Hamish MacInnes

Hamish MacInnes OBE BEM FRSGS (born McInnes) was a Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, and author. He has been described as the "father of modern mountain rescue in Scotland". He is credited with inventing the first all-metal ice-axe and an eponymous lightweight foldable alloy stretcher called MacInnes stretcher, widely used in mountain and helicopter rescue.

He was a mountain safety advisor to a number of major films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Eiger Sanction and The Mission. His 1972 International Mountain Rescue Handbook is considered a manual in the mountain search and rescue discipline.

Hamish MacInnes is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 9 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Le Cervin en direct (1965), En direct du Cervin, The Old Man of Hoy (1967), How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy (1967), The Matterhorn Live (1965), Live from the Matterhorn, The Old Man of Hoy (1992), The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (2001). The recorded credits span 1965 to 2019, including 9 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.