He was married to Sheila Manahan. He died on June 6, 1987 in London, England.- IMDb mini biography by: Andrew Jackson
- Fulton started as an apprentice to a quantity surveyor but while serving in the army his thoughts drifted to an acting career so when demobbed enrolled at RADA then made his professional debut in 1946. After a spell in repertory he joined Glasgow's Citizens Theatre staying for 7 years then moved South and spent a season with the Old Vic company in London. He wrote a number of plays for television under a nom - de - plume and was also a stage director. He produced 'The Wild Duck at the Edinburgh International Festival performed by Scottish Actors of which he was a director.- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseSheila Manahan(1961 - June 6, 1987) (his death)
- A close cropped moustache and brusque clipped mode of speech
- He volunteered to join the RAF in 1941, but was rejected because of a perforated ear drum. He subsequently enlisted in the Black Watch and served for five years.
- He and his wife, Sheila Manahan McKay, are both interred at East Sheen and Richmond Cemeteries in Weybridge, Surrey, England, in plot JC 187.
- At almost exactly the same time he was cast in Porridge (1974), he was seriously considered by producer Barry Letts for the role of the Fourth Doctor in the BBC series Docteur Who (1963) after Jon Pertwee's decision to leave the series in 1974. However, he was never actually approached, as Letts eventually settled on the lesser-known Tom Baker. By the time Baker had started his first season of Docteur Who (1963), Mackay had already appeared on screen as his most famous character, Mr. Mackay.
- There is a flower in Hyde Park named after him.
- His favorite hobbies included salmon fishing and oil painting.
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