Introduction
Ralph Riach (born 1936) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as "John McIver" (better known as "TV John") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth. His career began at the age of 45, when he appeared in Lost Empires (1986). He has appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti. Film appearances include The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995) and Copying Beethoven (2006). He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's Army. In 2014 Ralph played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film "Time Teens: The Beginning" directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar Starred in Darkness in The Afternoon 1994
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002006-02-25-000025 February 2006 | Christabel's Anarchist | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play | |
| 000000002008-07-04-00004 July 2008 | SOS: Save Our Souls – The Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart | Reader | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading |
| 000000002008-10-29-000029 October 2008 | MacBeth's MacPets | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio Scotland Drama | |
| 000000002009-06-08-00008 June 2009 – 000000002009-06-12-000012 June 2009 | The Pillow Book (series 2) | Masamitsu | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama |
| 000000002010-02-28-000028 February 2010 | La Princesse de Clèves | Chorus 2 | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3 |
| 000000002011-11-23-000023 November 2011 | Happy Hour at the Hotel Death | Tam | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio Scotland Drama |
| 000000002011-12-14-000014 December 2011 | The Lamp | David | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |