John Yule

Birth : 1946-02-21, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

History

John Yule was born on February 21, 1946 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He is an actor, known for Scotch on the Rocks (1973), Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002).

Movies

Driving Lessons
Hotel Manager
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
On a Clear Day
Driving Instructor
After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel.
Man to Man
Mortuary Official
An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape.
Ae Fond Kiss...
Headmaster
A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
Young Adam
Clerk of the Court
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
16 Years of Alcohol
Referee
16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Alan’s Father
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.
Postmortem
Maddie
The only thing James wants is to remain away from Scotland. One day, however, he receives a fax, a printout of an unknown person's obituary. The next day, he is charged and arrested for the murder of this person.
House of Mortal Sin
Robert
Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Frightmare
Robin
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.
The Flesh and Blood Show
Gerry
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.