Ian Ogilvy
Born in Woking, Surrey, England, UK — Sep 30 1943
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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 A…
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Babylon 5
Lord Jano
JAG
Jeffrey Mason
Murder, She Wrote
Harold Baines
Baywatch
Diagnosis: Murder
Lyle Fairbanks
Melrose Place
The Avengers
Baron Von Curt
BBC Play of the Month
Candide
Early Edition
Clive Harbison
Theatre 625
Franz
Caroline in the City
Mr. Spencer
Walker, Texas Ranger
Shredder Stonham
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Sterling
Upstairs, Downstairs
self
The Parkers
Dharma & Greg
Geoffrey
Robin of Sherwood
Lord Edgar
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Dr. Smallwood (voice)
Out of the Unknown
Herbie, RB34
Burke's Law
Romeo
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Furlong
I, Claudius
Drusus
One West Waikiki
Return of the Saint
Simon Templar
Hope and Gloria
David Kirkwood
Detective
The Man in Room 17
Pedro Da Silva
P.S. I Luv U
Campion
Jimmy Sutane
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Edward VIII
Death Becomes Her
Chagall
Zodiac
Martin Seacombe
Ripping Yarns
Time for Murder
Max Donaldson
ITV Playhouse
Lord Windermere
Malibu Shores
Marc Delacourt
Eurotika!
Self
Waterloo
De Lancey
The Liars
Rupert
Q.E.D.
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
Armchair Theatre
David Baurmarez-Smith
The Saint
The Fixer
Affairs of the Heart
From Beyond the Grave
William Seaton
My Life in Ruins
Mr. Stewart Tullen
We Still Kill the Old Way
Richie Archer
Horse Sense
Miles
Witchfinder General
Richard Marshall
Renegades
Peck
Puppet Master 5
Dr. Jennings
Eddie Presley
Captain Starch
The Day the Fish Came Out
Peter
The Spoils of Poynton
Owen Gereth
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Gary
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
The Gathering Storm
Edward VIII
Maigret
Daniel Portman
Anna Karenina
Stiva
We Still Steal the Old Way
Richie Archer
No Sex Please - We're British
David Hunter
The Sorcerers
Mike Roscoe
Fugitive Mind
Dr. Grace
Mistrust
Ian
The She Beast
Philip
Tomkinson's Schooldays
Grayson
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Charles Fengriffen
The Invincible Six
Ronald
Stranger in the House
Desmond Flower
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Self / Poem Reader (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Intrusion
Wine of India
Sam
The Saint Steps In... To Television
Himself
Knightfall
Charles Knight
The Athena Syndrome
Sir Peter William Bromville GCMG
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Interviewer
Liar!
Herbie, RB34
The Little Minister
Rev. Gavin Dishart
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Simon Templar
After Midnight
Dennis
The Connoisseur
Viscount Ballantyne
Invasion of Privacy
Brian
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
himself
Tigon Tales of Terror
Himself
The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves
Himself
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
Self