Ian Fleming

Acting

Born September 9, 1888, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

Filmography

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