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Ian Marter

Ian Marter

Birthday: 1944-10-28 | Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter

as    Self (archive footage)

1987
Myth Runner

as    Himself (archive footage)

1986
King of the Ghetto

as    Station Sergeant

1980
The Specialist

as    Journalist

1978
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

as    Lincoln's Inn (The Big Fancy)

1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: Robot

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

as    Harry Sullivan

1975
North and South

as    Henry Lennox

1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

as    John Andrews

1973
The Emergency Channel

as    Literary Editor

1968
Doctor Faustus

as    Pride/Emperor