Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. John Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed 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). His later career included appearances in many television series of the 50s and 60s such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner.
Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. John Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed 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). His later career included appearances in many television series of the 50s and 60s such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner.
He is not to be confused with the Ian Fleming who created the James Bond character.
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Filmography (Movies)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1996
The Return of Mr. Moto
Character:Rogers
Release Date:01/12/1965
Seventy Deadly Pills
Character:Doctor
Release Date:01/01/1963
The Boys
Character:Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1962
What Every Woman Wants
Character:Nelson
Release Date:11/06/1962
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
Character:Albert Potts
Release Date:01/01/1962
No, My Darling Daughter
Character:Vicar
Release Date:22/08/1961
Return of a Stranger
Character:Meecham
Release Date:01/01/1961
Too Hot to Handle
Character:Pawnbroker
Release Date:01/12/1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Character:Arthur
Release Date:28/05/1960
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
Character:Attorney
Release Date:02/04/1960
Jackpot
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1960
Crash Drive
Character:Paul Dixon
Release Date:13/11/1959
Man Accused
Character:Sir Thomas Riddle
Release Date:01/10/1959
Virgin Island
Character:
Release Date:07/08/1959
Asmodée
Character:The Curé
Release Date:09/06/1959
Web of Suspicion
Character:Forbes
Release Date:01/05/1959
Innocent Meeting
Character:Andrew Garside
Release Date:01/04/1959
A Woman Possessed
Character:Walter
Release Date:14/09/1958
King's Rhapsody
Character:King Peter of Norseland
Release Date:17/07/1957
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Dr. Hastie Lanyon
Release Date:03/11/1956
No Smoking
Character:Dr. Moxom
Release Date:01/11/1955
Police Dog
Character:Gentleman Walking His Dog (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1955
The Embezzler
Character:Doctor
Release Date:01/07/1954
Delayed Action
Character:Dr. Jepson
Release Date:01/07/1954
The Seekers
Character:Mr. Southey
Release Date:22/06/1954
It's a Grand Life
Character:Mr. Clements
Release Date:28/11/1953
The Saint's Return
Character:Lord Merton
Release Date:12/10/1953
Park Plaza 605
Character:Colonel Santling
Release Date:11/09/1953
Recoil
Character:Talbot
Release Date:01/08/1953
Deadly Nightshade
Character:Dr. Wilson
Release Date:01/03/1953
Black Orchid
Character:Coroner
Release Date:01/02/1953
Salute the Toff
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:02/12/1952
The Voice of Merrill
Character:Dr. Forrest
Release Date:01/12/1952
Come Back Peter
Character:Bank Manager
Release Date:31/10/1952
Hammer the Toff
Character:Dr. Lancaster
Release Date:01/05/1952
Wings of Danger
Character:Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1952
Chelsea Story
Character:
Release Date:30/07/1951
Laughter in Paradise
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1951
The Woman in Question
Character:Doctor
Release Date:03/10/1950
A Matter of Murder
Character:Insp. McKelvin
Release Date:01/12/1949
For Them That Trespass
Character:First Prison Warden
Release Date:21/04/1949
What a Carry On!
Character:Colonel
Release Date:01/01/1949
Quartet
Character:Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
Release Date:26/10/1948
Captain Boycott
Character:Times correspondent
Release Date:26/08/1947
George in Civvy Street
Character:Uncle Shad
Release Date:07/07/1946
Appointment with Crime
Character:Prison governor
Release Date:13/05/1946
They Knew Mr. Knight
Character:Higgs
Release Date:05/03/1946
I Didn't Do It
Character:Chief Inspr. Twyning
Release Date:06/08/1945
Waterloo Road
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1945
Tawny Pipit
Character:Schoolmaster
Release Date:28/04/1944
Yellow Canary
Character:Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
Release Date:13/12/1943
The Butler's Dilemma
Character:Sir Hubert Playfair
Release Date:29/11/1943
They Met in the Dark
Character:
Release Date:11/08/1943
We Dive at Dawn
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1943
The New Lot
Character:Medical Officer
Release Date:01/01/1943
Sabotage at Sea
Character:First Officer Gallagher
Release Date:07/09/1942
The Lady from Lisbon
Character:Adams
Release Date:01/09/1942
Uncensored
Character:Newspaper Editor
Release Date:24/08/1942
Let the People Sing
Character:United Plastics Barrister
Release Date:11/08/1942
They Flew Alone
Character:Secretary
Release Date:29/06/1942
The Next of Kin
Character:Naval Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1942
Ships with Wings
Character:Colonel
Release Date:10/11/1941
Old Bill and Son
Character:Club Member (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1941
It Happened to One Man
Character:Sir Francis Hay
Release Date:12/10/1940
Three Silent Men
Character:Pennington
Release Date:07/09/1940
Night Train to Munich
Character:British Official (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1940
Let George Do It!
Character:Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1940
Dangerous Comment
Character:Official
Release Date:18/05/1940
Sons of the Sea
Character:Naval Intelligence Officer
Release Date:23/12/1939
The Lion Has Wings
Character:Air Officer
Release Date:03/11/1939
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1939
Q Planes
Character:Air Ministry Officer
Release Date:21/02/1939
Men Without Honour
Character:Frank Hardy
Release Date:09/01/1939
The Good Old Days
Character:Lord Wakely
Release Date:01/01/1939
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Character:Dr. Cleveland - Coroner
Release Date:04/09/1938
The Return of Carol Deane
Character:
Release Date:16/08/1938
Quiet, Please
Character:Dr. Craven
Release Date:27/06/1938
Double or Quits
Character:Sir Frederick Beal
Release Date:01/01/1938
Racing Romance
Character:Martin Royce
Release Date:10/09/1937
Silver Blaze
Character:Dr. John Watson
Release Date:01/07/1937
Darby and Joan
Character:Sir Ralph Ferris
Release Date:01/02/1937
Jump for Glory
Character:Coroner
Release Date:01/01/1937
Crime Over London
Character:
Release Date:21/10/1936
Prison Breaker
Character:Stephen Shand
Release Date:01/02/1936
Royal Eagle
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1936
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
Character:Henry Norman
Release Date:01/10/1935
The Crouching Beast
Character:Major Abbott
Release Date:29/08/1935
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Dr. John Watson
Release Date:24/03/1935
The Riverside Murder
Character:Henry Sanders
Release Date:02/03/1935
Called Back
Character:Dr Carter
Release Date:05/06/1933
After Dark
Character:Henry Lea
Release Date:23/01/1933
Lucky Girl
Character:Lord Henry
Release Date:01/06/1932
The Missing Rembrandt
Character:Dr. John Watson
Release Date:12/02/1932
The Sleeping Cardinal
Character:Dr. John Watson
Release Date:15/02/1931
The School for Scandal
Character:Joseph Surface
Release Date:05/09/1930
The Devil's Maze
Character:Derek Riffington
Release Date:20/10/1929
The Ware Case
Character:Michael Adye, KC
Release Date:27/04/1928
Second to None
Character:Brian Douglas
Release Date:22/08/1927
Television Appearances
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