John Young (actor)
John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996) was a Scottish actor. He is the father of the actor Paul Young. Career. Some of his film credits include "The Wicker Man" (1973, as the fishmonger), "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975, as Frank, the historian, and the "I'm not dead!" man), and "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979, as Matthias). On television, he played Rev Iain McPherson in the Scottish soap opera "Take the High Road" for a number of years.