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Ian Ogilvy
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Acting
Birthday
1943-09-30,Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Gender
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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.

Filmography

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

8

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021-09-17

My Life in Ruins

6.1

My Life in Ruins
2009-06-05

6.954

Horse Sense
1999-11-20

Witchfinder General

6.47

Witchfinder General
1968-05-17

Puppet Master 5

5.2

Puppet Master 5
1994-09-21

Death Becomes Her

6.764

Death Becomes Her
1992-07-30

And Now the Screaming Starts!

6

And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973-04-27

5.8

Fugitive Mind
1999-09-14

The Connoisseur

0

The Connoisseur
1966-05-24

0

Wine of India
1970-04-15

From Beyond the Grave

6.6

From Beyond the Grave
1974-02-21

6.2

The Sorcerers
1967-06-25

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

3.7

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997-07-25

5

The She Beast
1966-05-02

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

8

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022-03-21

5.3

Cop-Out
1967-05-23

5.7

Renegades
2022-12-02

No Sex Please: We're British

5.1

No Sex Please: We're British
1973-07-25

7.1

Waterloo
1970-10-26

4.2

Mistrust
2018-06-01

The Day the Fish Came Out

4.9

The Day the Fish Came Out
1967-09-27

The Saint and the Brave Goose

0

The Saint and the Brave Goose
1979-01-07

We Still Kill the Old Way

5.924

We Still Kill the Old Way
2014-12-12

5

Intrusion
1961-12-29

The Little Minister

0

The Little Minister
1975-11-02

The Athena Syndrome

0

The Athena Syndrome

We Still Steal the Old Way

5.708

We Still Steal the Old Way
2017-01-09

5.2

Anna Karenina
1985-01-01

0

Maigret
1988-02-22

Invasion of Privacy

2.7

Invasion of Privacy
1992-12-07

Tomkinson's Schooldays

0

Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976-01-07

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

0

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992-12-05

5.346

The Saint
2017-07-11

Wuthering Heights

6.243

Wuthering Heights
1970-06-09

The Invincible Six

2.7

The Invincible Six
1970-06-10

The Saint Steps In... To Television

10

The Saint Steps In... To Television
2008-12-01

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

7.2

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
2021-09-09

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

0

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves
2019-08-25

The Gathering Storm

7

The Gathering Storm
1974-11-29

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

0

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
1999-12-19

Tigon Tales of Terror

8.5

Tigon Tales of Terror
2005-02-21

4.2

Eddie Presley
1993-05-20

Murder, She Wrote

7.509

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.8

Q.E.D.
1982-03-23

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.5

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993-01-27

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993-08-27

Affairs of the Heart

6

Affairs of the Heart
1983-08-23

7.3

Early Edition
1996-09-28

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

Return of the Saint

7

Return of the Saint
1978-09-10

6.407

Dharma & Greg
1997-09-24

8.185

The Parkers
1999-08-30

Upstairs, Downstairs

7.615

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971-10-10

Robin of Sherwood

7.6

Robin of Sherwood
1984-04-28

5.855

Melrose Place
1992-07-08

7.3

JAG
1995-09-23

Tom, Dick and Harriet

8.5

Tom, Dick and Harriet
1982-09-13

7.8

I, Claudius
1976-09-20

5.922

Baywatch
1989-04-23

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

7.3

Malibu Shores
1996-03-09

5.8

P.S. I Luv U
1991-09-15

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

0

Detective
1964-03-30

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

7.4

Ripping Yarns
1976-01-07

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

One West Waikiki

7.4

One West Waikiki
1994-08-04

5.6

Campion
1989-01-22

8

Eurotika!
1999-10-03

7.8

I, Claudius
1976-09-20

8.026

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996-08-26

6.7

Burke's Law
1994-01-07

The Man In Room 17

5.333

The Man In Room 17
1965-06-11

Hope and Gloria

5

Hope and Gloria
1995-03-09

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Time for Murder

4

Time for Murder
1985-11-09

The Morecambe and Wise Show

9

The Morecambe and Wise Show
1980-09-03

Murder, She Wrote

7.509

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.509

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.509

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Caroline in the City

6.4

Caroline in the City
1995-09-21

7.7

The Avengers
1961-01-07

The Spoils of Poynton

5.5

The Spoils of Poynton
1970-04-26