Ian Fleming
Born: 1888-09-09 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1969-01-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1968
- The Caesars as Sentius
1967
- The Prisoner as Man at Cafe and First Top Hat
1966
- Mystery and Imagination as Dougal
1965
- The Return of Mr. Moto as Rogers
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Waiter
1963
- Espionage as Policeman
- Seventy Deadly Pills as Doctor
1962
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- Richard the Lionheart as Lord Chamberlain
- The Boys as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
- What Every Woman Wants as Nelson
- The Lamp in Assassin Mews as Albert Potts
1961
- Return of a Stranger as Meecham
- No, My Darling Daughter as Vicar
1960
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Arthur
- Too Hot to Handle as Pawnbroker
- Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons as Attorney
- Jackpot
1959
- Innocent Meeting as Andrew Garside
- Virgin Island
- Man Accused as Sir Thomas Riddle
- Web of Suspicion as Forbes
- Crash Drive as Paul Dixon
- Asmodée as The Curé
1958
- A Woman Possessed as Walter
1957
- King's Rhapsody as King Peter of Norseland
1956
- Hancock's Half Hour
- Armchair Theatre as Tollemache
- Jane Eyre as Briggs
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Hastie Lanyon
1955
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Count Latour (uncredited)
- Police Dog as Gentleman Walking His Dog (uncredited)
- No Smoking as Dr. Moxom
1954
- The Seekers as Mr. Southey
- The Embezzler as Doctor
- Delayed Action as Dr. Jepson
1953
- The Saint's Return as Lord Merton
- Park Plaza 605 as Colonel Santling
- Black Orchid as Coroner
- Deadly Nightshade as Dr. Wilson
- Recoil as Talbot
- It's a Grand Life as Mr. Clements
1952
- Wings of Danger as Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
- Salute the Toff as (uncredited)
- The Voice of Merrill as Dr. Forrest
- Come Back Peter as Bank Manager
- Hammer the Toff as Dr. Lancaster
1951
- Laughter in Paradise as Doctor (uncredited)
- Chelsea Story
1950
- The Woman in Question as Doctor
1949
- A Matter of Murder as Insp. McKelvin
- For Them That Trespass as First Prison Warden
- What a Carry On! as Colonel
1948
- Quartet as Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
1947
- Captain Boycott as Times correspondent
1946
- Appointment with Crime as Prison governor
- They Knew Mr. Knight as Higgs
- George in Civvy Street as Uncle Shad
1945
- I Didn't Do It as Chief Inspr. Twyning
- Waterloo Road
1944
- Tawny Pipit as Schoolmaster
1943
- We Dive at Dawn
- The New Lot as Medical Officer
- Yellow Canary as Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
- They Met in the Dark
- The Butler's Dilemma as Sir Hubert Playfair
1942
- The Next of Kin as Naval Officer (uncredited)
- Let the People Sing as United Plastics Barrister
- They Flew Alone as Secretary
- Uncensored as Newspaper Editor
- Sabotage at Sea as First Officer Gallagher
- The Lady from Lisbon as Adams
1941
- Ships with Wings as Colonel
- Old Bill and Son as Club Member (uncredited)
1940
- Night Train to Munich as British Official (uncredited)
- Let George Do It! as Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
- Three Silent Men as Pennington
- Dangerous Comment as Official
- It Happened to One Man as Sir Francis Hay
- Enemy Interrogation of Prisoners
1939
- Q Planes as Air Ministry Officer
- The Lion Has Wings as Air Officer
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
- The Good Old Days as Lord Wakely
- Sons of the Sea as Naval Intelligence Officer
- Men Without Honour as Frank Hardy
1938
- The Return of Carol Deane
- The Claydon Treasure Mystery as Dr. Cleveland - Coroner
- Quiet, Please as Dr. Craven
- Double or Quits as Sir Frederick Beal
1937
- Jump for Glory as Coroner
- Silver Blaze as Dr. John Watson
- Racing Romance as Martin Royce
- Darby and Joan as Sir Ralph Ferris
1936
- Prison Breaker as Stephen Shand
- Crime Over London
- Royal Eagle
1935
- The Riverside Murder as Henry Sanders
- The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes as Dr. John Watson
- The Crouching Beast as Major Abbott
- Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle as Henry Norman
1933
- Called Back as Dr Carter
- After Dark as Henry Lea
1932
- The Missing Rembrandt as Dr. John Watson
- Lucky Girl as Lord Henry
1931
- The Sleeping Cardinal as Dr. John Watson
1930
- The School for Scandal as Joseph Surface
1929
- The Devil's Maze as Derek Riffington
1928
- The Ware Case as Michael Adye, KC
1927
- Second to None as Brian Douglas