Facts: - death place: london , england - birth name: george ian kenneth ireland - death date: 31 july 2014 - spouse: marilyn imrie -lrb- divorced -rrb- - birth date: 07 august 1945 - name: kenny ireland - birth place: paisley , scotland - occupation: actor , theatre director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kenny ireland .
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george ian kenneth '' kenny '' ireland -lrb- 7 august 1945 -- 31 july 2014 -rrb- was a scottish actor and theatre director .ireland was best known to television viewers for his role in '' victoria wood as seen on tv '' in the 1980s , and for playing donald stewart in '' benidorm '' from 2007 until his death in 2014 .