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Portrait of Ian Marter

Acting

Ian Marter

Career

Active from 1967 to 1985, busiest in 1975 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

1

The characters Ian Marter played, best-known titles first.

Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Marter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    28
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    10 titles · average score 78
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as Inspector Fereday

    King of the Ghetto
    King of the Ghetto (1986)

    TV show · as Station Sergeant

    Fell Tiger
    Fell Tiger (1985)

    TV show · as Martin Cunningham

    Doctor Who's Who's Who
    Doctor Who's Who's Who (1985)

    TV show · as Harry Sullivan

    Sherlock Holmes
    Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Inspector Fereday

    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)

    as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Shine on Harvey Moon
    Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Policeman

    Bergerac
    Bergerac (1981)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Cowman

    Doctor Who: Logopolis
    Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)

    as Harry Sullivan (archive footage)

    The Specialist
    The Specialist (1980)

    as Journalist

    1970s

    15 titles · average score 73
    The Medusa Touch
    The Medusa Touch (1978)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Detective

    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978)

    as Lincoln's Inn (The Big Fancy)

    Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
    Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Harry Sullivan

    Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
    Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Harry Sullivan

    Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
    Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Harry Sullivan

    Doctor Who: Robot
    Doctor Who: Robot (1975)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Harry Sullivan

    Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
    Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Harry Sullivan

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
    Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Harry Sullivan

    North and South
    North and South (1975)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Henry Lennox

    Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
    Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973)

    as John Andrews

    Crown Court
    Crown Court (1972)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Constable Forbush / Quentin Ingrams

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes
    The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as 3rd Policeman

    1960s

    3 titles · average score 51
    Doctor Faustus
    Doctor Faustus (1967)
    GoodWatch score 27

    as Pride/Emperor

    Softly, Softly
    Softly, Softly (1966)

    TV show

    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who (1963)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as John Andrews / Harry Sullivan