Ian Carmichael
Date of birth: 1920-06-18
Place of birth: Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ян Кармайкл, Йэн Кармайкл, Йен Кармайкл, Ian Gillett Carmichael
Biography
Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor best known for his roles in the films of the Boulting brothers such as Private's Progress (1956) and I'm All Right Jack (1959). Later he played Dorothy L. Sayers's Gentleman Detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, on television and radio. Carmichael also had a career on stage.
Movie Credits
The Lady Vanishes
1979-04-30
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing
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
School for Scoundrels
1960-03-24
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant
The Wind in the Willows
1983-12-30
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a se
The Colditz Story
1955-01-25
The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the
From Beyond the Grave
1974-02-21
Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "O
Obituaries
1990-08-16
Two old men in a nursing home engage in an ongoing competition. When the home is due to receive a vi
Down at the Hydro
1983-09-04
Diedre and The Colonel separately attend a health spa and find themselves falling in love.
Double Bunk
1961-05-06
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. Aft
Betrayed
1954-09-07
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initial
Private's Progress
1956-02-17
Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of t
Diamond Skulls
1990-06-08
Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son.
Left Right and Centre
1959-06-23
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservativ
Simon and Laura
1955-11-02
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
Hide and Seek
1964-06-21
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian
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
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953-11-30
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.
Miss Robin Hood
1952-11-12
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds hi
Brothers in Law
1957-03-04
Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wro
Light Up the Sky!
1960-07-05
Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
Bond Street
1948-05-12
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Li
Heavens Above!
1963-05-20
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, whe
Happy Is the Bride
1958-03-04
In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the kno
The Amorous Prawn
1962-11-26
While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into
Lucky Jim
1957-09-17
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise
1973-11-30
Just before copywriter Victor Dean fell to his death, he wrote to his supervisors at Pym's Publicity
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964-11-15
TV adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Jack pretends to be his foolish younger brother, Ernest in or
A Moment in Time
1983-01-01
Colonel Hunt is a widower in his 60s. It is in search of health, not romance, that he books in for a
Storm Over the Nile
1955-12-26
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Li
Smashing Time
1967-12-20
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and
Alma Mater
1971-01-07
Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went
Ghost Ship
1952-10-01
Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their h
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952-07-01
Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England i
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971-11-01
A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
The Great Kandinsky
1995-10-13
The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff an
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
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949-09-07
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013-07-22
Former National Service Conscript - actor, Richard Wilson - takes a light hearted look at this taste
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986-11-03
Brought to the screen by award winning animation team Cosgrove Hall, 'The Wind In The Willows' bring
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988-02-01
A compilation of episodes from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Alias the Jester.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Summer Stories
1989-06-05
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990-06-04
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
The Christmas Collection
1992-10-05
A compilation of episodes from The Sooty Show, Rainbow and The Wind in the Willows.
The Wind in the Willows
1984-04-27
Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Woo