Ian Marter

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-10-28 (42 years old)

Deathday

1986-10-28

Place of Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Ian Marter

Biography

Ian Marter was an actor and novelist. He was best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who from December 1974 to September 1975, with a non-regular, one-serial return in November and December 1975. Marter continued his association with Doctor Who long after leaving the show, adapting several stories for the Target novelisation range, and penning an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War. In addition to these books, Marter wrote adaptations of several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books, as well as the Gummi Bears books. ...

Acting

1967

Doctor Faustus

as Pride/Emperor

1978

The Medusa Touch

as Detective

1971

1975

1980

The Specialist

as Journalist

1975

Doctor Who: Robot

as Harry Sullivan

1987

Myth Runner

as Himself (archive footage)

1973

The Emergency Channel

as Literary Editor

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis

as Harry Sullivan (archive footage)

1986

King of the Ghetto

as Station Sergeant

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978

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