Ian Colin

British actor (1912–1987)

June Moir
(m. 1949; died 1984)
ChildrenPeter Wetherell

Ian Colin Marmaduke de Collieur Wetherell (1912–1987), most often credited simply as Ian Colin, was a British film and television actor.[1] During the 1930s, Colin was a leading man in quota quickies.[2] He later acted predominantly in television shows such as The Quatermass Experiment, Emergency-Ward 10 and Coronation Street.[3]

He was the son of M. A. Wetherell and Lena McNaughton.[4] In his youth, he was involved, with his father, also an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and big-game hunter, in creating the hoax "surgeon's photograph" of the Loch Ness Monster -- he bought the materials and took the picture.[5]


Selected filmography

  • Cross Currents (1935)
  • Late Extra (1935)
  • Blue Smoke (1935)
  • Men of Yesterday (1936)
  • Wings Over Africa (1936)
  • The Small Man (1936)
  • Toilers of the Sea (1936)
  • Blind Man's Bluff (1936)
  • Born That Way (1936)
  • It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
  • Darts Are Trumps (1938)
  • “A Dream of Love” (1939)
  • The Queen of Spades (1949)
  • The Adventures of Jane (1949)
  • The Big Chance (1957)
  • The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
  • Witness in the Dark (1959)
  • Dangerous Afternoon (1961)
  • Strongroom (1962)

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

References

  1. ^ "Ian Colin". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Ian Colin | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ "Ian Colin". aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
  5. ^ "Loch Ness Hoax Photo". The UnMuseum. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  • Ian Colin at TCM.com
  • Ian Colin at IMDb


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