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Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy

Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English film and television actor. He is best known as the star of the TV series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69). The role led to his being considered a leading contender for the role of James Bond in the early 1980s, when Moore announced his intention to leave the role. He never played the part (in part due to Moore reconsidering his resignation on several occasions), although he did play a Bond-like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the early 1990s. At least once, in an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, "Dragon's Wing II", he played a Bond-like British agent, complete with white dinner jacket. He was a friend of film-maker Michael Reeves and starred in all three of Reeves's films: Revenge of the Blood Beast (1966), The Sorcerers (1967), and Witchfinder General (also known as The Conqueror Worm, 1968). He guest-starred in The Avengers in the 1968 episode "They Keep Killing Steed" as Baron Von Curt, and on the BBC in Somerset Maugham's The Door of Opportunity, opposite Marianne Faithfull. He appeared in the films Stranger in the House (1967), and The Day the Fish Came Out (1967), and had a major role in the epic film Waterloo (1970). In 1976, he featured in the pilot episode of the television comedy series Ripping Yarns. He also appeared in I, Claudius (1976, as Drusus), and guest-starred in 6 episodes of Murder, She Wrote and 4 episodes of Diagnosis Murder. He appeared as Edgar Linton in a film version of Wuthering Heights (1970) and as Owen Gereth in BBC dramatization of The Spoils of Poynton (also 1970). In the 1990s, he guest-starred in the TV series Babylon 5 (1998). The series' star, Bruce Boxleitner, is the former husband of Ogilvy's second wife, actress Kathryn Holcomb. He also had a role in the short-lived 1990s American soap opera, Malibu Shores. He appeared as Lawrence Kirbridge in the series Upstairs, Downstairs. He's had roles in over 100 TV shows, often appearing as a guest star. He then co-starred with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in Death Becomes Her (1992); and with Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009), among others. He has had an extensive career in the theatre playing leading roles in many London West End productions, including Design for Living, Happy Family, Three Sisters, Rookery Nook by Ben Travers, Run for Your Wife, The Millionaires by Shaw, The Waltz of the Toreadors, and others. He has also worked widely in the American theatre. He is a playwright and novelist, currently working on a series of children's books: Measle and the Wrathmonk, Measle and the Dragodon, Measle and the Mallockee, Measle and the Slitherghoul, and Measle and the Doompit. He has written and published two novels – Loose Chippings and The Polkerton Giant – and two plays: A Slight Hangover and Swap!. His memoir, Once a Saint, was published in May 2016. His book of film reviews 'Withering Slights', based on his Facebook page, was published in 2020.

Personal information

Birthday

1943-09-30

Birth Place

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

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Affairs of the Heart

1983

6.0

TV
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

5.9

Movie
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1985

5.2

Movie
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Babylon 5

1994

8.0

TV
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Baywatch

1989

5.9

TV
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BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

8.0

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
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Campion

1989

5.6

TV
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

0.0

Movie
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Caroline in the City

1995

6.4

TV
Cop-Out

Cop-Out

1967

5.3

Movie
Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

6.8

Movie
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Detective

1964

0.0

TV
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Dharma & Greg

1997

6.4

TV
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Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
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Early Edition

1996

7.3

TV
Eddie Presley

Eddie Presley

1993

4.2

Movie
poster

Eurotika!

1999

8.0

TV
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

1974

6.5

Movie
Fugitive Mind

Fugitive Mind

1999

5.8

Movie
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
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Hope and Gloria

1995

5.0

TV
Horse Sense

Horse Sense

1999

6.9

Movie
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I, Claudius

1976

7.8

TV
Intrusion

Intrusion

1961

5.0

Movie
Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy

1992

2.7

Movie
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JAG

1995

7.3

TV
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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

6.5

TV
Maigret

Maigret

1988

0.0

Movie
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Malibu Shores

1996

7.3

TV
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Melrose Place

1992

5.9

TV
Mistrust

Mistrust

2018

4.2

Movie
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Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

2009

6.1

Movie
No Sex Please: We're British

No Sex Please: We're British

1973

5.1

Movie
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One West Waikiki

1994

7.0

TV
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P.S. I Luv U

1991

5.8

TV
Puppet Master 5

Puppet Master 5

1994

5.2

Movie
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Q.E.D.

1982

6.8

TV
Renegades

Renegades

2022

5.8

Movie
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Return of the Saint

1978

7.0

TV
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Ripping Yarns

1976

7.4

TV
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Robin of Sherwood

1984

7.6

TV
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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

1993

7.0

TV
The Athena Syndrome

The Athena Syndrome

0.0

Movie
poster

The Avengers

1961

7.7

TV
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

1999

0.0

Movie
The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

1966

0.0

Movie
The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out

1967

4.9

Movie
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

1997

3.7

Movie
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

7.0

Movie
The Invincible Six

The Invincible Six

1970

2.7

Movie
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1975

0.0

Movie
The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

The Man In Room 17

1965

5.5

TV
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The Morecambe and Wise Show

1980

9.0

TV
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The Parkers

1999

8.2

TV
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The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996

7.2

TV
The Saint

The Saint

2017

5.3

Movie
The Saint and the Brave Goose

The Saint and the Brave Goose

1979

0.0

Movie
The Saint Steps In... To Television

The Saint Steps In... To Television

2008

10.0

Movie
The She Beast

The She Beast

1966

5.0

Movie
The Sorcerers

The Sorcerers

1967

6.2

Movie
poster

The Spoils of Poynton

1970

5.0

TV
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

2022

8.0

Movie
Tigon Tales of Terror

Tigon Tales of Terror

2005

8.5

Movie
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Time for Murder

1985

4.0

TV
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Tom, Dick and Harriet

1982

8.5

TV
Tomkinson's Schooldays

Tomkinson's Schooldays

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971

7.6

TV
poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

7.0

TV
Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

7.1

Movie
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

2014

5.9

Movie
We Still Steal the Old Way

We Still Steal the Old Way

2017

5.7

Movie
Wine of India

Wine of India

1970

0.0

Movie
Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

1968

6.5

Movie
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

2021

7.2

Movie
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1970

6.3

Movie