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Home/People/Ian Collier
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Born
Jan 25, 1943Died: Oct 1, 2008
Lived 65 years
Place of Birth
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
19
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Ian Collier

Acting

Biography
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.
The Doctors: Villains! poster

The Doctors: Villains!

Cast
2018
The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us

as Stuart Hyde (archive footage)
2008
The Omega Factor poster

The Omega Factor

Cast
2007
Heritage Africa poster

Heritage Africa

as Patrick Snyper
1989
Thin Air poster

Thin Air

as Party Guest
1988
The Happy Valley poster

The Happy Valley

as Hotel Guest
1987
Shift Work poster

Shift Work

as Man without Insurance
1986
Young Shoulders poster

Young Shoulders

as Gerald Cunningham
1984
The Lady's Maid's Bell poster

The Lady's Maid's Bell

as Mr. Brympton
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity poster

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

as Omega/The Renegade
1983
Tangiers poster

Tangiers

as Police Sergeant
1982
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square poster

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as Sgt. George
1980
The Next Man poster

The Next Man

as Nicole's Contact
1976
Doctor Who: The Time Monster poster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

as Stuart Hyde
1972