Ian Cullen
Encyclopedia
Ian Cullen is a British
actor born on 20 October 1939 with numerous roles in British television, including regular roles in Emergency - Ward 10 (as Warren Kent - 1966-67), Z-Cars
(as Joe Skinner - 1969-75), When the Boat Comes In
(as Geordie Watson - 1977-81), and five's soap opera Family Affairs
(as Angus Hart - 1997-99). He has guest starred in The Bill
, Dalziel & Pascoe
, Sorry!, and he played Ixta in the Doctor Who
story The Aztecs
in 1964, for which he was interviewed for the DVD release in 2002.
He trained at RADA with a scholarship when he was 16. As well as his acting commitments, Ian has run a very successful youth drama group in Surrey (Surrey Heath Young Actors Company) for many years. Ian has also written several television series, films and radio plays. He lives with his wife Yvonne who is also an actress and drama teacher.
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actor born on 20 October 1939 with numerous roles in British television, including regular roles in Emergency - Ward 10 (as Warren Kent - 1966-67), Z-Cars
Z-Cars
Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
(as Joe Skinner - 1969-75), When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In is a British television period-drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981.The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken town of Gallowshield in the North East of England in the 1920s.The memorable traditional...
(as Geordie Watson - 1977-81), and five's soap opera Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
(as Angus Hart - 1997-99). He has guest starred in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Dalziel & Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
, Sorry!, and he played Ixta in the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
story The Aztecs
The Aztecs (Doctor Who)
-VHS and DVD releases:*The serial was released on VHS in 1992.*On 21 October 2002, it was released on Region 2 DVD. This release was the first Doctor Who DVD to use the VidFIRE process throughout the whole production.-External links:Fan reviews...
in 1964, for which he was interviewed for the DVD release in 2002.
He trained at RADA with a scholarship when he was 16. As well as his acting commitments, Ian has run a very successful youth drama group in Surrey (Surrey Heath Young Actors Company) for many years. Ian has also written several television series, films and radio plays. He lives with his wife Yvonne who is also an actress and drama teacher.
Filmography
- Family AffairsFamily AffairsFamily Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
- Angus Hart (400+ Episodes, 1997–1999) - When the Boat Comes InWhen the Boat Comes InWhen the Boat Comes In is a British television period-drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981.The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken town of Gallowshield in the North East of England in the 1920s.The memorable traditional...
- Geordie Watson (4 episodes, 1977–1981) - Z-CarsZ-CarsZ-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
PC/DC Joe Skinner - (219 episodes, 1969–1975) - Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Ixta (The AztecsThe Aztecs (Doctor Who)-VHS and DVD releases:*The serial was released on VHS in 1992.*On 21 October 2002, it was released on Region 2 DVD. This release was the first Doctor Who DVD to use the VidFIRE process throughout the whole production.-External links:Fan reviews...
, 1964)