14 Facts About Victor Carin

Victor Carin was a Scottish actor, director, and translator, who wrote for radio, television, film, and the stage.

Victor Carin's mother was Scottish and his father was Italian.

Victor Carin took the stage name "Carin" from his birth name Zaccarini.

Victor Carin wrote in 1974 that he lived for a time in Italy "just after the war" and that part of his education included translating the works of Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni, as well as French plays, including works by Moliere.

Victor Carin trained as an actor in London and returned to Scotland in 1958.

Victor Carin joined the Gateway Theatre Company in 1961 as an actor, giving strong performances as Pantites in Ada F Kay's The Man from Thermopylae and in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.

Victor Carin became the company's director of productions in 1963 and remained in that role until the Gateway closed in 1965.

Victor Carin's television acting roles include Chief Inspector Menzies in Sutherland's Law, Inspector Mackenzie in Raffles, and Baron Lamond in the 1980 series Doom Castle.

Victor Carin appeared in the critically acclaimed 1971 BBC television adaptation of the novel Sunset Song as Chae Strachan.

Victor Carin performed in multiple BBC radio productions, such as the 1963 radio play The Hammers of Fingal by Angus MacVicar, the 1964 serial Sanctuary Isle by Bill Knox, and the 1980 Radio Scotland production Smoke Screen by John Lawson.

Victor Carin changed the names in the play to Scottish names.

Victor Carin used an English intermediary text to create his version of the play and adapted it to take place in Scotland.

Victor Carin used an English intermediary text for this translation and adapted the setting to Scotland.

Victor Carin is survived by a son, daughter and other family.