Brian Marjoribanks (22 July 1942 – 9 August 2024) was a Scottish footballer, actor, and BBC Scotland sports presenter.
Marjoribanks was born in Falkirk, Scotland on 22 July 1942.[3] He trained as an actor at the Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama (now Queen Margaret University).
Marjoribanks played for Hibernian in the early 1960s. He scored a goal on his debut for Hibs, an Edinburgh derby against Hearts at Tynecastle.[3][4] He then joined Hearts in 1963, playing for their reserve team during the 1963–64 season.[2]
He retired from playing football in 1964, aged 21, to pursue a career in acting[3] and he appeared in the BBC medical drama Dr Finlay's Casebook and the soap opera United!.[5] He was a regular presenter for BBC Scotland radio (Sportsound) and television (Sportscene) until 1983,[3][5] when he was appointed to a role with the Independent Television Commission.[3] He was later a director of STV.[3]
Marjoribanks died after a brief illness at Son Espases Hospital in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on 9 August 2024. He was 82.[3]