David Balfour is the central character of Kidnapped by
Robert Louis Stevenson. This was based upon the
Appin Murder and so many of the other characters, such as
Alan Breck Stewart, were real people. The sequel, Catriona, is also known as David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures at Home and Abroad.[10]
Desmond Hume is a character from the
ABC television show Lost.[12]Henry Ian Cusick, the actor who portrays him, is of Peruvian and Scottish descent and was raised in Scotland.[13]
Dr. Finlay is the central character of stories by
A.J.Cronin, set in the fictional village of
Tannochbrae. Other characters included partner Dr Cameron, housekeeper Janet and rival Dr Snoddie.[15] The television productions have been seen as an example of modern
Kailyardism.[16]
Groundskeeper Willie is a well-loved character in The Simpsons. He has flaming
red hair and a powerful, muscular body.[20] A 2007 study conducted in the US concluded that Willie was the character that US residents "...most believe personifies the Scottish temperament."[21]
James Bond - following the success of
Sean Connery in the role, author
Ian Fleming gave Bond a mixed parentage - a Scottish father and Swiss mother. This background gave the character a colonial perspective, being an outsider in England.[24]
Lobey Dosser is the Sheriff of Calton Creek – an Arizona town loosely based on the
Calton district of Glasgow and populated by Glaswegians. The cartoon strip by
Bud Neill was a popular feature in the Glasgow Evening Times from 1949 to 1956 and is now commemorated by statues.[27]
Montgomery Scott is the chief engineer in Star Trek, famous for the alleged catchphrase, "Beam me up, Scotty".[34] The actor,
James Doohan, was Canadian and auditioned with a variety of accents but suggested that Scottish would be best for the character, following the long tradition of Scottish nautical engineering. Producer
Gene Roddenberry liked the accent and so it was settled.[35]
Para Handy is the captain of a
puffer on the
Clyde in stories by
Neil Munro, which have been filmed many times.[36] His crew included Dan Macphail, Dougie, Hurricane Jack, Sunny Jim and The Tar.[37]
Shrek, although possessing a German name and being an
ogre (thought to be a medieval stereotype of
Hungarians), was portrayed as Scottish by
Mike Myers in the Shrek film series.[45]
Super Gran is a grandmother with super powers in books written by Forrest Wilson. In the television adaption, she was played by actress
Gudrun Ure.[46]
Jim Taggart is the title character of the successful
television drama about a Glaswegian detective, played by
Mark McManus. The title persisted even after the lead character was killed off following McManus' death.[47]
Tam Lin is a knight in thrall to the Queen of Faerie in the ballad of that name.[48]
Tavish Finnegan DeGroot aka The Demoman from Team Fortress 2, one of the 9 playable classes from the game, a demolitions expert originating from Ullapool, Scotland.[50]
Several Scots
stock characters are present in
Brigadoon, first staged on Broadway in 1947. They are variously warriors, drunkards, overly thrifty as a result of
Calvinism, or capable of unusual insights stemming from a close relationship to the natural world.[51]
Real and apocryphal Scots who have been extensively fictionalised or mythologised
^In DuckTales episode 26: "The Curse of Castle McDuck", Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's ancestral home in Scotland, only to be embroiled in a mystery surrounding Castle McDuck. Available on volume 1 DVD set.
^Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (2016), "Loch Ness Monster", The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters, Taylor & Francis, pp. 383–387,
ISBN9781317044260
David Balfour is the central character of Kidnapped by
Robert Louis Stevenson. This was based upon the
Appin Murder and so many of the other characters, such as
Alan Breck Stewart, were real people. The sequel, Catriona, is also known as David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures at Home and Abroad.[10]
Desmond Hume is a character from the
ABC television show Lost.[12]Henry Ian Cusick, the actor who portrays him, is of Peruvian and Scottish descent and was raised in Scotland.[13]
Dr. Finlay is the central character of stories by
A.J.Cronin, set in the fictional village of
Tannochbrae. Other characters included partner Dr Cameron, housekeeper Janet and rival Dr Snoddie.[15] The television productions have been seen as an example of modern
Kailyardism.[16]
Groundskeeper Willie is a well-loved character in The Simpsons. He has flaming
red hair and a powerful, muscular body.[20] A 2007 study conducted in the US concluded that Willie was the character that US residents "...most believe personifies the Scottish temperament."[21]
James Bond - following the success of
Sean Connery in the role, author
Ian Fleming gave Bond a mixed parentage - a Scottish father and Swiss mother. This background gave the character a colonial perspective, being an outsider in England.[24]
Lobey Dosser is the Sheriff of Calton Creek – an Arizona town loosely based on the
Calton district of Glasgow and populated by Glaswegians. The cartoon strip by
Bud Neill was a popular feature in the Glasgow Evening Times from 1949 to 1956 and is now commemorated by statues.[27]
Montgomery Scott is the chief engineer in Star Trek, famous for the alleged catchphrase, "Beam me up, Scotty".[34] The actor,
James Doohan, was Canadian and auditioned with a variety of accents but suggested that Scottish would be best for the character, following the long tradition of Scottish nautical engineering. Producer
Gene Roddenberry liked the accent and so it was settled.[35]
Para Handy is the captain of a
puffer on the
Clyde in stories by
Neil Munro, which have been filmed many times.[36] His crew included Dan Macphail, Dougie, Hurricane Jack, Sunny Jim and The Tar.[37]
Shrek, although possessing a German name and being an
ogre (thought to be a medieval stereotype of
Hungarians), was portrayed as Scottish by
Mike Myers in the Shrek film series.[45]
Super Gran is a grandmother with super powers in books written by Forrest Wilson. In the television adaption, she was played by actress
Gudrun Ure.[46]
Jim Taggart is the title character of the successful
television drama about a Glaswegian detective, played by
Mark McManus. The title persisted even after the lead character was killed off following McManus' death.[47]
Tam Lin is a knight in thrall to the Queen of Faerie in the ballad of that name.[48]
Tavish Finnegan DeGroot aka The Demoman from Team Fortress 2, one of the 9 playable classes from the game, a demolitions expert originating from Ullapool, Scotland.[50]
Several Scots
stock characters are present in
Brigadoon, first staged on Broadway in 1947. They are variously warriors, drunkards, overly thrifty as a result of
Calvinism, or capable of unusual insights stemming from a close relationship to the natural world.[51]
Real and apocryphal Scots who have been extensively fictionalised or mythologised
^In DuckTales episode 26: "The Curse of Castle McDuck", Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's ancestral home in Scotland, only to be embroiled in a mystery surrounding Castle McDuck. Available on volume 1 DVD set.
^Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (2016), "Loch Ness Monster", The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters, Taylor & Francis, pp. 383–387,
ISBN9781317044260