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Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Born: 1920-06-18 • Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor best known for his roles in the films of the Boulting brothers such as Private's Progress (1956) and I'm All Right Jack (1959). Later he played Dorothy L. Sayers's Gentleman Detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, on television and radio. Carmichael also had a career on stage.

Filmography
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army poster
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013 • (archive footage)
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The Great Kandinsky
1995 • Patrick McCormick
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The Christmas Collection
1992 • Narrator (voice)
Obituaries poster
Obituaries
1990 • Bartholomew 'Chalky' White
Diamond Skulls poster
Diamond Skulls
1990 • Exeter
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More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990 • Narrator (voice)
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More Children's Summer Stories
1989 • Narrator (voice)
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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989 • Narrator (voice)
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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989 • Narrator (voice)
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Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988 • Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales poster
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986 • Narrator (voice)
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The Wind in the Willows
1984 • Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows poster
The Wind in the Willows
1983 • Rat
Down at the Hydro poster
Down at the Hydro
1983 • The Colonel
A Moment in Time poster
A Moment in Time
1983 • Colonel Hunt
The Lady Vanishes poster
The Lady Vanishes
1979 • Caldicott
From Beyond the Grave poster
From Beyond the Grave
1974 • Reginald Warren
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise poster
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise
1973 • Lord Peter Wimsey
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins poster
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 • Mr. Ferris (segment "Pride")
Alma Mater poster
Alma Mater
1971 • Jimmy Nicholson
Smashing Time poster
Smashing Time
1967 • Bobby Mome-Rath
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
Hide and Seek poster
Hide and Seek
1964 • David Garrett
Heavens Above! poster
Heavens Above!
1963 • The Other Smallwood
The Amorous Prawn poster
The Amorous Prawn
1962 • Cpl. Sidney Green
Double Bunk poster
Double Bunk
1961 • Jack Goddard
Light Up the Sky! poster
Light Up the Sky!
1960 • Lt. Ogleby
School for Scoundrels poster
School for Scoundrels
1960 • Henry Palfrey
I'm All Right Jack poster
I'm All Right Jack
1959 • Stanley Windrush
Left Right and Centre poster
Left Right and Centre
1959 • Robert Wilcot
The Big Money poster
The Big Money
1958 • Willie Frith
Happy Is the Bride poster
Happy Is the Bride
1958 • David Chaytor
Lucky Jim poster
Lucky Jim
1957 • Jim Dixon
Brothers in Law poster
Brothers in Law
1957 • Roger Thursby
Private's Progress poster
Private's Progress
1956 • Pte. Stanley Windrush
Storm Over the Nile poster
Storm Over the Nile
1955 • Tom Willoughby
Simon and Laura poster
Simon and Laura
1955 • David Prentice
The Colditz Story poster
The Colditz Story
1955 • Robin Cartwright
Betrayed poster
Betrayed
1954 • Capt. Jackie Lawson
Meet Mr. Lucifer poster
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953 • Man Friday
Miss Robin Hood poster
Miss Robin Hood
1952 • Office Junior
Ghost Ship poster
Ghost Ship
1952 • Bernard
Time, Gentlemen, Please! poster
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952 • P.R.O.
Trottie True poster
Trottie True
1949 • Bill the Postman (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Prohack poster
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949 • Hat Salesman (uncredited)
Bond Street poster
Bond Street
1948 • Waiter