Ian Collier

Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor.¹

Collier appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of Hamlet in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City.²³ Other repertory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company.⁴ He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster.⁵

Collier portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega.⁶ He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays.⁷⁸ Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985.⁹

Collier's film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).¹⁰

Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.