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Ian Ogilvy‌

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Ian Ogilvy

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Ian Ogilvy

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1943-09-30

Popularity

star6.0

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins‌
star6.1
calendar 2009

Horse Sense

Horse Sense‌
star6.9
calendar 1999

Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General‌
star6.4
calendar 1968

Puppet Master 5

Puppet Master 5‌
star5.2
calendar 1994

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

Fugitive Mind

Fugitive Mind‌
star5.8
calendar 1999

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!‌
star5.9
calendar 1973

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Wine of India

Wine of India‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

The Sorcerers

The Sorcerers‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson‌
star3.7
calendar 1997

The She Beast

The She Beast‌
star5.0
calendar 1966

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves‌
star8.0
calendar 2022

Cop-Out

Cop-Out‌
star5.3
calendar 1967

Renegades

Renegades‌
star5.7
calendar 2022

No Sex Please: We're British

No Sex Please: We're British‌
star5.1
calendar 1973

Waterloo

Waterloo‌
star7.1
calendar 1970

Mistrust

Mistrust‌
star4.2
calendar 2018

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out‌
star4.9
calendar 1967

The Saint and the Brave Goose

The Saint and the Brave Goose‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way‌
star5.9
calendar 2014

Intrusion

Intrusion‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

The Little Minister

The Little Minister‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Athena Syndrome

The Athena Syndrome‌
star0.0
calendar

We Still Steal the Old Way

We Still Steal the Old Way‌
star5.7
calendar 2017

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina‌
star5.2
calendar 1985

Maigret

Maigret‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy‌
star2.7
calendar 1992

Tomkinson's Schooldays

Tomkinson's Schooldays‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Eddie Presley

Eddie Presley‌
star4.2
calendar 1992

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

The Saint

The Saint‌
star5.3
calendar 2017

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights‌
star6.3
calendar 1970

The Invincible Six

The Invincible Six‌
star2.7
calendar 1970

The Saint Steps In... To Television

The Saint Steps In... To Television‌
star10.0
calendar 2008

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror‌
star7.2
calendar 2021

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Tigon Tales of Terror

Tigon Tales of Terror‌
star8.5
calendar 2005

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues‌
star6.5
calendar 1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

Early Edition

Early Edition‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

The Parkers

The Parkers‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs‌
star7.7
calendar 1971

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Melrose Place

Melrose Place‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

JAG

JAG‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet‌
star8.5
calendar 1982

I, Claudius

I, Claudius‌
star7.9
calendar 1976

Baywatch

Baywatch‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Malibu Shores

Malibu Shores‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

P.S. I Luv U

P.S. I Luv U‌
star5.8
calendar 1991

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Detective

Detective‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns‌
star7.4
calendar 1976

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

One West Waikiki

One West Waikiki‌
star7.0
calendar 1994

Campion

Campion‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

Eurotika!

Eurotika!‌
star8.0
calendar 1999

I, Claudius

I, Claudius‌
star7.9
calendar 1976

Babylon 5

Babylon 5‌
star8.0
calendar 1994

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest‌
star7.2
calendar 1996

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.7
calendar 1994

The Man In Room 17

The Man In Room 17‌
star5.5
calendar 1965

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria‌
star5.0
calendar 1995

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Time for Murder

Time for Murder‌
star4.0
calendar 1985

The Morecambe and Wise Show

The Morecambe and Wise Show‌
star9.0
calendar 1980

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

The Avengers

The Avengers‌
star7.7
calendar 1961

The Spoils of Poynton

The Spoils of Poynton‌
star5.0
calendar 1970