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Ian Marter

Acting Born Oct 28, 1944 Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Ian Marter was an actor and novelist. He was best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who from December 1974 to September 1975, with a non-regular, one-serial return in November and December 1975. Marter continued his association with Doctor Who long after leaving the show, adapting several stories for the Target novelisation range, and penning an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War. In addition to these books, Marter wrote adaptations of several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books, as well as the Gummi Bears books. With the exception of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, these books were published under the pen name Ian Don - Don being his middle name. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease.

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Known for

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Harry Sullivan
Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as John Andrews

Crown Court

as Quentin Ingrams

Crown Court

as Constable Forbush

Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Fereday

Bergerac

as Cowman
Film

Heart and Souls

as Policeman

North and South

as Henry Lennox

Full filmography

  • Doctor Who (1963) as Harry Sullivan
  • Doctor Who (1963) as John Andrews
  • Crown Court (1972) as Quentin Ingrams
  • Crown Court (1972) as Constable Forbush
  • Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Inspector Fereday
  • Bergerac (1981) as Cowman
  • Softly, Softly (1966)
  • Shine on Harvey Moon (1982) as Policeman
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) as Inspector Fereday
  • The Medusa Touch (1978) as Detective
  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) as 3rd Policeman
  • Myth Makers (2015) as Himself
  • Holly (1972) as Police Driver
  • Doctor Who's Who's Who (1985) as Harry Sullivan
  • King of the Ghetto (1986) as Station Sergeant
  • North and South (1975) as Henry Lennox
  • Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975) as Harry Sullivan
  • Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975) as Harry Sullivan
  • Doctor Faustus (1967) as Pride/Emperor
  • Doctor Who: Robot (1975) as Harry Sullivan
  • Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975) as Harry Sullivan
  • Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975) as Harry Sullivan
  • Who's Who (1986)
  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)