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Ian Wilson

Date of birth: 1901-07-02

Place of birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ian Wilson

Biography

Ian Wilson was born on July 2, 1901 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Wicker Man (1973), The Good Companions (1957) and The Day of the Triffids (1963). He died in December 1987 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.

Movie Credits

Carry On Jack
3

Carry On Jack

1964-02-23

Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Th

The Last Page
2.9

The Last Page

1952-01-25

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

The Phantom of the Opera
3.2

The Phantom of the Opera

1962-06-25

A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnappe

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
2.1

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952-07-11

The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this

Box for One
0

Box for One

1953-01-01

A man on the run from a gang of criminals makes a series of increasingly panicked calls from a phone

What Next?
0

What Next?

1929-04-22

A man acquires a valuable artifact as a present for his girlfriend, inadvertently drawing a lunatic

Miss Tulip Stays the Night
2.8

Miss Tulip Stays the Night

1955-07-01

Crime writer Andrew Dax and his gorgeous wife Kate go on holiday to a country cottage, where they re

The Flanagan Boy
2.9

The Flanagan Boy

1953-04-10

Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the street

Suspect
3.3

Suspect

1960-11-15

A government team researching cures for plague find their results put on the Official Secrets list.

The Lady Craved Excitement
2.6

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950-08-01

A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of

Thursday's Child
2.6

Thursday's Child

1943-03-24

A couple's little girl becomes a movie star, but all it seems to bring is trouble.

Carry On Cleo
3.3

Carry On Cleo

1964-11-08

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved b

I'm All Right Jack
3.3

I'm All Right Jack

1959-08-18

Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at

The Key Man
2.8

The Key Man

1957-06-01

The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a noto

Things Are Looking Up
3

Things Are Looking Up

1935-06-09

Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.

Sally in Our Alley
2.3

Sally in Our Alley

1931-07-09

A woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her

Inquest
3

Inquest

1939-12-01

A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is det

Facing The Music
0

Facing The Music

1933-12-23

A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable y

Love, Life and Laughter
3.8

Love, Life and Laughter

1934-03-01

Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, become

The Love Test
3

The Love Test

1935-06-30

Romance set in a chemical factory.

Let George Do It!
3.1

Let George Do It!

1940-07-12

Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds hi

The Unholy Quest
0

The Unholy Quest

1934-03-27

A mad doctor attains the dead body of a racketeer who was recently murdered by a rival mobster. The

Shooting Stars
3.5

Shooting Stars

1928-02-06

The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers sh

Radio Cab Murder
2.7

Radio Cab Murder

1954-10-01

Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in orde

The Saint's Return
2.9

The Saint's Return

1953-10-12

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

Always Tell Your Wife
2.9

Always Tell Your Wife

1923-02-10

A British short comedy about two married couples whose romantic entanglements lead to farcical compl

Windsor Castle
0

Windsor Castle

1926-01-01

British horror drama short from 1926.

Britannia of Billingsgate
2.8

Britannia of Billingsgate

1933-01-01

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to

Quiet Wedding
2.5

Quiet Wedding

1941-04-19

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

Atlantic Ferry
2.8

Atlantic Ferry

1941-09-06

The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic b

Love on the Dole
2.8

Love on the Dole

1941-06-28

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lanca

The Dummy Talks
2.4

The Dummy Talks

1943-10-25

An operation of counterfeit five pound notes is discovered at a variety theater, leading to murder d

The Woman from China
2

The Woman from China

1930-03-27

A jealous wife helps a Chinaman kidnap a lieutenant's fiancée.

Third Time Lucky
2.5

Third Time Lucky

1931-02-26

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a lead

The Dizzy Limit
0

The Dizzy Limit

1930-02-01

A jewel thief kidnaps a conjurer's assistant to win a prize for a box trick.

Joy Ride
0

Joy Ride

1935-12-16

Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!

Play Up the Band
3

Play Up the Band

1935-11-01

A brass band goes to London to take part in a competition.

The Bailiffs
0

The Bailiffs

1932-09-30

Two incompetent Bailiffs repossess the wrong house.

The Good Companions
0

The Good Companions

1957-04-22

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

Splinters in the Navy
0

Splinters in the Navy

1931-11-09

To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe

His Lordship
3.5

His Lordship

1932-06-02

The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with the

Little Waitress
0

Little Waitress

1932-11-28

A romance occurs between an impoverished tourist and a surprisingly wealthy Germany waitress.

