R.D. Laing was born on October 7, 1927 in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland as Ronald David Laing. He was a writer and actor, known for Asylum (1972), Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? (1989) and Eros, Love & Lies (1990). He was married to Jutta Werner and Anne Laing. He died on August 23, 1989 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.