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Tributes as actor Iain Cuthbertson dies aged 79

Iain Cuthbertson, a giant of the Scottish acting scene, has died at the age of 79.

Best-known for his roles in crime series Budgie and the films Gorillas in the Mist and The Railway Children, Cuthbertson suffered a crippling stroke in 1982 from which he never fully recovered. He passed away last Friday.