Ralph Riach was a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray.

Ralph Riach was best known for his role as “John McIver” (better known as “TV John”) in BBC One Scotland’s comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth.

Ralph Riach’s career began at the age of 50, when he appeared in Lost Empires (1986) and he has appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti.

Film appearances include The House of Mirth (2000), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Braveheart (1995), Copying Beethoven (2006) and Cloud Atlas (2012).[3] He also portrayed John Laurie in “We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story”, 2015.

In 2014 Ralph Riach played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film “Time Teens: The Beginning” directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar.

Ralph Riach died on 21 March 2022.

Ralph Riach death cause

Ralph Riach was suffering from an illness which is yet to be revealed and it is believed that that illness caused his death at the age of 86.

Ralph Riach wife/children

There is no information on Ralph Riach’s wife at the moment so we cannot tell if he was married or not.

However, he had three children.