Ian Fleming
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1888-09-09
- Died
- 1969-01-01
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Waiter
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as John Logan
The Prisoner
1967
as Man at Cafe and First Top Hat
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Dougal
Espionage
1963
as Policeman
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Lord Chamberlain
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Count Latour (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Tollemache / Doctor MacIntyre
The Caesars
1968
as Sentius
Jane Eyre
1956
as Briggs
Movies (100)
Wings of Danger
1952
as Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
Night Train to Munich
1940
as British Official (uncredited)
Yellow Canary
1943
as Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
They Flew Alone
1942
as Secretary
Innocent Meeting
1959
as Andrew Garside
Ships with Wings
1941
as Colonel
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Arthur
Too Hot to Handle
1960
as Pawnbroker
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Saint's Return
1953
as Lord Merton
The Next of Kin
1942
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
A Woman Possessed
1958
as Walter
The Woman in Question
1950
as Doctor
Salute the Toff
1952
as (uncredited)
Q Planes
1939
as Air Ministry Officer
They Met in the Dark
1943
We Dive at Dawn
1943
Quartet
1948
as Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
Appointment with Crime
1946
as Prison governor
For Them That Trespass
1949
as First Prison Warden
Jump for Glory
1937
as Coroner
Virgin Island
1959
The Voice of Merrill
1952
as Dr. Forrest
The Seekers
1954
as Mr. Southey
Black Orchid
1953
as Coroner
The Boys
1962
as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935
as Dr. John Watson
Man Accused
1959
as Sir Thomas Riddle
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1956
as Dr. Hastie Lanyon
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
as Vicar
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Air Officer
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931
as Dr. John Watson
Captain Boycott
1947
as Times correspondent
Silver Blaze
1937
as Dr. John Watson
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
The Return of Mr. Moto
1965
as Rogers
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962
as Albert Potts
Park Plaza 605
1953
as Colonel Santling
Recoil
1953
as Talbot
The Missing Rembrandt
1932
as Dr. John Watson
Crime Over London
1936
Sons of the Sea
1939
as Naval Intelligence Officer
Uncensored
1942
as Newspaper Editor
Let the People Sing
1942
as United Plastics Barrister
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Higgs
No Smoking
1955
as Dr. Moxom
The Crouching Beast
1935
as Major Abbott
What Every Woman Wants
1962
as Nelson
The Riverside Murder
1935
as Henry Sanders
The School for Scandal
1930
as Joseph Surface
The Good Old Days
1939
as Lord Wakely
The Return of Carol Deane
1938
Chelsea Story
1951
Sabotage at Sea
1942
as First Officer Gallagher
Three Silent Men
1940
as Pennington
Return of a Stranger
1961
as Meecham
Double or Quits
1938
as Sir Frederick Beal
Waterloo Road
1945
Prison Breaker
1936
as Stephen Shand
Let George Do It!
1940
as Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
1935
as Henry Norman
The Embezzler
1954
as Doctor
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963
as Doctor
George in Civvy Street
1946
as Uncle Shad
Second to None
1927
as Brian Douglas
Delayed Action
1954
as Dr. Jepson
I Didn't Do It
1945
as Chief Inspr. Twyning
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960
as Attorney
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
The New Lot
1943
as Medical Officer
Tawny Pipit
1944
as Schoolmaster
Quiet, Please
1938
as Dr. Craven
The Butler's Dilemma
1943
as Sir Hubert Playfair
Hammer the Toff
1952
as Dr. Lancaster
Enemy Interrogation of Prisoners
1940
Deadly Nightshade
1953
as Dr. Wilson
Police Dog
1955
as Gentleman Walking His Dog (uncredited)
Web of Suspicion
1959
as Forbes
Crash Drive
1959
as Paul Dixon
Dangerous Comment
1940
as Official
Old Bill and Son
1941
as Club Member (uncredited)
It Happened to One Man
1940
as Sir Francis Hay
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Dr. Cleveland - Coroner
The Devil's Maze
1929
as Derek Riffington
It's a Grand Life
1953
as Mr. Clements
Lucky Girl
1932
as Lord Henry
Come Back Peter
1952
as Bank Manager
Jackpot
1960
Called Back
1933
as Dr Carter
King's Rhapsody
1957
as King Peter of Norseland
Royal Eagle
1936
What a Carry On!
1949
as Colonel
The Lady from Lisbon
1942
as Adams
A Matter of Murder
1949
as Insp. McKelvin
Darby and Joan
1937
as Sir Ralph Ferris
The Ware Case
1928
as Michael Adye, KC
Men Without Honour
1939
as Frank Hardy
Racing Romance
1937
as Martin Royce
Asmodée
1959
as The Curé
After Dark
1933
as Henry Lea
About Ian Fleming
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 su… With 111 credits spanning from 1927 to 1996, Ian Fleming has appeared in 100 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Fleming Movies
- Wings of Danger (1952) — as Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
- Night Train to Munich (1940) — as British Official (uncredited)
- Yellow Canary (1943) — as Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
- They Flew Alone (1942) — as Secretary
- Innocent Meeting (1959) — as Andrew Garside
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