- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Hampstead London, England, UK
- Died
- August 10, 1974
Ivor Dean
Ivor Donald Dean (21 December 1917 – 10 August 1974) was a British stage, film and television actor. With his lugubrious demeanour he was often cast as world-weary police officers or butlers, and it is for the role of Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal in the 1960s series The Saint, opposite Roger Moore, that he is best known.Dean played Teal for almost the entire run of the series, except three instances in early episodes where other actors were used. It was on the third occasion, in an episode called Starring The Saint which featured Dean in another role, that the producers saw the ideal actor for the part. Dean proved the ideal foil for Moore's Simon Templar, invariably one step behind and allegedly hoping for the day when he could pin something on Templar. Dean's character however seemed to have a respect for his adversary nonetheless. Dean reprised the role in all but name in Rand…
Filmography
tvJohn Silver's Return to Treasure Island
1986 · Writer
Death Becomes Me
movieDeath Becomes Me
1979 · Mr Beebe (archive footage)
tvUp The Workers
1973 · Sir Henry Carmichael
movieNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973 · Bishop Rourke
Both Ends Meet
tvBoth Ends Meet
1972 · Julius Cannon
movieDr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971 · Burke
movieThe Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 · Policeman (segment "Pride")
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Mr. Beebe
movieRumour
1970
movieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969 · Reynolds
tvRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Inspector Large
movieThe Oblong Box
1969 · Hawthorne
movieCrooks and Coronets
1969 · Bellows
movieWhere Eagles Dare
1968 · German Officer #2 (uncredited)
tvNearest and Dearest
1968 · Policeman, Detective Inspector
movieSalt & Pepper
1968 · Police Commissioner
moviePrudence and the Pill
1968 · City Banker in Taxi Cab (uncredited)
tvOoh La La!
1968 · The Husband
movieRobbery
1967 · Postal Worker on Train (uncredited)
movieTheatre of Death
1967 · Inspector Micheaud
movieThe Magnificent Two
1967 · Advisor (uncredited)
movieThe Sorcerers
1967 · Insp. Matalon
movieStranger in the House
1967 · Insp. Colder
movieA Magnum for Schneider
1967 · Waterman
tvDie Schatzinsel
1966 · Long John Silver
movieBindle (One of Them Days)
1966 · Mr. Fawcett
Front Page Story
tvFront Page Story
1965 · Vic Stafford
movieBecket
1964 · Monk (uncredited)
tvThe Saint
1962 · David Brown, Inspector Teal, Inspector Claud Eustace Teal
movieDanger by My Side
1962 · Balding Detective at Quarry
movieGaolbreak
1962 · Barrington
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Bates, Ferret
Theatre '70
tvTheatre '70
1960 · Writer
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Man
movieCloak Without Dagger
1956 · Night Club Proprietor
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · 1st Agent, First Agent