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name: "Ian Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-thompson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 August 1939"
died: "16 July 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:47:27.730651+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ian Thompson

Actor. Born 11 August 1939 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. Died 16 July 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 August 1939, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 July 2022
- **Also known as:** Ian Jacob Thompson
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62017620, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/144564

## Biography

Ian Thompson was an English actor. Born on 11 August 1939 in Chester, Cheshire, he appeared in numerous film and television roles from the 1950s onwards. He was credited under the name Ian Jacob Thompson on some productions.

His credits include the role of Derek in the 1973 film *A Touch of Class*, Major Barry in an episode of *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (2001), Graham Garwood in *EastEnders*, and appearances in series such as *Doctor Who*, *Blake's 7*, *The Persuaders!* and *All Creatures Great and Small*. He also worked as a voice actor in video games and dubbed productions. Thompson died on 16 July 2022.

*Sources: imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Touch of Class* (1973), Fi1m 66, as Derek — [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-class.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Happy Birthday Mr Bean* (2021), Director
- *Eroica* (2003), as Albrecht Dorfmeuller
- *Night Flight* (2002), as Malcolm
- *My Brother Tom* (2001), as Inspector
- *Touching Evil* (1997), series, as Jacobs
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Willie Noolan
- *I Was a Doctor Who Monster!* (1996), Actor
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Arthur Griffin
- *Tales from Hollywood* (1992), as Lion Feuchtwanger
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Harry Fell, Trevor Snape
- *Gone to the Dogs* (1991), series, as Markington
- *A Safe House* (1990), as DCI Grundy
- *The Mountain and the Molehill* (1989), as Meadows
- *Sitting Targets* (1989), as Staines
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Major Barry
- *Andy Capp* (1988), series, as Vicar
- *Inside Story* (1986), series, as Jim Fowler
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Graham Garwood
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Hutchings — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *Freud* (1984), series, as Rosannes
- *County Hall* (1982), series, as Derek Haslett
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Lion Feuchtwanger
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Professor Gaines
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Carson
- *Thomas & Sarah* (1979), series, as The Reverend Horkesly
- *The Class Of Miss MacMichael* (1978), as Mr. Bowden
- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), series, as Mr. Carter
- *Blake's 7* (1978), series, as Farren
- *Target* (1977), series, as Collins
- *Beasts: The Dummy* (1976), as Mike Hickey
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Det. Insp. Thompson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Madhouse* (1974), as Bradshaw
- *A Touch of Class* (1973), as Derek — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-class.md)
- *The Persuaders!* (1973), as Vasile
- *Baxter!* (1973), as Dr Walsh
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), series, as Vasile
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Presenting Officer
- *Doctor Who: The Chase* (1965), as Malsan
- *Doctor Who: The Web Planet* (1965), as Hetra
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Hetra, Malsan — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Old Curiosity Shop* (1962), series, as Fred Trent

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