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Ian Fleming was an Australian character actor with credits in over 100 British films. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes.
Birth Name
Ian MacFarlane
Born
Monday, 10 September 1888
Died
Wednesday, 01 January 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moon on the Man | 2020 | |
| Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries | Self | 2016 |
| Brows Held High | Self | 2011 |
| Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson | 2009 |
| Biography | Dr. Watson | 1987 |
| In Search of... | Dr. Watson | 1977 |
| The Caesars | Sentius | 1968 |
| The Prisoner | Man at Cafe and First Top Hat | 1967 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Lord Fontenoy | 1967 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Dougal | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moon on the Man | 2020 | |
| Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries | Self | 2016 |
| Brows Held High | Self | 2011 |
| Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson | 2009 |
| Biography | Dr. Watson | 1987 |
| In Search of... | Dr. Watson | 1977 |
| The Caesars | Sentius | 1968 |
| The Prisoner | Man at Cafe and First Top Hat | 1967 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Lord Fontenoy | 1967 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Dougal | 1966 |
| The Return of Mr. Moto | Rogers--Westering's Butler / Rogers | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Doctor | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Waiter | 1964 |
| Crooks in Cloisters | Pemberton | 1964 |
| Espionage | Policeman | 1963 |
| Tamahine | Manservant | 1963 |
| Seventy Deadly Pills | Doctor | 1963 |
| The Saint | Butler | 1962 |
| The Boys | Clerk of the Court | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | John Logan / Mackay / Mr. Logan | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Chancellor / Lord Chancellor / Chamberlain / Lord Chamberlain | 1962 |
| The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Albert Potts | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Sir Charles Thorne | 1961 |
| No, My Darling Daughter | Vicar | 1961 |
| The Flying Doctor | Roger Henderson | 1961 |
| The Pursuers | Robert Miles | 1961 |
| Return of a Stranger | Meecham | 1961 |
| The Cheaters | Ben Clarke / John / Kelsing / The Doctor | 1960 |
| Playgirl After Dark | Pawnbroker | 1960 |
| Make Mine Mink | Mr. Callwell | 1960 |
| The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Arthur | 1960 |
| Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons | Attorney | 1960 |
| Your Money or Your Wife | The Judge | 1960 |
| Francis Storm Investigates | Dr. Barrington | 1960 |
| Suspense | Prison governor | 1960 |
| The Flesh and the Fiends | Priest | 1960 |
| Man from Interpol | Wilmot / The Governor | 1960 |
| Jackpot | 1960 | |
| Crash Drive | Paul Dixon | 1959 |
| Man Accused | Sir Thomas | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Rev. Lewis / Kendal | 1959 |
| Our Virgin Island | 1959 | |
| Web of Suspicion | Forbes | 1959 |
| Souls in Conflict | 1959 | |
| Innocent Meeting | Garside / Andrew Garside | 1959 |
| A Woman Possessed | Walter | 1958 |
| The Birthday Present | Prison Inmate | 1957 |
| High Flight | Bishop | 1957 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Christopher Wingate | 1957 |
| The Errol Flynn Theatre | General / Dr. Darnley | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Tollemache / Doctor MacIntyre | 1956 |
| Hancock's Half Hour | Housing Officer | 1956 |
| Guilty? | Military Witness | 1956 |
| Jane Eyre | Briggs | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Louis Martel | 1956 |
| No Smoking | Dr. Moxom | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Commissioner | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Mr. Fountain / Judge / Governor | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Tollemache / Michael's Father / Lord Birten - Foreign Minister / Doctor Lancaster | 1955 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Count Latour | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Doctor | 1955 |
| The Vise | Winters / Uncle Stephen / President / Mr. Rodney / Doctor / Denning | 1954 |
| The Embezzler | Doctor | 1954 |
| Delayed Action | Dr. Jepson | 1954 |
| Land of Fury | Mr. Southey | 1954 |
| The Grove Family | Dr. Henley | 1954 |
| Eight O'Clock Walk | Jury Member | 1954 |
| Companions in Crime | 1954 | |
| It's a Grand Life | Mr. Clements | 1953 |
| The Saint's Girl Friday | Lord Merton | 1953 |
