Ian Ogilvy

Early Years and Beyond
Ian is best known as an actor - in particular for his takeover of the role of The Saint from Roger Moore. He has appeared in countless television production, both here and in the United States, has made a number of films and starred often on the West End stage.

Ian was born in Woking, Surrey, in 1943. His father was an advertising executive, his mother an ex-actress. His father had been an actor once as well, but had given it up when he discovered that he hated actors and poverty equally - and therefore didn't care to experience either of them any more. Ian went to school in Sunningdale and then later to Eton. At 17, he got a job as a stagehand at the Royal Court Theatre in London. According to Ian, he was the worst stagehand they ever had. After about 6 months of this, the Royal Court Theatre was very relieved when he got a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The course there lasted 2 years, after which Ian started his career as an actor.

Ian has two grown up children by a previous marriage - Emma and Titus - and two grandchildren (so far) called Barnaby and Matilda. Ian now lives in Southern California with his wife Kitty and two stepsons, Sam and Lee. They also have three dogs and a cat. When he isn't writing or acting he manages to fill his time by building things out of wood, gardening, playing games on his computer, riding his big black motorbike and scuba diving. A long time ago, he learnt to fly and has even parachuted out of a plane!

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