Birds of a Feather
0

Birds of a Feather

1936-04-12

A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.

Lucky Jim
2.7

Lucky Jim

1957-09-17

Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and

Out of the Blue
0

Out of the Blue

1931-11-05

Impoverished aristocrat's daughter Tommy Tucker is in love with radio announcer Bill Coverdale, but

The Million Pound Note
3.4

The Million Pound Note

1954-01-07

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen wh

Hindle Wakes
2.5

Hindle Wakes

1952-11-10

During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to ke

The Demi-Paradise
3.1

The Demi-Paradise

1943-11-18

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the

Kill Me Tomorrow
2.6

Kill Me Tomorrow

1957-05-01

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

The Ugly Duckling
2.9

The Ugly Duckling

1959-09-09

Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his i

Meet Me Tonight
3.4

Meet Me Tonight

1952-09-09

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel

The Iron Maiden
3.2

The Iron Maiden

1963-06-07

The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is

My Learned Friend
3

My Learned Friend

1943-10-25

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the lis

The Wicker Man
3.7

The Wicker Man

1973-12-06

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the local

Portrait of Alison
3.1

Portrait of Alison

1955-11-29

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

Bond Street
3.4

Bond Street

1948-05-12

Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Li

Suddenly, Last Summer
3.6

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959-12-22

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What

The Day of the Triffids
3

The Day of the Triffids

1963-04-24

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer mu

The Big Money
3.2

The Big Money

1958-06-09

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been

Raising the Wind
3.1

Raising the Wind

1961-09-06

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Rober

Trottie True
3.5

Trottie True

1949-09-29

Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to

Rotten to the Core
3.1

Rotten to the Core

1965-07-14

Rogues Jelly Knight, Scapa Flood, and Lennie the Dip leave prison expecting boss The Duke to have th

The Plank
3.1

The Plank

1967-05-18

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music a

Marry Me
2.1

Marry Me

1949-06-07

The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his

The Boys
3.9

The Boys

1962-08-31

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime.

Brothers in Law
3.5

Brothers in Law

1957-03-04

Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wro

The Agitator
3

The Agitator

1945-01-24

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mar

Value for Money
3.3

Value for Money

1955-08-09

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to t

Rx Murder
4

Rx Murder

1958-02-18

An American doctor, Jethro Jones, comes into a quiet British seaside community and becomes entangled

One Way Out
2.8

One Way Out

1955-09-01

A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices fi

Over the Garden Wall
2.5

Over the Garden Wall

1934-06-20

An aunt objects to the romance between her niece and a neighbour's nephew, and steps in to put an en

A Woman's Temptation
3

A Woman's Temptation

1959-12-12

Betty, a young and pretty widow, is seriously concerned about her young son Jimmy who, since his fat

The Merry Men of Sherwood
0

The Merry Men of Sherwood

1932-09-01

Double Dealing
0

Double Dealing

1928-12-01

Quota quickie comic short from Britain that is now lost.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
3

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959-03-10

Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific island.

Through Fire and Water
0

Through Fire and Water

1923-02-01

Scrooge
3.7

Scrooge

1951-11-30

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is v

Help!
3.4

Help!

1965-07-29

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a

How to Murder a Rich Uncle
3.4

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

1957-06-01

A broke British nobleman targets his Canadian uncle, but other relatives get in the way.

We Dive at Dawn
3.2

We Dive at Dawn

1943-04-15

A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a B

Up in the World
3.1

Up in the World

1956-12-06

Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted

Just My Luck
3

Just My Luck

1957-11-14

Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dre

Trouble in Store
3

Trouble in Store

1953-12-14

Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't

One Good Turn
3

One Good Turn

1955-01-04

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the or

Man of the Moment
3.3

Man of the Moment

1955-11-24

Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befri

The Square Peg
3.3

The Square Peg

1958-12-04

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they c

Carry On Constable
3.1

Carry On Constable

1960-02-22

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police

High Treason
2.6

High Treason

1951-11-13

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.

Carry On Regardless
3.1

Carry On Regardless

1961-04-04

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series o

Carry On Cruising
3

Carry On Cruising

1962-03-12

Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short no

Carry On Cabby
3.2

Carry On Cabby

1963-06-01

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy,

Two-Way Stretch
3.4

Two-Way Stretch

1960-12-20

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a dar