Personal Info
Ian Raymond Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
Acting
Biography
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 American TV commercials broadcast in the …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Knightfall
as Charles Knight
Renegades
as Peck
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
as Self / Poem Reader (voice)
The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves
as Himself
Mistrust
as Ian
The Saint
as The Fixer
We Still Steal the Old Way
as Richie Archer
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Richie Archer
TV Shows
The Parkers
1 ep.
Eurotika!
as Self · 1 ep.
Dharma & Greg
as Geoffrey · 1 ep.
Early Edition
as Clive Harbison · 1 ep.
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Dr. Smallwood (voice) · 1 ep.
Malibu Shores
as Marc Delacourt · 10 ep.
JAG
as Jeffrey Mason · 1 ep.
Caroline in the City
as Mr. Spencer · 2 ep.
Hope and Gloria
as David Kirkwood · 1 ep.
Babylon 5
as Lord Jano · 1 ep.