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Acting

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27

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-01-25

Deathday

2008-10-01 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Ian Collier

Biography

Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor.

Collier appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of Hamlet in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repetory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster.

Collier portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985.

Collier's film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).[10]

Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.

Known For

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

EastEnders
4.1%

EastEnders

Feb 19, 1985

Keeping Up Appearances
7.6%

Keeping Up Appearances

Oct 29, 1990

House of Cards
8.1%

House of Cards

Nov 18, 1990

Jeeves and Wooster
8.0%

Jeeves and Wooster

Apr 22, 1990

Minder
6.8%

Minder

Oct 29, 1979

The Sweeney
7.7%

The Sweeney

Jan 2, 1975

Bergerac
6.6%

Bergerac

Oct 18, 1981

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Acting

2018
The Doctors: Villains!
2008
The Ties That Bind Us as Stuart Hyde (archive footage)
2007
The Omega Factor
1990
House of Cards as Man at Clinic
1990
Keeping Up Appearances as The Sales Assistant
1990
Jeeves and Wooster as Seppings
1989
Heritage Africa as Patrick Snyper
1988
Thin Air as Party Guest
1987
The Happy Valley as Hotel Guest
1986
Shift Work as Man without Insurance
1985
Howards' Way as George Travis
1985
EastEnders as Sheena's Friend
1984
Young Shoulders as Gerald Cunningham
1983
The Lady's Maid's Bell as Mr. Brympton
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity as Omega/The Renegade
1981
Bergerac as Tony
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Sgt. George
1979
Minder as Police Sergeant
1979
Danger UXB as Sergeant
1978
Return of the Saint as Army Captain
1978
All Creatures Great and Small as Henry Clintock
1976
The Next Man as Nicole's Contact
1975
The Sweeney as Logan
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Stuart Hyde
1963
Doctor Who as The Renegade (voice)
1963
Doctor Who as Stuart Hyde
1963
Doctor Who as Omega (voice)
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