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Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

1920-06-18

Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

ACTING

Biography

Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010)[1] 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.

Best known for:

From Beyond the Grave

I'm All Right Jack

School for Scoundrels

The Lady Vanishes

The Colditz Story

The Wind in the Willows

Heartbeat

Private's Progress

Lucky Jim

Heavens Above!

Betrayed

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Ghost Ship

The Wind in the Willows

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Left Right and Centre

Simon and Laura

Smashing Time

Dark Obsession

The Royal

Brothers in Law

Storm Over the Nile

Miss Robin Hood

Double Bunk

Armchair Theatre

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Filmography:

Bond Street (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Waiter
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
APPEREAD AS:
Hat Salesman (uncredited)
Trottie True (1949)
APPEREAD AS:
Bill the Postman (uncredited)
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
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P.R.O.
Ghost Ship (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Bernard
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Office Junior
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
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Man Friday
Betrayed (1954)
APPEREAD AS:
Capt. Jackie Lawson

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The Colditz Story (1955)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Robin Cartwright
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
APPEREAD AS:
Tom Willoughby
Simon and Laura (1955)
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David Prentice
Armchair Theatre (1956)
APPEREAD AS:
John Worthing J.P.
Private's Progress (1956)
APPEREAD AS:
Pte. Stanley Windrush
Lucky Jim (1957)
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Jim Dixon
Brothers in Law (1957)
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Roger Thursby
The Big Money (1958)
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Willie Frith

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Happy Is the Bride (1958)
APPEREAD AS:
David Chaytor
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Stanley Windrush
Left Right and Centre (1959)
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Robert Wilcot
School for Scoundrels (1960)
5.6
APPEREAD AS:
Henry Palfrey
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
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Lt. Ogleby
Double Bunk (1961)
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Jack Goddard
The Amorous Prawn (1962)
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Cpl. Sidney Green
Heavens Above! (1963)
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The Other Smallwood
Hide and Seek (1964)
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David Garrett
Smashing Time (1967)
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Bobby Mome-Rath
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Ferris (segment "Pride")
Alma Mater (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Jimmy Nicholson
Lord Peter Wimsey: Clouds of Witness (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Wimsey (1972)
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Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973)
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Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise (1973)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Peter Wimsey
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
5.2
APPEREAD AS:
Reginald Warren
Nine Tailors (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Peter Wimsey
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
4.6
APPEREAD AS:
Caldicott
The Wind in the Willows (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Rat
Down at the Hydro (1983)
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The Colonel
A Moment in Time (1983)
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Colonel Hunt
The Wind in the Willows (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrator (voice)
The Play on One (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
White
Dark Obsession (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Exeter
Obituaries (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Bartholomew 'Chalky' White
Heartbeat (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
T J Middleditch
Strathblair (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Sir James Menzies
The Royal (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
T.J. Middleditch
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army (2013)
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(archive footage)