Stewart McLean (actor)

For other people named Stuart McLean, see Stuart McLean (disambiguation).

William Stewart McLean (7 March 1941 in Scotland, UK – 6 August 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK) was a Scottish actor, theatre administrator, and businessman.

In his early years, he worked as a businessman in the setting up and managing of photo processing firms across Scotland. After this, he pursued another passion of his by working with stars of pantomime, drama, and musicals in the south of England, eventually going professional in the theatre world at the age of 52 in 1993.

McLean worked with such UK stars as Allan Stewart, Andy Gray, Britt Ekland, Su Pollard, Gary Wilmot, Lesley Joseph, Dorothy Paul, and many others.

As an actor, he worked in the arenas of television, theatre, and pantomime. On the Scottish small screen, he had roles in "Taggart", "Monarch of the Glen", "Doctor Finlay", "River City", "Rab C. Nesbitt", and many others. In the theatre world, he worked on the UK tours of "High Society", "See How They Run", and "A Happy Medium". In pantomime, he worked in "Cinderella", "Dick Whittington", "Aladdin", and "Peter Pan".

He was also a tour and stage manager. He worked in most of Scotland's most notable theatres, including The King's Theatre in Edinburgh, where he managed the annual pantomime show; the Byre Theatre in St. Andrews; HM Theatre in Aberdeen; and the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy.

Stewart McLean died on 6 August 2006 at his home in Glasgow's West End, a year after a heart bypass operation. He was divorced and survived by a son and daughter and two grandchildren.

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