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Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Born: 1888-09-09 • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. John Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed a number of supporting roles in many classic British films of the era including Q Planes (1939), Night Train to Munich (1940), We Dive at Dawn, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (both 1943) and Waterloo Road (1945). His later career included appearances in many television series of the 50s and 60s such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner.

He is not to be confused with the Ian Fleming who created the James Bond character.

Filmography
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes poster
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
The Return of Mr. Moto poster
The Return of Mr. Moto
1965 • Rogers
Seventy Deadly Pills poster
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963 • Doctor
The Boys poster
The Boys
1962 • Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
What Every Woman Wants poster
What Every Woman Wants
1962 • Nelson
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The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962 • Albert Potts
No, My Darling Daughter poster
No, My Darling Daughter
1961 • Vicar
Return of a Stranger poster
Return of a Stranger
1961 • Meecham
Too Hot to Handle poster
Too Hot to Handle
1960 • Pawnbroker
The Trials of Oscar Wilde poster
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 • Arthur
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons poster
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960 • Attorney
Jackpot poster
Jackpot
1960
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Crash Drive
1959 • Paul Dixon
Man Accused poster
Man Accused
1959 • Sir Thomas Riddle
Virgin Island poster
Virgin Island
1959
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Asmodée
1959 • The Curé
Web of Suspicion poster
Web of Suspicion
1959 • Forbes
Innocent Meeting poster
Innocent Meeting
1959 • Andrew Garside
A Woman Possessed poster
A Woman Possessed
1958 • Walter
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King's Rhapsody
1957 • King Peter of Norseland
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1956 • Dr. Hastie Lanyon
No Smoking poster
No Smoking
1955 • Dr. Moxom
Police Dog poster
Police Dog
1955 • Gentleman Walking His Dog (uncredited)
The Embezzler poster
The Embezzler
1954 • Doctor
Delayed Action poster
Delayed Action
1954 • Dr. Jepson
The Seekers poster
The Seekers
1954 • Mr. Southey
It's a Grand Life poster
It's a Grand Life
1953 • Mr. Clements
The Saint's Return poster
The Saint's Return
1953 • Lord Merton
Park Plaza 605 poster
Park Plaza 605
1953 • Colonel Santling
Recoil poster
Recoil
1953 • Talbot
Deadly Nightshade poster
Deadly Nightshade
1953 • Dr. Wilson
Black Orchid poster
Black Orchid
1953 • Coroner
Salute the Toff poster
Salute the Toff
1952 • (uncredited)
The Voice of Merrill poster
The Voice of Merrill
1952 • Dr. Forrest
Come Back Peter poster
Come Back Peter
1952 • Bank Manager
Hammer the Toff poster
Hammer the Toff
1952 • Dr. Lancaster
Wings of Danger poster
Wings of Danger
1952 • Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
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Chelsea Story
1951
Laughter in Paradise poster
Laughter in Paradise
1951 • Doctor (uncredited)
The Woman in Question poster
The Woman in Question
1950 • Doctor
A Matter of Murder poster
A Matter of Murder
1949 • Insp. McKelvin
For Them That Trespass poster
For Them That Trespass
1949 • First Prison Warden
What a Carry On! poster
What a Carry On!
1949 • Colonel
Quartet poster
Quartet
1948 • Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
Captain Boycott poster
Captain Boycott
1947 • Times correspondent
George in Civvy Street poster
George in Civvy Street
1946 • Uncle Shad
Appointment with Crime poster
Appointment with Crime
1946 • Prison governor
They Knew Mr. Knight poster
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946 • Higgs
I Didn't Do It poster
I Didn't Do It
1945 • Chief Inspr. Twyning
Waterloo Road poster
Waterloo Road
1945
Tawny Pipit poster
Tawny Pipit
1944 • Schoolmaster
Yellow Canary poster
Yellow Canary
1943 • Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
The Butler's Dilemma poster
The Butler's Dilemma
1943 • Sir Hubert Playfair
They Met in the Dark poster
They Met in the Dark
1943
We Dive at Dawn poster
We Dive at Dawn
1943
The New Lot poster
The New Lot
1943 • Medical Officer
Sabotage at Sea poster
Sabotage at Sea
1942 • First Officer Gallagher
The Lady from Lisbon poster
The Lady from Lisbon
1942 • Adams
Uncensored poster
Uncensored
1942 • Newspaper Editor
Let the People Sing poster
Let the People Sing
1942 • United Plastics Barrister
They Flew Alone poster
They Flew Alone
1942 • Secretary
The Next of Kin poster
The Next of Kin
1942 • Naval Officer (uncredited)
Ships with Wings poster
Ships with Wings
1941 • Colonel
Old Bill and Son poster
Old Bill and Son
1941 • Club Member (uncredited)
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It Happened to One Man
1940 • Sir Francis Hay
Three Silent Men poster
Three Silent Men
1940 • Pennington
Night Train to Munich poster
Night Train to Munich
1940 • British Official (uncredited)
Let George Do It! poster
Let George Do It!
1940 • Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
Dangerous Comment poster
Dangerous Comment
1940 • Official
Sons of the Sea poster
Sons of the Sea
1939 • Naval Intelligence Officer
The Lion Has Wings poster
The Lion Has Wings
1939 • Air Officer
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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Q Planes poster
Q Planes
1939 • Air Ministry Officer
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Men Without Honour
1939 • Frank Hardy
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The Good Old Days
1939 • Lord Wakely
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The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938 • Dr. Cleveland - Coroner
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The Return of Carol Deane
1938
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Quiet, Please
1938 • Dr. Craven
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Double or Quits
1938 • Sir Frederick Beal
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Racing Romance
1937 • Martin Royce
Silver Blaze poster
Silver Blaze
1937 • Dr. John Watson
Jump for Glory poster
Jump for Glory
1937 • Coroner
Darby and Joan poster
Darby and Joan
1937 • Sir Ralph Ferris
Crime Over London poster
Crime Over London
1936
Prison Breaker poster
Prison Breaker
1936 • Stephen Shand
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Royal Eagle
1936
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Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
1935 • Henry Norman
The Crouching Beast poster
The Crouching Beast
1935 • Major Abbott
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes poster
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935 • Dr. John Watson
The Riverside Murder poster
The Riverside Murder
1935 • Henry Sanders
Called Back poster
Called Back
1933 • Dr Carter
After Dark poster
After Dark
1933 • Henry Lea
Lucky Girl poster
Lucky Girl
1932 • Lord Henry
The Missing Rembrandt poster
The Missing Rembrandt
1932 • Dr. John Watson
The Sleeping Cardinal poster
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931 • Dr. John Watson
The School for Scandal poster
The School for Scandal
1930 • Joseph Surface
The Devil's Maze poster
The Devil's Maze
1929 • Derek Riffington
The Ware Case poster
The Ware Case
1928 • Michael Adye, KC
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Second to None
1927 • Brian Douglas