Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming (born Ian Macfarlane; 10 September 1888 – 1 January 1969) was an Australian character actor with credits in over 100 British films. One of his best known roles was playing Dr Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes films of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes.

Fleming also played 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). He also acted on stage, appearing as Robert Harley in Norman Ginsbury's historical work Viceroy Sarah in the West End.

Fleming's later career included appearances in many television series of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Educated Evans, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner.

Partial filmography

Film Second to None (1927) as Brian Douglas The Ware Case (1928) as Michael Adye The Devil's Maze (1929) as Derek Riffington The School for Scandal (1930) as Joseph Surface The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) as Dr. Watson The Missing Rembrandt (1932) as Dr. Watson Lucky Girl (1932) as Lord Henry Called Back (1933) as Dr Carter After Dark (1933) as Henry Lea The Third Clue (1934) as Mark Clayton School for Stars (1935) as Sir Geoffrey Hilliard The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) as Dr. Watson Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935) as Henry Norman The Riverside Murder (1935) as Henry Sanders The Crouching Beast (1935) as Major Abbott Prison Breaker (1936) as Stephen Shand Excuse My Glove (1936) as Boxing Match Commentator Jump for Glory (1937) as Coroner Racing Romance (1937) as Martin Royce Darby and Joan (1937) as Sir Ralph Ferris Silver Blaze (1937), ( (akaMurder at the Baskervilles) as Dr. Watson Dial 999 (1938) as Sir Edward Rigg Quiet Please (1938) as Dr Craven If I Were Boss (1938) as Mr Biltmore Double or Quits (1938) as Sir Frederick Beal The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) as Sir Egbert Lucas The Good Old Days (1939) (lost) as Lord Wakely The Lion Has Wings (1939) Men Without Honour (1939) as Frank Hardy Q Planes (1939) as Air Minister Three Silent Men (1940) as Pennington It Happened to One Man (1940) Night Train to Munich (1940) Jeannie (1941) They Flew Alone (1942) as Secretary Let the People Sing (1942) as United Plastics Barrister We Dive at Dawn (1943) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Waterloo Road (1945) I Didn't Do It (1945) as Chief Inslector Twyning They Knew Mr. Knight (1946) as Higgs George in Civvy Street (1946) as Uncle Shad Appointment with Crime (1946) as Prisoner Governor Quartet (1948) as Ralph A Matter of Murder (1949) as Det Sgt McKelvin Hammer the Toff (1952) as Doctor Lancaster Wings of Danger (1952) as Talbot The Voice of Merrill (1952) as Dr Forrest Black Orchid (1953) as Coroner Park Plaza 605 (1953) as Colonel Santling Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) as Jury Member The Embezzler (1954) as Doctor (uncredited) High Flight (1957) as Bishop Innocent Meeting (1958) as Garside Your Money or Your Wife (1960) as The Judge Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) as Lawyer Return of a Stranger (1961) as Meecham The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962) as Albert Potts Richard the Lionheart (1962) as Lord Chancellor River Rivals (1967)

Television Fabian of the Yard Hancock's Half Hour Dixon of Dock Green Educated Evans Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Forsyte Saga (TV serial, 1967) as Lord Fontenoy The Prisoner (1967)

Selected stage appearances The Berg by Ernest Raymond (1929) Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury (1935) as Robert Harley in the West End The Blue Goose by Peter Blackmore (1941) His Excellency by Campbell Christie (1950)