Ian Ogilvy
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1943-09-30 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Woking, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ian Raymond Ogilvy
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).
Known For
TV Shows (46)
JAG
1995
as Jeffrey Mason
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harold Baines / Peter Templeton / Lawson Childress / Wade Foster
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lyle Fairbanks / Larry Duggin / Jerry Lane
Babylon 5
1994
as Lord Jano
Melrose Place
1992
The Avengers
1961
as Baron Von Curt
Baywatch
1989
Early Edition
1996
as Clive Harbison
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Candide / Rev. Gavin Dishart / Arthur Gower / Thomas Aimwell
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Shredder Stonham
Caroline in the City
1995
as Mr. Spencer
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Lord Windermere
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Sterling
Theatre 625
1964
as Franz
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Geoffrey
The Parkers
1999
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as self
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Dr. Smallwood (voice)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Furlong
Burke's Law
1994
as Romeo
I, Claudius
1976
as Drusus
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Lord Edgar
Return of the Saint
1978
as Simon Templar
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Herbie, RB34
Hope and Gloria
1995
as David Kirkwood
One West Waikiki
1994
Campion
1989
as Jimmy Sutane
Detective
1964
as Inspector Appleby
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Alban Torel
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Edward VIII
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Pedro Da Silva
Half Hour Story
1967
as Ed
Ripping Yarns
1976
Malibu Shores
1996
as Marc Delacourt
Armchair Theatre
1956
as David Baurmarez-Smith
Time for Murder
1985
as Max Donaldson
Eurotika!
1999
as Self
Zodiac
1974
as Martin Seacombe
Q.E.D.
1982
Affairs of the Heart
1983
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Dr Morris Townsend
The Spoils of Poynton
1970
as Owen Gereth
The Liars
1966
as Rupert
Tom, Dick and Harriet
1982
Armchair 30
1973
as A Man
Movies (45)
Death Becomes Her
1992
as Chagall
The Saint
2017
as The Fixer
My Life in Ruins
2009
as Mr. Stewart Tullen
Waterloo
1970
as De Lancey
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
as Richie Archer
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967
as Peter
Wuthering Heights
1970
as Edgar Linton
Eddie Presley
1993
as Captain Starch
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
as David Hunter
Renegades
2022
as Peck
Horse Sense
1999
as Miles
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
2021
as Self / Poem Reader (voice)
Puppet Master 5
1994
as Dr. Jennings
Witchfinder General
1968
as Richard Marshall
We Still Steal the Old Way
2017
as Richie Archer
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Charles Fengriffen
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as William Seaton
Fugitive Mind
1999
as Dr. Grace
Anna Karenina
1985
as Stiva
Maigret
1988
as Daniel Portman
Mistrust
2018
as Ian
The Sorcerers
1967
as Mike Roscoe
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997
as Gary
Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976
as Grayson
Stranger in the House
1967
as Desmond Flower
The She Beast
1966
as Philip
The Little Minister
1975
as Rev. Gavin Dishart
Wine of India
1970
as Sam
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Edward VIII
The Invincible Six
1970
as Ronald
Invasion of Privacy
1992
as Brian
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
1999
as himself
The Saint Steps In... To Television
2008
as Himself
Knightfall
2025
as Charles Knight
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022
as Self
The Connoisseur
1966
as Viscount Ballantyne
After Midnight
2007
as Dennis
The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves
2019
as Himself
The Athena Syndrome
as Sir Peter William Bromville GCMG
The Saint and the Brave Goose
1979
as Simon Templar
Intrusion
1961
Liar!
1969
as Herbie, RB34
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Interviewer
Tigon Tales of Terror
2005
as Himself
About Ian Ogilvy
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… With 91 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Ian Ogilvy has appeared in 45 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Ogilvy Movies
- Death Becomes Her (1992) — as Chagall
- The Saint (2017) — as The Fixer
- My Life in Ruins (2009) — as Mr. Stewart Tullen
- Waterloo (1970) — as De Lancey
- We Still Kill the Old Way (2014) — as Richie Archer
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