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Ian Marter

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English actor and writer (1944-1986)

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Doctor Who, the Reign of Terror
  • earthshock
  • Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (Doctor Who Library, No 24)
  • Down and out in Beverley Hills
  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills

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Film & TV

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Ian Marter was an actor and novelist. He was best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who from December 1974 to September 1975, with a non-regular, one-serial return in November and December 1975. Marter continued his association with Doctor Who long after leaving the show, adapting several stories for the Target novelisation range, and…

Known for

  • Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter — Self (archive footage)2025
  • The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years2017
  • Myth Makers — Himself2015
  • Myth Runner — Himself (archive footage)1987
  • Who's Who1986
  • King of the Ghetto — Station Sergeant1986
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes — Inspector Fereday1986
  • Doctor Who's Who's Who — Harry Sullivan1985
  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks — Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)1984
  • Sherlock Holmes — Inspector Fereday1984

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Listeners
8
Total plays
351

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Coventry
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Ian Marter.jpg
Number of children
2
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cause of death
diabetes
Commons category
Ian Marter
date of death
1986-10-28
date of birth
1944-10-28
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1969-00-00
end of work period
1986-00-00
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