Johnny Beattie has appeared in over two hundred T.V shows, seven years of Welcome to the Ceilidh and nine series of Now You See It.

In 1981, the coveted Benno Schotz sculpture was awarded to him as T.V. Personality of the Year. That same year his daughter Maureen won the Pye award for the best performance by an actress on Radio in the U.K. Maureen is currently with the R.S.C. at the Barbican in London. Johnnys younger daughter Lousie won The most promising actress award a the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and went straight into a starring role in Blood Red Roses, a film for Channel Four.

In a varied career Johnny has been disc jockey for B.B.C. and Radio Clyde, has had two hit records, Scotch on the Rocks and The Glasgow Rap. No stranger to the ligit theatre, he played the Walter Matheau part in the Perth Theatre production of the Sunshine Boys. His performance received critical acclaim, both in Perth and in Glasgow, where it was presented at the Theatre Royal.

He has appeared in the famous Gaiety Whirl at the Gaiety Theatre, Ayr and he now holds the record for having starred in more Gaiety Whirls than any other comedian in the history of that famous theatre. As he says himself Ive been to Ayr so often, Im beginning to look like Robert Burns.

Johnny's abiding passion is the history of the Scottish Music Hall. One of the highlights of the annual Pride of the Clyde show is Johnny's brilliant tributes to such greats of the past, as Will Fyffe, Dave Willis, Tommy Morgan and Lex McLean.

Johnny is currently starring in River City BBC Scotland's soap about Glasgow life! He is also in great demand as an after dinner speaker, being one of Scotland's best.