| Norman Conquest | Colonel Santling | 1953 |
| Recoil | Talbot | 1953 |
| Robin Hood | Father of Maid Marian | 1953 |
| Deadly Nightshade | Dr. Wilson | 1953 |
| Black Orchid | Coroner | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Clerk to the Court / Churchill | 1953 |
| Murder Will Out | Dr. Forrest | 1952 |
| Evidence for Hire | Commander Hewitt | 1952 |
| Come Back Peter | Bank Manager | 1952 |
| Hammer the Toff | Dr. Lancaster | 1952 |
| Dead on Course | Mr. Talbot | 1952 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Doctor | 1951 |
| Chelsea Story | 1951 | |
| Five Angles on Murder | Doctor | 1950 |
| Shadow of the Past | Doctor | 1950 |
| A Matter of Murder | Insp. McKelvin | 1949 |
| For Them That Trespass | First Prison Warden | 1949 |
| What a Carry On! | Colonel | 1949 |
| School for Randle | 1949 | |
| Quartet | Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life") / Ralph | 1948 |
| Loyalties | General Canynge | 1948 |
| Captain Boycott | Times correspondent | 1947 |
| Appointment with Crime | 1946 | |
| George in Civvy Street | Uncle Shad | 1946 |
| They Knew Mr. Knight | Higgs | 1946 |
| I Didn't Do It | Chief Inspr. Twyning | 1945 |
| Waterloo Road | Officer at Station | 1945 |
| He Snoops to Conquer | Newspaper Editor | 1945 |
| Tawny Pipit | Schoolmaster | 1944 |
| The Hundred Pound Window | Racecourse Teller | 1944 |
| Bell-Bottom George | Lt. Cmdr. Carter | 1944 |
| The Butler's Dilemma | Sir Hubert Playfair | 1943 |
| Up with the Lark | Rev. Swallow | 1943 |
| They Met in the Dark | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1943 |
| Yellow Canary | Observer Corpsman in Opening Scene / Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene | 1943 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Maj. Plumley (1902) | 1943 |
| We Dive at Dawn | Captain | 1943 |
| Talk About Jacqueline | Butler at Waddington's | 1942 |
| Salute John Citizen | Vicar | 1942 |
| Sabotage at Sea | First Officer Gallagher | 1942 |
| Lady from Lisbon | Adams | 1942 |
| Let the People Sing | 1942 | |
| Wings and the Woman | Secretary | 1942 |
| The Next of Kin | Naval Officer | 1942 |
| This Was Paris | French Officer | 1942 |
| A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle | Sir John Latta | 1942 |
| Ships with Wings | Colonel | 1941 |
| Jeannie | Rev MacDonald - the Minister | 1941 |
| Old Bill and Son | Club Member | 1941 |
| It Happened to One Man | Sir Francis Hay | 1940 |
| Three Silent Men | Pennington | 1940 |
| The Briggs Family | Air Vice Marshal | 1940 |
| Night Train to Munich | Official at Home Office - MI5 | 1940 |
| To Hell with Hitler | Col. Harcourt / Colonel Harcourt | 1940 |
| Shadowed Eyes | Dr. McKane | 1940 |
| Sons of the Sea | Naval Intelligence Officer | 1939 |
| The Lion Has Wings | Air Officer | 1939 |
| Q Planes | Air Ministry Officer | 1939 |
| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | Sir Egbert Lucas | 1939 |
| Me and My Pal | Dr. Russell | 1939 |
| Men Without Honour | Frank Hardy | 1939 |
| Almost a Honeymoon | Sir James Hooper | 1938 |
| Racing Romance | Martin Royce | 1938 |
| The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Dr. Cleveland - Coroner | 1938 |
| If I Were Boss | Mr. Biltmore | 1938 |
| Murder at the Baskervilles | Dr. Watson / Dr. John Watson | 1937 |
| Hearts of Humanity | Rector | 1937 |
| The Reverse Be My Lot | Dr. Murray | 1937 |
| Darby and Joan | Sir Ralph Ferris | 1937 |
| When Thief Meets Thief | Coroner | 1937 |
| Crime Over London | 1936 | |
| Prison Breaker | Stephen Shand | 1936 |
| Excuse My Glove | Boxing Match Commentator | 1936 |
| Royal Eagle | 1936 | |
| Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle | Henry Norman | 1935 |
| The Crouching Beast | Major Abbott | 1935 |
| Drake the Pirate | Lord Howard of Effingham | 1935 |
| The Riverside Murder | Henry Sanders | 1935 |
| The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson / Dr. John H. Watson | 1935 |
| School for Stars | Sir Geoffrey Hilliard | 1935 |
| The Student's Romance | University Rector | 1935 |
| The Third Clue | Mark Clayton | 1934 |
| Called Back | Dr. Carter | 1933 |
| After Dark | Henry Lea | 1932 |
| Lucky Girl | Lord Henry | 1932 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt | Dr. Watson | 1932 |
| Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour | Dr. John Watson | 1931 |
| School for Scandal | Joseph Surface | 1930 |
| The Devil's Maze | Derek Riffington | 1929 |
| The Ware Case | Michael Adye | 1928 |
| Second to None | Brian Douglas | 1927 |
