Ian Marter
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Acting Credits
Biography
Ian Marter was an actor and novelist. He was best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who from December 1974 to September 1975, with a non-regular, one-serial return in November and December 1975. Marter continued his association with Doctor Who long after leaving the show, adapting several stories for the Target novelisation range, and penning an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War. In addition to these books, Marter wrote adaptations of se...
Known For
Filmography
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
Myth Runner
1987
as Himself (archive footage)
Who's Who
1986
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Station Sergeant
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986
as Inspector Fereday
Doctor Who's Who's Who
1985
as Harry Sullivan
Fell Tiger
1985
as Martin Cunningham
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Fereday
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Policeman
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage)
Bergerac
1981
as Cowman
The Specialist
1980
as Journalist
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Detective
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978
as Lincoln's Inn (The Big Fancy)
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: Robot
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
1975
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975
as Harry Sullivan
North and South
1975
as Henry Lennox
The Emergency Channel
1973
as Literary Editor
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
1973
as John Andrews
Crown Court
1972
as Quentin Ingrams
Crown Court
1972
as Constable Forbush
Holly
1972
as Police Driver
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as 3rd Policeman
Doctor Faustus
1967
as Pride/Emperor
Softly, Softly
1966
Doctor Who
1963
as Harry Sullivan
Doctor Who
1963
as John Andrews