death_date death_place birth_place imdb_id name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
08 april 1949 chiswick london united kingdom partick scotland united kingdom 0334234 morland graham 08 august 1891 1934 -- 1949 actor_morland_graham . jpg morland graham
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morland graham

morland graham -lrb- 8 august 1891 -- 8 april 1949 -rrb- was a british film actor .
married to elsie cole -lrb- née press -rrb- in 1926 .
graham had a career on the stage spanning over 35 years .
he was known as a character actor , but also wrote a one act comedy , `` c'est la guerre '' , which was first performed in october 1926 and subsequently at the following year 's scottish community drama festival .
graham became best known for his film roles , including his lead role as old bill in `` old bill and son '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- and his appearance in `` bonnie prince charlie '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- , in which he starred after deputising for actor will fyffe .
he appeared as the biffer in `` whisky galore ! ''
which was released after his death .
he died on 8 april 1949 after taking an overdose of aspirin while suffering from ill health and , according to his wife , `` nervous depression '' .
he had recently turned down an offer of stage work from alistair sim because he `` did not feel up to it '' .
