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Ian Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
82 years (Sep 30, 1943)
Woking, Surrey, England, UK
27 Movies
35 TV Shows

Ian Ogilvy

Time and sheer volume of work have made Ian Ogilvy a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. The role of Chagall in 'Death Becomes Her' is the one that keeps being brought up. He appears in 'My Life in Ruins' too. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The bulk of the career has been spent in horror. With 62 credits to his name, volume is part of the story.
Time and sheer volume of work have made Ian Ogilvy a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. The role of Chagall in 'Death Becomes Her' is the one that keeps being brought up. He appears in 'My Life in Ruins' too. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The bulk of the career has been spent in horror. With 62 credits to his name, volume is part of the story.
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Peck
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Mistrust
Ian
★ 4.1
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The Saint
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★ 5.4
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Richie Archer
★ 5.7
2017
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Richie Archer
★ 6.1
2014
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My Life in Ruins
Mr. Stewart Tullen
★ 6.1
2009
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Upstairs, Downstairs
self · 6 episodes
★ 7.8
1971–2006
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Dharma & Greg
Geoffrey · 1 episode
★ 6.4
1999–2000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Ian Ogilvy and where are they from?
Ian Ogilvy is 82 years old, born on September 30, 1943 in Woking, Surrey, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Ian Ogilvy?
Ian Ogilvy is best known for roles in Death Becomes Her, My Life in Ruins, The Saint.
How many movies has Ian Ogilvy been in?
Over a 65-year career (since 1961), Ian Ogilvy has appeared in 27 movies and 34 TV shows.
What was Ian Ogilvy's first movie?
The career of Ian Ogilvy began with Intrusion (1961).
What is Ian Ogilvy's most recent movie or series?
Ian Ogilvy's most recent release is Knightfall, which premiered on February 24, 2025.
What TV shows has Ian Ogilvy appeared in?
On television, Ian Ogilvy has appeared in Babylon 5, Walker, Texas Ranger, Baywatch, Murder, She Wrote.
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Ian Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
1943-09-30 · Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English film and television actor. He is best known as the star of the TV series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69).

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 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.

He was a friend of film-maker Michael Reeves and starred in all three of Reeves's films: Revenge of the Blood Beast (1966), The Sorcerers (1967), and Witchfinder General (also known as The Conqueror Worm, 1968). 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.

He appeared in the films Stranger in the House (1967), and The Day the Fish Came Out (1967), and had a major role in the epic film Waterloo (1970).

In 1976, he featured in the pilot episode of the television comedy series Ripping Yarns. 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 dramatization of The Spoils of Poynton (also 1970).

In the 1990s, he guest-starred in the TV series Babylon 5 (1998). The series' star, Bruce Boxleitner, is the former husband of Ogilvy's second wife, actress Kathryn Holcomb. He also had a role in the short-lived 1990s American soap opera, Malibu Shores. He appeared as Lawrence Kirbridge in the series Upstairs, Downstairs. He's had roles in over 100 TV shows, often appearing as a guest star. He then co-starred with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in Death Becomes Her (1992); and with Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009), among others.

He 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 Millionaires by Shaw, The Waltz of the Toreadors, and others. He has also worked widely in the American theatre.

He is 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. He has written and published two novels – Loose Chippings and The Polkerton Giant – and two plays: A Slight Hangover and Swap!. His memoir, Once a Saint, was published in May 2016. His book of film reviews 'Withering Slights', based on his Facebook page, was published in 2020.

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