Ian McLean (actor)
{{Short description|English actor (1887–1978)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ian McLean
| image = Actor_Ian_McLean.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = 1939 Spotlight photo
| birth_date = 7 December 1887
| birth_place = Greenwich, Kent, England
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1978|1887}}
| death_place = East Sussex, England
| othername = Ian Maclea
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1935-1949 (film)
}}
Ian McLean (7 December 1887 – 1978) was an English stage and film actor.Mayer p.28 He is sometimes credited as Ian Maclean.{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/rh7/ian-maclean|title=Ian Maclean - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}} He played supporting roles in around thirty British films, frequently playing police officers.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fc4ad71|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326002845/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fc4ad71|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2018|title=Ian Maclean|publisher=}}
Partial filmography
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- Brewster's Millions (1935) - McLeod
- Jack of All Trades (1936) - The Fire Raiser
- Mayfair Melody (1937) - Collecchi
- The Street Singer (1937) - Police Inspector
- The Singing Cop (1938) - Zabisti
- Thistledown (1938) - Rossini
- Simply Terrific (1938) - Foster
- Thank Evans (1938) - (uncredited)
- The Return of Carol Deane (1938) - Prosecution
- Marigold (1938) - James Paton
- Too Dangerous to Live (1939) - Saunders
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) - Inspector Pike
- Murder Will Out (1939) - Inspector
- The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) - Sgt. Clinton
- That's the Ticket (1940) - Hercule
- Two for Danger (1940) - Australian
- Sailors Don't Care (1940) - First C.I.D. Man
- Atlantic Ferry (1941) - Capt. Woodruff
- The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) - Dundas
- Headline (1943) - Inspector Dodds
- The Shipbuilders (1943)
- Dreaming (1944) - British General
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945) - Air Minister (uncredited)
- Twilight Hour (1945) - Hemingway
- Here Comes the Sun (1946) - Counsel for the Prosecution
- Appointment with Crime (1946) - Det. Mason
- Calling Paul Temple (1948) - Inspector Crane
- The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) - Dr. Harris
- Floodtide (1949) - Sir John (final film role)
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References
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Bibliography
- Mayer, Geoff. Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
External links
- {{IMDb name|0572567}}
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Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:People from Greenwich
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
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