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 penning an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War. In addition to these books, Marter wrote adaptations of several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books, as well as the Gummi Bears books. With the exception of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, these books were published under the pen name Ian Don - Don being his middle name. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease.
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 penning an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War. In addition to these books, Marter wrote adaptations of several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books, as well as the Gummi Bears books. With the exception of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, these books were published under the pen name Ian Don - Don being his middle name. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease.
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Filmography (Movies)
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/09/2025
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
Character:
Release Date:18/09/2017
Myth Runner
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1987
Who's Who
Character:
Release Date:13/08/1986
King of the Ghetto
Character:Station Sergeant
Release Date:01/05/1986
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Character:Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1984
Doctor Who: Logopolis
Character:Harry Sullivan (archive footage)
Release Date:21/03/1981
The Specialist
Character:Journalist
Release Date:12/07/1980
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Character:The Big Fancy
Release Date:31/12/1978
The Medusa Touch
Character:Detective
Release Date:13/04/1978
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:22/11/1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:20/09/1975
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:10/05/1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:12/04/1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:01/03/1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:15/02/1975
Doctor Who: Robot
Character:Harry Sullivan
Release Date:18/01/1975
The Emergency Channel
Character:Literary Editor
Release Date:08/11/1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
Character:John Andrews
Release Date:17/02/1973
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Character:3rd Policeman
Release Date:01/04/1971
Doctor Faustus
Character:Pride/Emperor
Release Date:10/10/1967
Television Appearances
Myth Makers
Character:Himself
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Character:Harry Sullivan
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Inspector Fereday
Shine on Harvey Moon
Character:Policeman
Bergerac
Character:Cowman
North and South
Character:Henry Lennox
Crown Court
Character:Quentin Ingrams
Crown Court
Character:Constable Forbush
Holly
Character:Police Driver
Softly, Softly
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who
Character:John Andrews
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