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Ivor Dean
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Ivor Dean
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-12-21,Hampstead London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Ivor Donald Dean (21 December 1917 – 10 August 1974) was a British stage, film and television actor. With his lugubrious demeanour he was often cast as world-weary police officers or butlers, and it is for the role of Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal in the 1960s series The Saint, opposite Roger Moore, that he is best known.Dean played Teal for almost the entire run of the series, except three instances in early episodes where other actors were used. It was on the third occasion, in an episode called Starring The Saint which featured Dean in another role, that the producers saw the ideal actor for the part. Dean proved the ideal foil for Moore's Simon Templar, invariably one step behind and allegedly hoping for the day when he could pin something on Templar. Dean's character however seemed to have a respect for his adversary nonetheless. Dean reprised the role in all but name in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1968–69) in which he played Inspector Large, who had an even more adversarial relationship with (the much less suave) Jeff Randall. Dean also appeared in one-off roles in several other ITC series, including Jason King and The Persuaders!, he appeared as a butler in 3 episodes of the long-running LWT sitcom Doctor at Large and featured in three episodes of The Avengers. In 1964 he played estate agent Alfred Wormold in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street, selling No. 13 Coronation Street to Stan Ogden and his wife Hilda. Dean also portrayed Long John Silver in a Franco-German television adaptation of Treasure Island, entitled Die Schatzinsel / L' île au Tresor (1966). He contributed to a follow-up script with Saint producer Robert S. Baker, but it never materialised before his death. Baker continued to develop the project and it was finally made as the 10 part serial Return to Treasure Island in 1986. It was scripted by John Goldsmith and the part of Long John Silver was played by Brian Blessed. His other film appearances include Theatre of Death and the 'Pride' segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins. In 1949, Dean married British actress Patricia Hamilton, with whom he had three daughters. He died of heart failure, aged 56, in Truro, Cornwall in August 1974.

Filmography

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

6.121

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971-11-07

The File of the Golden Goose

5.667

The File of the Golden Goose
1969-10-13

6.2

The Sorcerers
1967-06-25

Theatre of Death

6.135

Theatre of Death
1967-07-21

Crooks and Coronets

8.5

Crooks and Coronets
1969-04-02

Prudence and the Pill

5.719

Prudence and the Pill
1968-05-23

7

Rumour
1970-03-02

Bindle (One of Them Days)

6.7

Bindle (One of Them Days)
1966-01-01

5.733

The Oblong Box
1969-06-11

Danger by My Side

5.75

Danger by My Side
1962-09-01

7.161

Becket
1964-03-11

The Magnificent Two

3.283

The Magnificent Two
1967-07-05

A Magnum for Schneider

9

A Magnum for Schneider
1967-02-04

Stranger in the House

5.385

Stranger in the House
1967-05-23

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

5.022

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971-11-01

6.569

Robbery
1967-08-01

5.1

Gaolbreak
1962-04-02

Where Eagles Dare

7.5

Where Eagles Dare
1968-12-04

5.3

Salt & Pepper
1968-07-03

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

5.7

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973-01-03

Cloak Without Dagger

7.6

Cloak Without Dagger
1956-05-31

Death Becomes Me

0

Death Becomes Me
1979-01-01

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

8

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955-09-28

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

8

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955-09-28

10

Ooh La La!
1968-04-06

Die Schatzinsel

8.1

Die Schatzinsel
1966-12-25

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

7.028

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969-09-21

The Persuaders!

7.64

The Persuaders!
1971-09-17

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

8

Both Ends Meet
1972-02-19

0

Up The Workers
1973-09-04

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

Front Page Story

10

Front Page Story
1965-01-19

Nearest and Dearest

7.5

Nearest and Dearest
1968-08-15

Nearest and Dearest

7.5

Nearest and Dearest
1968-08-15

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08