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Ian Collier
Biography
Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor. Collier appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of Hamlet in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repetory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster. Collier portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985. Collier's film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).[10] Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.
Known For
The Next Man
as Nicole's Contact
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
as Sgt. George
The Ties That Bind Us
as Stuart Hyde (archive footage)
The Happy Valley
as Hotel Guest
Thin Air
as Party Guest
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Stuart Hyde
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as Omega/The Renegade
Young Shoulders
as Gerald Cunningham
The Omega Factor
The Lady's Maid's Bell
as Mr. Brympton
