Ian Ogilvy
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| Born | Ian Raymond Ogilvy 30 September 1943 |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright, novelist |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Hart
(m. 1968; div. 1983)Kathryn Holcomb (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Francis Fairfield Ogilvy Aileen Raymond |
| Relatives | David Ogilvy (uncle) |
| Website | ianogilvy |
Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English actor, playwright, and novelist.[1]
Early life[]
Ogilvy was born in Woking, Surrey, England, to Francis Fairfield Ogilvy, brother of advertising executive David Ogilvy,[2] and actress Aileen Raymond (who had previously been married to actor John Mills). His grandfather, Francis John Longley Ogilvy, was born in Argentina and a self-taught Gaelic-speaker who was a classics scholar and a failed financial broker.[3] He was educated at Sunningdale School, Eton College, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[4]
Career[]
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Return of the Saint[]
He is best known as the star of the television series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69).[5]
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's 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.[6]
He recorded a series of readings of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels in the early 1980s, which were released on audio cassette by the Listen for Pleasure label.[citation needed]
Other notable roles[]
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Ogilvy 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 Millionairess by Shaw, The Waltz of the Toreadors, and others. He has also worked widely in the American theatre. Among his films, Ogilvy had a major part in the 1970 epic film Waterloo.
He co-starred with Boris Karloff in The Sorcerers (1967), with James Mason, Bobby Darin, and Geraldine Chaplin in Stranger in the House (also 1967), with Vincent Price in Witchfinder General (also known as The Conqueror Worm, 1968), with Tom Courtenay and Candice Bergen in The Day the Fish Came Out (1967), with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in Death Becomes Her (1992), with Peter Cushing in two films for horror specialists Amicus and with Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009) – among others.[7]
He was a friend of the film-maker Michael Reeves and starred in all three of Reeves's films: Revenge of the Blood Beast (1966), The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General. He also had a role in the short-lived 1990s American soap opera, Malibu Shores. He has had roles in over one hundred television shows, often appearing as a guest star. He appeared in the television series Upstairs, Downstairs (as Lawrence Kirbridge).
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.
In 1976, he featured in the pilot episode of the television comedy series Ripping Yarns, co-produced by former Monty Python members Michael Palin and Terry Jones. 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 dramatisation of The Spoils of Poynton (also 1970).
In the 1990s, he guest-starred in the American television series Babylon 5, in the episode "In the Kingdom of the Blind" (1998).[8] The series' star, Bruce Boxleitner, is the former husband of Ogilvy's second wife, actress Kathryn Holcomb. In 2000 he guest starred in Dharma and Greg series, Season 3 Episode 15, "The trouble with troubadours", as the sarcastic British hotel night manager.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1979 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.[9]
Writing career[]
Ogilvy is also 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.[10] The books have been translated into at least 15 languages.
He has written and published two novels – Loose Chippings and The Polkerton Giant – and two plays: A Slight Hangover and Swap!, currently running in Poland in its third successful year. His memoir, Once a Saint, was published by Little Brown/Constable, in May 2016.[11]
His book of film reviews 'Withering Slights', based on his Facebook page, was published by Spiteful Puppet in 2020[12]
Personal life[]
Ogilvy was married to Diane Hart from 1968–83; they had one child. He married Kathryn Holcomb in 1992, and later became a naturalised United States citizen.[13]
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The She Beast | Philip |
| 1967 | Stranger in the House | Desmond Flower |
| 1967 | The Sorcerers | Mike Roscoe |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out | Peter |
| 1968 | Witchfinder General | Richard Marshall |
| 1970 | Wuthering Heights | Edgar Linton |
| 1970 | The Invincible Six | Ronald |
| 1970 | Waterloo | William Howe De Lancey |
| 1973 | No Sex Please, We're British | David Hunter |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Charles Fengriffen |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | William Seaton |
| 1988 | Maigret | Daniel Portman |
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Chagall |
| 1999 | Fugitive Mind | Dr. Grace |
| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Stewart Tullen |
| 2014 | We Still Kill the Old Way | Richie Archer |
| 2017 | We Still Steal the Old Way | Richie Archer |
| 2017 | The Saint | Xander, The Fixer |
| 2021 | Cold Sun | Sir Peter William Bromville |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | David Easton | 1 episode | |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Pedro Da Silva | 1 episode |
| 1968 | The Avengers | Baron Von Curt | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Strange Report | Toby | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Owen Gereth | 4 episodes | |
| 1970 | Alban Torel | 1 episode | |
| 1971 | Hector Robinson | 1 episode | |
| 1972 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Lawrence Kirbridge | 6 episodes |
| 1972 | Wolfgang Buck | 3 episodes | |
| 1974 | Morris Townsend | 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Dominic Allardyce | 4 episodes | |
| 1974 | The Gathering Storm | Edward VIII | TV film |
| 1974 | Martin Seacombe | 1 episode | |
| 1975 | Moll Flanders | Humphrey Oliver | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Grayson | 1 episode |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Drusus | 2 episodes |
| 1978–1979 | Return of the Saint | Simon Templar | 24 episodes |
| 1982–1983 | Tom, Dick and Harriet | Richard Maddison | 12 episodes |
| 1986 | The Two Ronnies | James Pommfrit | 1 episode |
| 1989–1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1990 | Campion | Jimmy Sutane | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | Generations | Reginald Hewitt | 52 episodes |
| 1996 | Malibu Shores | Marc Delacourt | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Murphy Brown | Duncan Briggs | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Caroline in the City | Lionel Spencer | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Johnny Restarick | 1 episode |
References[]
- ^ "Ian Ogilvy profile". filmreference.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Ian Ogilvy profile". Ian Ogilvy. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Roman, Kenneth (8 June 2010). The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780230618343.
- ^ Saunders, Tim (8 November 2004). "The Saint who has turned scribe". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Watkins, Nick (12 November 2014). "Ian Ogilvy: Cars don't impress women as much as men". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Dragonswing II". IMDb.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Ian Ogilvy: Saints, Sorcerers and Secret Agents". cinemaretro.com. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "In the Kingdom of the Blind". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Ian Ogilvy". Bigredbook.info. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Hodges, Jodie. "Ian Ogilvy - Children's Author". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Ian Ogilvy (Author). "Once A Saint: An Actor's Memoir eBook: Ian Ogilvy: Kindle Store". Amazon.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/withering-slights-paperback/
- ^ Ian Ogilvy at IMDb
External links[]
- Ian Ogilvy at IMDb
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