
Ian Bannen
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1928-06-29
- Died
- 1999-11-03
- Place of birth
- Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Ян Баннен · Ian Edmund Bannen
Biography
Ian Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man.
Known For
TV Shows (22)

Hart to Hart
1979

Screen Two
1985
as Hubert Stout

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Grey

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Walter

ScreenPlay
1986
as Mattie Muldoon

Thriller
1973
as Frank Dean / Doonan

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Self - Introduction (uncredited)

Performance
1991
as Serebryakov / Provost
Drama 61-67
1961
as Stanley Chrystal / Mike Silver

Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Amos

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

The Human Jungle
1963
as Mike Barclay

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Gregory Dean

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Jim Prideaux

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Macduff / Hitler

Shadows of Fear
1970
as Robert

Armchair Theatre
1956
as John / Cdr. John Tarlton / Fred Curtis / Bernard Thompson

Doctor Finlay
1993
as Dr. Alexander Cameron

Original Sin
1997
as Gabriel Dauntsey
Ashenden
1991

The Politician's Wife
1995
as Sir Donald Frazier

Murder in Eden
1991
as Canon Loftus
Movies (80)

Damage
1992
as Edward Lloyd

Braveheart
1995
as Robert Bruce Sr.

Gandhi
1982
as Senior Police Officer Fields

Gorky Park
1983
as Iamskoy

The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Crow

Eye of the Needle
1981
as Godliman

Bite the Bullet
1975
as Sir Harry Norfolk

Jane Eyre
1970
as St. John Rivers

Night Crossing
1982

The Hill
1965
as Harris

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Matt Moss (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Slade

The Big Man
1990
as Matt Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Otto Rosen

Ghost Dad
1990
as Sir Edith Moser

Identikit
1974
as Bill

The Watcher in the Woods
1980
as John Keller

Pool of London
1951
as Garage attendant (uncredited)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Able Seaman Bannister

Waking Ned
1998
as Jackie O'Shea

The Offence
1973
as Kenneth Baxter

Speaking of the Devil
1991
as Luzifer

Witch Story
1989
as Father Matthew

The Inglorious Bastards
1978
as Col. Charles Thomas Buckner

Miracle in Soho
1957
as Filippo Gozzi

Too Late the Hero
1970
as Pvt. Jock Thornton

Hope and Glory
1987
as Grandfather George

The Long Arm
1956
as The Young Workman - Stanley James

Private's Progress
1956
as Private Horrocks

The Fifteen Streets
1989
as Peter Bracken

Best
2000
as Sir Matt Busby

Penelope
1966
as James B. Elcott

The Gamble
1988
as Padre di Francesco / Father of Francesco

Doomwatch
1972
as Dr. Shaw

Fright
1971
as Brian

From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Christopher Lowe

The Dark Avenger
1955
as French Night (uncredited)

The Lady and the Highwayman
1988
as Christian Drysdale

The Treaty
1991
as David Lloyd George

The Voyage
1974
as Antonio Braggi

Ring of Darkness
1979
as Professor

Lamb
1986
as Brother Benedict

Defence of the Realm
1986
as Dennis Markham

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Young King Loris

Uncle Vanya
1991
as Prof. Serebryakov

Sweeney!
1977
as Charles Baker, MP

A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Gabelle

To Walk with Lions
1999
as Terence Adamson

Station Six-Sahara
1963
as Fletcher

On Friday at Eleven
1961
as Kitson

Suspect
1960
as Alan Andrews

Macbeth
1964
as Macduff

The Deserter
1970
as Cpt. Crawford

The Prodigal
1983
as Riley Wyndham

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Oliver Utterson
Taliesin Jones
2002
as Billy

Common Pursuit
1992

Johnny Belinda
1967
as Dr. Jack Richardson

The Courier
1988
as McGuigan

Rotten to the Core
1965
as Lt. Percy Vine

The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
as Alan

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993
as Melville

Measure for Measure
1994
as Provost

Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Ramble

Behind the Mask
1958
as Alan Crabtree
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
as Grey

The Gathering Storm
1974
as Adolf Hitler

A French Mistress
1960
as Colin Crane The Headmaster's Son

A Pin for the Butterfly
1995
as Grandpa

Mister Moses
1965
as Robert

Something to Believe In
1998
as Don Pozzi

Arise and Go Now
1991
as Mattie Muldoon

George's Island
1989
as Captain Waters

Won't Write Home, Mom–I'm Dead
1975
as Frank Dean

The Birthday Present
1957
as Junior Customs Officer

Circles in a Forest
1989
as MacDonald

Psyche 59
1964
as Paul

She Didn't Say No!
1958
as Peter Howard
Dead Sea Reels
1996

Death in Deep Water
1975
as Doonan
About Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man. With 102 credits spanning from 1951 to 2002, Ian Bannen has appeared in 80 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Bannen Movies
- Damage (1992) — as Edward Lloyd
- Braveheart (1995) — as Robert Bruce Sr.
- Gandhi (1982) — as Senior Police Officer Fields
- Gorky Park (1983) — as Iamskoy
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) — as Crow
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