Ian Collier
Born: 1943-01-25 in Lewisham, London, England, UK
Died: 2008-10-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor. Collier appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of Hamlet in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repetory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster. Collier portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985. Collier's film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).[10] Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.
Filmography
2008
- The Ties That Bind Us as Stuart Hyde (archive footage)
2007
1990
- Jeeves and Wooster as Seppings
- Keeping Up Appearances as The Sales Assistant
- House of Cards as Man at Clinic
1989
- Heritage Africa as Patrick Snyper
1988
- Thin Air as Party Guest
1987
- Rockliffe's Babies as Oliver Payton
- The Happy Valley as Hotel Guest
1986
- Shift Work as Man without Insurance
1985
- EastEnders as Sheena's Friend
- Howards' Way as George Travis
1984
- Young Shoulders as Gerald Cunningham
1983
- Shades of Darkness as Mr. Brympton
- Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity as Omega/The Renegade
- The Lady's Maid's Bell as Mr. Brympton
1982
- Tangiers as Police Sergeant
1981
- Bergerac as Tony
1980
- Cribb as Albert
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Sgt. George
1979
- Minder as Police Sergeant
- Danger UXB as Sergeant
- Rebecca as Gardener
1978
- All Creatures Great and Small as Henry Clintock
- Return of the Saint as Army Captain
1977
- Target as Sgt. Wilcox
1976
- The Duchess of Duke Street as Nigel
- The Next Man as Nicole's Contact
1975
- The Sweeney as Logan
1972
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Stuart Hyde
1963
- Doctor Who as The Renegade (voice)