Ian Colin
British actor (1912–1987)
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Ian Colin Marmaduke de Collieur Wetherell (1912–1987), most often credited simply as Ian Colin, was a British film and television actor.[1] During the 1930s, Colin was a leading man in quota quickies.[2] He later acted predominantly in television shows such as The Quatermass Experiment, Emergency-Ward 10 and Coronation Street.[3]
Born
16 May 1912
Ian Colin Marmaduke de Collieur Wetherell
16 May 1912
Died20 February 1987 (aged 74)
OccupationsFilm actor
Television actor
Television actor
Yearsactive1933–1967
Ian Colin | |
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in The Invisible Man ep: Odds Against Death (1958) | |
| Born | Ian Colin Marmaduke de Collieur Wetherell 16 May 1912 |
| Died | 20 February 1987 (aged 74) |
| Occupations | Film actor Television actor |
| Years active | 1933–1967 |
| Spouse |
June Moir
(m. 1949; died 1984) |
| Children | Peter Wetherell |
Colin was the son of M. A. Wetherell and Lena McNaughton.[4] In his youth, he was involved, with his father, also an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and big-game hunter, in creating the hoax "surgeon's photograph" of the Loch Ness Monster -- he bought the materials and took the picture.[5]
Selected filmography
- Cross Currents (1935)
- Late Extra (1935)
- Blue Smoke (1935)
- Men of Yesterday (1936)
- Wings Over Africa (1936)
- The Small Man (1936)
- Toilers of the Sea (1936)
- Blind Man's Bluff (1936)
- Born That Way (1936)
- It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
- Darts Are Trumps (1938)
- “A Dream of Love” (1939)
- The Queen of Spades (1949)
- The Adventures of Jane (1949)
- The Big Chance (1957)
- The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
- Witness in the Dark (1959)
- Dangerous Afternoon (1961)
- Strongroom (1962)
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
