Ian Fleming
Born
September 9, 1888
Died
January 1, 1969
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.
Known For
The Boys
(1962)
Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
The Seekers
(1954)
Mr. Southey
Black Orchid
(1953)
Coroner
Prison Breaker
(1936)
Stephen Shand
Full Filmography
Acting
The Ware Case
(1928)
Michael Adye, KC
The School for Scandal
(1930)
Joseph Surface
The Sleeping Cardinal
(1931)
Dr. John Watson
The Missing Rembrandt
(1932)
Dr. John Watson
Lucky Girl
(1932)
Lord Henry
After Dark
(1933)
Henry Lea
Called Back
(1933)
Dr Carter
The Crouching Beast
(1935)
Major Abbott
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
(1935)
Dr. John Watson
The Riverside Murder
(1935)
Henry Sanders
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
(1935)
Henry Norman
Prison Breaker
(1936)
Stephen Shand
Royal Eagle
(1936)
Crime Over London
(1936)
Racing Romance
(1937)
Martin Royce
Silver Blaze
(1937)
Dr. John Watson
When Thief Meets Thief
(1937)
Coroner
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
(1938)
Dr. Cleveland - Coroner
Sons of the Sea
(1939)
Naval Intelligence Officer
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
(1939)
Q Planes
(1939)
Air Ministry Officer
The Lion Has Wings
(1939)
Air Officer
Men Without Honour
(1939)
Frank Hardy
It Happened to One Man
(1940)
Sir Francis Hay
Dangerous Comment
(1940)
Official
Night Train to Munich
(1940)
British Official (uncredited)
Three Silent Men
(1940)
Pennington
Let George Do It!
(1940)
Col. Harcourt
Ships with Wings
(1941)
Colonel
Old Bill and Son
(1941)
Club Member (uncredited)
Sabotage at Sea
(1942)
First Officer Gallagher
The Lady from Lisbon
(1942)
Adams
Uncensored
(1942)
Newspaper Editor
The Next of Kin
(1942)
Naval Officer (uncredited)
They Flew Alone
(1942)
Secretary
Yellow Canary
(1943)
Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
They Met in the Dark
(1943)
The New Lot
(1943)
Medical Officer
The Butler's Dilemma
(1943)
Sir Hubert Playfair
Tawny Pipit
(1944)
Schoolmaster
I Didn't Do It
(1945)
Chief Inspr. Twyning
Waterloo Road
(1945)
George in Civvy Street
(1946)
Uncle Shad
They Knew Mr. Knight
(1946)
Higgs
Appointment with Crime
(1946)
Prison governor
Captain Boycott
(1947)
Times correspondent
Quartet
(1948)
Ralph
For Them That Trespass
(1949)
First Prison Warden
What a Carry On!
(1949)
Colonel
A Matter of Murder
(1949)
Insp. McKelvin
The Woman in Question
(1950)
Doctor
Laughter in Paradise
(1951)
Doctor
Come Back Peter
(1952)
Bank Manager
Wings of Danger
(1952)
Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
The Voice of Merrill
(1952)
Dr. Forrest
Hammer the Toff
(1952)
Dr. Lancaster
Salute the Toff
(1952)
(uncredited)
It's a Grand Life
(1953)
Mr. Clements
Park Plaza 605
(1953)
Colonel Santling
Recoil
(1953)
Talbot
Black Orchid
(1953)
Coroner
Deadly Nightshade
(1953)
Dr. Wilson
The Saint's Return
(1953)
Lord Merton
The Embezzler
(1954)
Doctor
The Seekers
(1954)
Mr. Southey
Delayed Action
(1954)
Dr. Jepson
No Smoking
(1955)
Dr. Moxom
A Woman Possessed
(1958)
Walter
Asmodée
(1959)
The Curé
Virgin Island
(1959)
Crash Drive
(1959)
Paul Dixon
Man Accused
(1959)
Sir Thomas
Innocent Meeting
(1959)
Andrew Garside
Too Hot to Handle
(1960)
Pawnbroker
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
(1960)
Attorney
Jackpot
(1960)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
(1960)
Arthur
No, My Darling Daughter
(1961)
Vicar
Return of a Stranger
(1961)
Meecham
The Boys
(1962)
Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
Lamp in Assassin Mews
(1962)
Albert Potts
Seventy Deadly Pills
(1963)
Doctor
The Return of Mr. Moto
(1965)
Rogers
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
(1996)