Born 1888 (age 80) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Appears in 109 titles

Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. John Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed a number of supporting roles in many classic British films of the era including Q Planes (1939), Night Train to Munich (1940), We Dive at Dawn, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (both 1943) and Waterloo Road (1945). His later career included appearances in many television series of the 50s and 60s such as Fabian of the Yard, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Forsyte Saga and The Prisoner. He is not to be confused with the Ian Fleming who created the James Bond character.

Filmography

Night Train to Munich
7.3
Night Train to Munich
1940
as British Official (uncredited)
Q Planes
6.0
Q Planes
1939
as Air Ministry Officer
Laughter in Paradise
6.5
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Arthur
The Saint's Return
5.8
The Saint's Return
1953
as Lord Merton
We Dive at Dawn
6.4
We Dive at Dawn
1943
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
5.4
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935
as Dr. John Watson
Too Hot to Handle
4.7
Too Hot to Handle
1960
as Pawnbroker
The Woman in Question
6.3
The Woman in Question
1950
as Doctor
Waterloo Road
6.1
Waterloo Road
1945
Silver Blaze
5.8
Silver Blaze
1937
as Dr. John Watson
Appointment with Crime
6.2
Appointment with Crime
1946
as Prison governor
Quartet
6.3
Quartet
1948
as Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
The Sleeping Cardinal
5.5
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931
as Dr. John Watson
Yellow Canary
5.4
Yellow Canary
1943
as Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene
Let George Do It!
6.2
Let George Do It!
1940
as Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
The Lion Has Wings
6.4
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Air Officer
They Met in the Dark
The Riverside Murder
5.5
The Riverside Murder
1935
as Henry Sanders
For Them That Trespass
5.3
For Them That Trespass
1949
as First Prison Warden