Ian Marter
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-10-28 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died
1986-10-28
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. 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.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who
as John Andrews
Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector Fereday
Bergerac
as Cowman
Crown Court
as Quentin Ingrams
Crown Court
as Constable Forbush
Softly, Softly
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Policeman
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as 3rd Policeman
The Medusa Touch
as Detective
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage)
Myth Makers
as Himself
North and South
as Henry Lennox
Holly
as Police Driver
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Faustus
as Pride/Emperor
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
as Harry Sullivan
Who's Who
King of the Ghetto
as Station Sergeant