Ian Ogilvy
Acting
Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English film and television actor. He is best known as the star of the TV series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69).
The role led to his being considered a leading contender for the role of James Bond in the early 1980s, when Moore announced his intention to leave the role. He never played the part (in part due to Moore reconsidering his resignation on several occasions), although he did play a Bond-like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the…
Filmography
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Knightfall
2025
Renegades
2022
Mistrust
2018
The Saint
2017
We Still Steal the Old Way
2017
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
My Life in Ruins
2009
After Midnight
After Midnight
2007
Horse Sense
1999
Fugitive Mind
1999
The Parkers
1999
Dharma & Greg
1997
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997
Early Edition
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Malibu Shores
1996
JAG
1995
Caroline in the City
1995
Hope and Gloria
1995
Puppet Master 5
1994
One West Waikiki
1994
Babylon 5
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Eddie Presley
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Invasion of Privacy
1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
Death Becomes Her
1992
Melrose Place
1992
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Baywatch
1989
Campion
1989
Maigret
1988
Maggie
1986
Time for Murder
1985
Anna Karenina
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Affairs of the Heart
1983
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Tom, Dick and Harriet
1982
Q.E.D.
1982
The Saint and the Brave Goose
1979
Return of the Saint
1978
I, Claudius
1976
Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976
Ripping Yarns
1976
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1975
The Little Minister
1975
A Man in the Zoo
A Man in the Zoo
1975
The Gathering Storm
1974
Affairs of the Heart
1974
Zodiac
1974
From Beyond the Grave
1974
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
Armchair 30
Armchair 30
1973
Waterloo
1970
The Invincible Six
1970
Wuthering Heights
1970
The Spoils of Poynton
1970
Wine of India
Wine of India
1970
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
Liar!
1969
Witchfinder General
1968
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
Boy Meets Girl
1967
The Sorcerers
1967
Stranger in the House
1967
Half Hour Story
1967
The She Beast
1966
The Connoisseur
1966
The Liars
The Liars
1966
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Out of the Unknown
1965
The Man in Room 17
1965
Theatre 625
1964