Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1943-09-30 (80 years old)

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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).


In the 1990s, he guest-starred in the TV series Babylon 5 (1998). The series' star, Bruce Boxleitner, is the former husband of Ogilvy's second wife, actress Kathryn Holcomb. He also had a role in the short-lived 1990s American soap opera, Malibu Shores. He appeared as Lawrence Kirbridge in the series Upstairs, Downstairs. He's had roles in over 100 TV shows, often appearing as a guest star. He then co-starred with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in Death Becomes Her (1992); and with Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009), among others.


He has had an extensive career in the theatre playing leading roles in many London West End productions, including Design for Living, Happy Family, Three Sisters, Rookery Nook by Ben Travers, Run for Your Wife, The Millionaires by Shaw, The Waltz of the Toreadors, and others. He has also worked widely in the American theatre.


He is a playwright and novelist, currently working on a series of children's books: Measle and the Wrathmonk, Measle and the Dragodon, Measle and the Mallockee, Measle and the Slitherghoul, and Measle and the Doompit. He has written and published two novels – Loose Chippings and The Polkerton Giant – and two plays: A Slight Hangover and Swap!. His memoir, Once a Saint, was published in May 2016. His book of film reviews 'Withering Slights', based on his Facebook page, was published in 2020.

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Filmography

all 78

Movies 41

TV Shows 37

self 8

Voice 1

Peck
Renegades

Renegades (2022)

Movie
Self
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves (2022)

Movie
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

Movie
Self - Poem Reader & Actor
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Movie
Himself
The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves (2019)

Movie
Ian
Mistrust

Mistrust (2018)

Movie
The Fixer
The Saint

The Saint (2017)

Movie
Richie Archer
We Still Steal the Old Way

We Still Steal the Old Way (2017)

Movie
Richie Archer
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)

Movie
Mr. Stewart Tullen
My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins (2009)

Movie
6
Himself
The Saint Steps In... To Television

The Saint Steps In... To Television (2008)

Movie
Actor
Tigon Tales of Terror

Tigon Tales of Terror (2005)

Movie
himself
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves (1999)

Movie
Miles
Horse Sense

Horse Sense (1999)

Movie
Himself
Eurotika!

Eurotika! (1999)

TV
Dr. Grace
Fugitive Mind

Fugitive Mind (1999)

Movie
The Parkers

The Parkers (1999)

TV
Geoffrey
Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg (1997)

TV
6
Gary
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1997)

Movie
Early Edition

Early Edition (1996)

TV
5
Dr. Smallwood (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)

TV
1
Marc Delacourt
Malibu Shores

Malibu Shores (1996)

TV
Jeffrey Mason
JAG

JAG (1995)

TV
4.4
Jennings
Puppet Master 5

Puppet Master 5 (1994)

Movie
4.17
One West Waikiki

One West Waikiki (1994)

TV
Lord Jano
Babylon 5

Babylon 5 (1994)

TV
6.44
Romeo
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1994)

TV
Jerry Lane / Lyle Fairbanks / Larry Duggin
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

TV
6.46
Colin
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You (1993)

TV
Furlong
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)

TV
6
Shredder Stonham
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

TV
5.63
Sterling
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)

TV
6
Captain Starch
Eddie Presley

Eddie Presley (1992)

Movie
Brian
Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy (1992)

Movie
Interviewer
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue (1992)

Movie
Chagall
Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Movie
7.33
Melrose Place

Melrose Place (1992)

TV
6
P.S. I Luv U

P.S. I Luv U (1991)

TV
Baywatch

Baywatch (1989)

TV
6.31
Jimmy Sutane
Campion

Campion (1989)

TV
Duncan Free
Menace Unseen

Menace Unseen (1988)

TV
Daniel Portman
Maigret

Maigret (1988)

Movie
Max Donaldson
Time for Murder

Time for Murder (1985)

TV
Stiva
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1985)

Movie
Harold Baines
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Lord Edgar
Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood (1984)

TV
Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart (1983)

TV
Richard Maddison
Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982)

TV
Lord Sidney Sarandon
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D. (1982)

TV
Simon Templar
Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint (1978)

TV
Drusus
I, Claudius

I, Claudius (1976)

TV
6.33
Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns (1976)

TV
6
Rev. Gavin Dishart
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1975)

Movie
Edward VIII
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm (1974)

Movie
William Seaton
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

Movie
6
David Hunter
No Sex Please: We're British

No Sex Please: We're British (1973)

Movie
Charles Fengriffen
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)

Movie
4
self
Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

TV
4
De Lancey
Waterloo

Waterloo (1970)

Movie
Ronald
The Invincible Six

The Invincible Six (1970)

Movie
Edgar Linton
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (1970)

Movie
Owen Gereth
The Spoils of Poynton

The Spoils of Poynton (1970)

TV
Sam
Wine of India

Wine of India (1970)

Movie
Richard Marshall
Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General (1968)

Movie
6
Peter
The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)

Movie
Mike Roscoe
The Sorcerers

The Sorcerers (1967)

Movie
Desmond Flower
Cop-Out

Cop-Out (1967)

Movie
Viscount Ballantyne
The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur (1966)

Movie
Philip
The She Beast

The She Beast (1966)

Movie
Candide / Thomas Aimwell / Rev. Gavin Dishart
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

TV
Pedro Da Silva
The Man In Room 17

The Man In Room 17 (1965)

TV
Detective

Detective (1964)

TV
Butler
Intrusion

Intrusion (1961)

Movie
Baron Von Curt
The Avengers

The Avengers (1961)

TV
6
Edward VIII
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Simon Templar
The Saint and the Brave Goose

The Saint and the Brave Goose

Movie
Sir Peter William Bromville GCMG
The Athena Syndrome

The Athena Syndrome

Movie
Rupert
The Liars

The Liars

TV

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1943-09-30 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Woking, United Kingdom

Mother
Aileen Raymond

Citizenships
United Kingdom, United States of America

Also Known As
Иан Огилви, Ian Raymond Ogilvy


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