Ian Collier
Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor.
Collier appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of Hamlet in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repetory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster.
Collier portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985.
Collier's film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).[10]
Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1721 |
| Birthday | 1943-01-25 |
| Place of Birth | Lewisham, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1988
Thin Air
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Set in a commercial radio station in an enterprise zone called ‘Riverside’, Thin Air involved property development on a massive scale, the disruption...
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster
5.9/5
The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton a device known as TOMTIT - Transmission Of Matter...
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1989
Heritage Africa
6.2/5
The story of Quincy Bosomfield who is the product of colonial education and has risen to become the district commissioner. In the process, he abandons...
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Heritage Africa
1986
Shift Work
0/0
It's Julie's last night as a mini-cab driver and it's a night full of adventures she'll never forget.
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1983
The Lady's Maid's Bell
10/1
Based on a short story by Edith Wharton. A lady's maid named Hartley finds employment with Mrs. Brympton, a lady who is confined to her country estate...
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The Lady's Maid's Bell
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
6.111/18
An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious bank job in central London.
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1987
The Happy Valley
6.143/7
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The Happy Valley
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
7.2/4
Omega, an ancient Time Lord made of pure anti-matter, once defeated by the Doctor, is plotting to cross over into this dimension by bonding with the D...
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Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
1984
Young Shoulders
7/2
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Young Shoulders
2018
The Doctors: Villains!
0/0
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1976
The Next Man
4.583/12
Khalil is an Arab diplomat who wants to not only make peace with Israel, but admit the Jewish state as a member of OPEC. This instantly makes him a ta...
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2008
The Ties That Bind Us
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A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.
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The Ties That Bind Us
2007
The Omega Factor
0/0
Writers and actors look at the character and motivation of the renegade Time Lord, Omega.
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1982
Tangiers
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A former CIA agent is forced by crooked agents of the government to pose as a notorious smuggler of the Tangier Straits who happens to be a stiff
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