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Ian Marter
Actor
Born October 28, 1944Died October 28, 1986 (42 years)
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. With the exception of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, these books were published under the pen name Ian Don - Don being his middle name. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease.
Ian Marter Filmography
| 2017 | |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion · as Harry Sullivan |
| 2007 | Are Friends Electric · as Harry |
| 2006 | Built for War · as Harry |
| 2006 | Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who · as Harry Sullivan |
| 2006 | Genesis of a Classic · as Harry Sullivan |
| 2004 | Serial Thrillers · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS · as Harry |
| 1992 | Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Inspector Fereday |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Inspector Fereday |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks · as Harry Sullivan (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Cowman |
| 1981 | Doctor Who: Logopolis · as Harry Sullivan (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch · as Detective |
| 1978 | Hazell (TV Series) · as Roper |
| 1975 | North & South (1975) (TV Series) · as Henry Lennox |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: The Ark in Space · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: Robot · as Harry Sullivan |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Daphne's Husband |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Quentin Ingrams |
| 1972 | The Brothers (1972) (TV Series) · as Alan Hawkins |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes · as 3rd Policeman |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Literary Editor |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Major Henty |
| 1967 | Doctor Faustus · as Pride/emperor |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Wilhelm Grimm |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Journalist |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Harry Sullivan |