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