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.
Movie Appearances
Doctor Faustus
as Pride/Emperor
1967
The Medusa Touch
as Detective
1978
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as 3rd Policeman
1971
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
as Harry Sullivan
1975
The Specialist
as Journalist
1980
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Doctor Who: Robot
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
as Harry Sullivan
1975
Who's Who
1986
Myth Runner
as Himself (archive footage)
1987
The Emergency Channel
as Literary Editor
1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
as John Andrews
1973
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage)
1981
King of the Ghetto
as Station Sergeant
1986
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Harry Sullivan (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
as Lincoln's Inn (The Big Fancy)
1978
TV Appearances
Bergerac
as Cowman
1981
Softly, Softly
1966
Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector Fereday
1984
Crown Court
as Quentin Ingrams
1972
Doctor Who
as Harry Sullivan
1963
Doctor Who
as John Andrews
1963
North and South
as Henry Lennox
1975
Doctor Who's Who's Who
as Harry Sullivan
1985
Crown Court
as Constable Forbush
1972
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Policeman
1982
Myth Makers
as Himself
2015
Holly
as Police Driver
1972