Personal Info
Birth date
1928-06-29 (96 Years)
Day of death
1999-11-03
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Ян Баннен
Ian Edmund Bannen
Ian Bannen
Biography
Ian Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Bannen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9
Overview:
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1
Overview:
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.Hart to Hart
6.831
Overview:
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.7
Overview:
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of different tales. Each episode was introduced by Orson Welles, who was the only regular actor in the series. In the opening titles, Welles would be shown in silhouette as he walked through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak, the outfit itself being a nod to his having provided the voice of The Shadow in the radio program. When he actually appeared on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face would be all that would be shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.The Human Jungle
8.2
Overview:
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.Jesus of Nazareth
7.8
Overview:
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4
Overview:
The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, The Count of Monte-Cristo, in 1975.Thriller
6.6
Overview:
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7.565
Overview:
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Braveheart
7.944
Overview:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.Ashenden
6
Overview:
Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset MaughamShadows of Fear
6
Overview:
Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.The Politician's Wife
7
Overview:
The Politician's Wife is a British television political drama written by Paula Milne, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1995 and starring Trevor Eve and Juliet Stevenson. The story centres around high-flying politician Duncan Matlock, Families Minister for the UK Government, who becomes embroiled in tabloid scandal as it is discovered that he has been having an affair with a former escort turned parliamentary researcher. Duncan's wife Flora becomes the focus of media attention as her reactions to the revelations are played out. Initially she plays out the part of the loyal wife, but as an aide of her husband feeds her details about the affair and various other political scandals that could be made to happen. She begins to sabotage her husband's integrity and reputation through a campaign of leaks and misinformation to the press and British Conservative Party stalwarts. After a series of increasingly sensational and damaging stories in the press, her husband is forced to resign in humiliation. The last episode closes with the results of the by-election being announced on TV. Flora Matlock wins with the support of her party whilst her husband is exiled to a minor post in Belgium.Doctor Finlay
6
Overview:
Following his service in World War II, Doctor Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House. This is at a time when the National Health Service is about to be instituted.Murder in Eden
6
Overview:
Murder in Eden is a British television series directed by Nicholas Renton and featuring Ian Bannen, Peter Firth and Alun Armstrong. It was first aired on the BBC in 1991 in three episodes of 55 minutes. It was set in a remote part of rural County Donegal where a landlord of a pub murders his barmen. He is blackmailed by one of the other inhabitants, while the police are busy hunting for the killer. It was based on the novel Bogmail by Patrick McGinley.Gandhi
7.555
Overview:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.Damage
6.6
Overview:
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.The Flight of the Phoenix
7.193
Overview:
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.Identikit
6.5
Overview:
Lise, a mentally disturbed spinster, experiences a series of bizarre encounters in Rome as she searches for someone she feels she'll know--when she finds him.Eye of the Needle
6.649
Overview:
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.The Inglorious Bastards
6.3
Overview:
Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground - taking them deep into the heart of German territory.Original Sin
7
Overview:
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is consulted by one of his literary heroes when Peverell Press staff fall victim to a rash of hate mail. When the body of an editor is discovered and another member of the venerable firm is found dead soon after, Dalgliesh and his team—Detective Inspectors Kate Miskin and Daniel Aron—turn to the past to track down a murderer who seems prepared to kill and kill again.Gorky Park
6.3
Overview:
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.Bite the Bullet
6.4
Overview:
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.The Hill
7.5
Overview:
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.Acting
2002Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Matt Moss (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
2002Taliesin Jones as Billy
2000Best as Sir Matt Busby
1999To Walk with Lions as Terence Adamson
1998Waking Ned as Jackie O'Shea
1998Something to Believe In as Don Pozzi
1997Original Sin (3 Episodes) as Gabriel Dauntsey
1996Dead Sea Reels as Unknown
1995Braveheart as Robert Bruce Sr.
