Ian Marter

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 several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books, as well as the Gummi Bears books. With the exception of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, these books were published under the pen name Ian Don - Don being his middle name. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease.

Most Famous Work

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Doctor Who

(1963) John Andrews

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Sherlock Holmes

(1984) Inspector Fereday

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Bergerac

(1981) Cowman

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Crown Court

(1972) Constable Forbush

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The Medusa Touch

(1978) Detective

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Doctor Faustus

(1967) Pride/Emperor

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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

(1975) Harry Sullivan

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Doctor Who: Robot

(1975) Harry Sullivan

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	N/A	The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years 2017-09-18 Movie
1987	Himself (archive footage)	Myth Runner 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	N/A	Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter 1986-10-12 Movie
	N/A	Who's Who 1986-08-13 Movie
	Station Sergeant	King of the Ghetto 1986-05-01 Movie
1984	Inspector Fereday	Sherlock Holmes 1984-04-24 TV Show
1981	Cowman	Bergerac 1981-10-18 TV Show
	Harry Sullivan (archive footage)	Doctor Who: Logopolis 1981-03-21 Movie
1978	Detective	The Medusa Touch 1978-04-13 Movie
1975	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons 1975-09-20 Movie
	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen 1975-05-10 Movie
	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks 1975-04-12 Movie
	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment 1975-03-01 Movie
	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: The Ark in Space 1975-02-15 Movie
	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who: Robot 1975-01-18 Movie
	N/A	The Venturers 1975-01-07 TV Show
1973	Literary Editor	The Emergency Channel 1973-11-08 Movie
	John Andrews	Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters 1973-02-17 Movie
1972	N/A	Crown Court 1972-10-11 TV Show
	Constable Forbush	Crown Court 1972-10-11 TV Show
1971	3rd Policeman	The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971-05-18 Movie
1967	Pride/Emperor	Doctor Faustus 1967-10-10 Movie
1966	N/A	Softly, Softly 1966-01-05 TV Show
1963	Harry Sullivan	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
	John Andrews	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv