Ian Fleming
Date of birth: 1888-09-09
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. John Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed a number of supporting roles in many classic British films of the era including Q Planes (1939), Night Train to Munich (1940), We Dive at Dawn, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (both 1943) and Waterloo Road (1945). His later career included appearances in many television series of the 50s and 60s such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner. He is not to be confused with the Ian Fleming who created the James Bond character.
Movie Credits
Silver Blaze
1937-07-01
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he s
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935-03-24
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an A
The Voice of Merrill
1952-12-01
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all o
Park Plaza 605
1953-09-11
Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but for
Appointment with Crime
1946-05-13
Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and dri
Black Orchid
1953-02-01
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling f
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962-01-01
To beautify his street and trim city spending, stuffy councilman Jack (Francis Matthews) pushes to h
Man Accused
1959-10-01
Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer B
The Return of Mr. Moto
1965-12-01
Mr. Moto goes undercover to find out who has been blowing up oil wells and trying to gain total cont
Uncensored
1942-08-24
During the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives the ne
Quartet
1948-10-26
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alie
Recoil
1953-08-01
A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can
A Woman Possessed
1958-09-14
English doctor John Winthrop (Francis Matthews) must protect his new wife, Ann (Kay Callard), from h
Crash Drive
1959-11-13
Paul Dixon (Dermot Walsh) is a fiercely competitive racing driver whose meteoric career is cut short
Called Back
1933-06-05
'Spain. Revolutionary doctor foiled by blind man and amnesiac girl.' (British Film Catalogue)
Racing Romance
1937-09-10
Garage owner Harry Stone buys a racehorse, Brownie, from Peggy Lanstone and, according to formula, h
No Smoking
1955-11-01
A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his d
The Lady from Lisbon
1942-09-01
When she learns that the Nazis have confiscated Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, art-lovin
Return of a Stranger
1961-01-01
An obsessed man returns to claim the woman he loves.
Innocent Meeting
1959-04-01
The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret crimina
The Riverside Murder
1935-03-02
Investor Robert Norman murdered before meeting. Police investigate. Journalist Claire Haines pursues
No, My Darling Daughter
1961-08-22
A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a myster
Virgin Island
1959-08-07
A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live wit
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946-03-05
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the be
Captain Boycott
1947-08-26
Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken te
What a Carry On!
1949-01-01
Northern comedy greats, Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss, decide to enlist in the army. Their singing ser
It's a Grand Life
1953-11-28
Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private, played by music hall legend Frank R
Royal Eagle
1936-01-01
A clerk is suspected of committing a warehouse robbery and captures the real thieves aboard a pleasu
Wings of Danger
1952-04-01
A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939-03-01
An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
1935-10-01
In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a pr
Jump for Glory
1937-01-01
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
Men Without Honour
1939-01-09
A lawyer, who has been accused of being dishonest, works with the police to expose two share pushers
Lucky Girl
1932-06-01
Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksteris
Q Planes
1939-02-21
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team u
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960-05-28
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son
Jackpot
1960-01-01
Back in London after serving time, an ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to hi
For Them That Trespass
1949-04-21
In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examini
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
Come Back Peter
1952-10-31
There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.
Sons of the Sea
1939-12-23
The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects
George in Civvy Street
1946-07-07
George Formby plays George Harper, a tavern owner, who works to turn a waitress from her current emp
The Ware Case
1928-04-27
Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her count
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1956-11-03
American horror television movie from 1956.
The Embezzler
1954-07-01
Bank robber's plans for a wealthy lifestyle gradually turn to more noble aims.
The Good Old Days
1939-01-01
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for su
The Crouching Beast
1935-08-29
In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish p
Double or Quits
1938-01-01
A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing
Quiet, Please
1938-06-27
“Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.
They Flew Alone
1942-06-29
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in t
The Butler's Dilemma
1943-11-29
Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant n
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938-09-04
"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested
Old Bill and Son
1941-03-01
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and,
Ships with Wings
1941-11-10
Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for
It Happened to One Man
1940-10-12
A film directed by Paul L. Stein.
The School for Scandal
1930-09-05
Charles, Joseph and Sir Benjamin are in love with Maria and Lady Sneerwell is in love with Charles.
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960-04-02
A murderer enriches his finances by marrying and then killing off a series of wealthy women.
The Missing Rembrandt
1932-02-12
Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.
After Dark
1933-01-23
If it wasn't British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Hugh (Inspector Holt in HUMAN MON
Crime Over London
1936-10-21
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they
Tawny Pipit
1944-04-28
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Brit
The Woman in Question
1950-10-03
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the
Deadly Nightshade
1953-03-01
Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.
Too Hot to Handle
1960-12-01
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho dis
The Lion Has Wings
1939-11-03
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant ef
Prison Breaker
1936-02-01
A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soo
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931-02-15
A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes bel
The New Lot
1943-01-01
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is sh
Dangerous Comment
1940-05-18
A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his
Salute the Toff
1952-12-02
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
Hammer the Toff
1952-05-01
A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.
Three Silent Men
1940-09-07
An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir Jam
I Didn't Do It
1945-08-06
Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in
They Met in the Dark
1943-08-11
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into
Night Train to Munich
1940-08-31
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, invent
The Seekers
1954-06-22
a group of British pioneers seek a new life in New Zealand.
The Next of Kin
1942-06-15
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the wal
A Matter of Murder
1949-12-01
An embezzler is implicated in his girlfriend’s murder.
Waterloo Road
1945-02-05
During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft
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.
Sabotage at Sea
1942-09-07
The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of the
Yellow Canary
1943-12-13
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996-07-01
Actor Patrick Macnee leads the viewer through London in the footsteps of the genius private investig
The Saint's Return
1953-10-12
A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963-01-01
A small boy, Dickie Goodwin, finds some strychnine pills mixed with sweets in a stolen car left in a
Delayed Action
1954-07-01
Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the ha
Asmodée
1959-06-09
Marcelle de Barthas is young French widow, who since her husband’s death some seven years previously
Laughter in Paradise
1951-06-01
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can
Darby and Joan
1937-02-01
Darby is a blind girl and Joan is her elder sister. The story revolves around Joan's passion for Yor
The Return of Carol Deane
1938-08-16
The Devil's Maze
1929-10-20
While visiting her friend, Barbara Carlton, Frances Mildmay spends the day fox-hunting and ends up f
What Every Woman Wants
1962-06-11
A marital comedy of wives trying to reform their husbands
King's Rhapsody
1957-07-17
1957 BBC Television production of Ivor Novello’s musical featuring Vanessa Lee, reprising the role o
Web of Suspicion
1959-05-01
Schoolteacher Bradley Wells is wrongly accused of murdering a girl pupil, and is nearly lynched by a
Second to None
1927-08-22
Let the People Sing
1942-08-11
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a vill
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
Police Dog
1955-05-01
When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become
Chelsea Story
1951-07-30
Fletcher Gilchrist offers £100 to anyone who will break into a house. Journalist Mike Harvey accepts