1995The Politician's Wife (3 Episodes) as Sir Donald Frazier
1995A Pin for the Butterfly as Grandpa
1994Measure for Measure as Provost
1993The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story as Melville
1993Doctor Finlay (27 Episodes) as Dr. Alexander Cameron
1992Damage as Edward Lloyd
1992Common Pursuit as Unknown
1991The Treaty as David Lloyd George
1991Ashenden (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1991Uncle Vanya as Prof. Serebryakov
1991Arise and Go Now as Mattie Muldoon
1991Murder in Eden (3 Episodes) as Canon Loftus
1991Speaking of the Devil as Luzifer
1991Performance (1, 1 Episode) as Serebryakov, Provost
1990The Big Man as Matt Mason
1990Ghost Dad as Sir Edith Moser
1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Otto Rosen
1989George's Island as Captain Waters
1989Circles in a Forest as MacDonald
1989Witch Story as Father Matthew
1989The Fifteen Streets as Peter Bracken
1988The Lady and the Highwayman as Christian Drysdale
1988The Gamble as Padre di Francesco, Father of Francesco
1988The Courier as McGuigan
1987Hope and Glory as Grandfather George
1986Lamb as Brother Benedict
1986Defence of the Realm as Dennis Markham
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 Episode) as Self - Introduction (uncredited)
1985Screen Two (1 Episode) as Hubert Stout
1983Gorky Park as Iamskoy
1983The Prodigal as Riley Wyndham
1982Gandhi as Senior Police Officer Fields
1982Night Crossing as Unknown
1981Eye of the Needle as Godliman
1980Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as Oliver Utterson
1980The Watcher in the Woods as John Keller
1979Ring of Darkness as Professor
1979Hart to Hart (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (7 Episodes) as Jim Prideaux
1978The Inglorious Bastards as Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
1977It's Only Rock 'n' Roll as Grey
1977Jesus of Nazareth (4 Episodes) as Amos
1977Sweeney! as Charles Baker, MP
1975Death in Deep Water as Doonan
1975Bite the Bullet as Sir Harry Norfolk
1975Won't Write Home, Mom–I'm Dead as Frank Dean
1974The Gathering Storm as Adolf Hitler
1974Identikit as Bill
1974The Voyage as Antonio Braggi
1974From Beyond the Grave as Christopher Lowe
1973The MacKintosh Man as Slade
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1 Episode) as Gregory Dean
1973Thriller (1, 1 Episode) as Frank Dean, Doonan
1973The Offence as Kenneth Baxter
1972Doomwatch as Dr. Shaw
1971Fright as Brian
1970The Deserter as Cpt. Crawford
1970Jane Eyre as St. John Rivers
1970Shadows of Fear (1 Episode) as Robert
1970Too Late the Hero as Pvt. Jock Thornton
1969Lock Up Your Daughters as Ramble
1967Johnny Belinda as Dr. Jack Richardson
1967The Sailor from Gibraltar as Alan
1966Penelope as James B. Elcott
1965The Flight of the Phoenix as Crow
1965Rotten to the Core as Lt. Percy Vine
1965The Hill as Harris
1965Mister Moses as Robert
1964Psyche 59 as Paul
1964Macbeth as Macduff
1963The Human Jungle (1 Episode) as Mike Barclay
1963Station Six-Sahara as Fletcher
1961On Friday at Eleven as Kitson
1960Suspect as Alan Andrews
1960A French Mistress as Colin Crane The Headmaster's Son
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Young King Loris
1958Behind the Mask as Alan Crabtree
1958She Didn't Say No! as Peter Howard
1958A Tale of Two Cities as Gabelle
1957The Birthday Present as Junior Customs Officer
1957Miracle in Soho as Filippo Gozzi
1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Able Seaman Bannister
1956The Long Arm as The Young Workman - Stanley James
1956The Count of Monte Cristo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Private's Progress as Private Horrocks
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood (1 Episode) as Sir Walter
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Macduff, Hitler
1951Pool of London as Garage attendant (uncredited)