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Ian McCulloch

Acting

  • Born
  • November 18, 1939
  • Place of birth
  • Liverpool, England

Biography

Ian McCulloch (born 18 November 1939) is a Scottish actor of stage, film, and television.

McCulloch is perhaps best known for his role as Greg Preston in the post-apocalyptic 1975–77 TV series Survivors and for his work in European genre cinema.

McCulloch debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", of Survivors and went on to appear regularly throughout the series. He also starred in the Italian horror films Zombie Flesh Eaters also known as Zombi II (1979) by Lucio Fulci, Zombi Holocaust (1980) by Marino Girolami, and Contamination (1980) by Luigi Cozzi.

Zombie Flesh Eaters was originally banned in the United Kingdom as part of the 1980s campaign against "video nasties". McCulloch stated that he did not see the film in its entirety, or on a big screen, until years later.

Over the years, McCulloch has had supporting roles in studio films like Where Eagles Dare (1968) with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, and Cromwell (1970) with Alec Guinness and Richard Harris. In addition, he has appeared in successful independent films, most notably The Ghoul (1975) with Peter Cushing and John Hurt.

He has also guest starred in many TV series, including: Manhunt (1969); Colditz (1974), as the mysterious Larry Page in "Odd Man In"; Secret Army (1977); Return of the Saint (1978); Hammer House of Horror (1980); The Professionals (1980), episode "Mixed Doubles", in which he played the physical fitness and close quarters combat instructor of Bodie and Doyle; and the Doctor Who serial Warriors of the Deep (1984).

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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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Doctor Who
1963
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Crown Court
1972
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Bergerac
1981
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The Professionals
1977
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Lady Killers
1980
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
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Taggart
1983
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Hammer House of Horror
1980
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Secret Army
1977
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Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
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Where Eagles Dare
1968
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Survivors
1975
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Children's Ward
1989
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Man in a Suitcase
1967
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Return of the Saint
1978
Manhunt poster
Manhunt
1970
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Colditz
1972
Menace
1970
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The Nearly Man
1974
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The Borderers
1968
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Zombie Flesh Eaters
1979
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Cromwell
1970
Moonlighting poster
Moonlighting
1982
I, Monster poster
I, Monster
1971
Diamonds
1981
Contamination poster
Contamination
1980
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
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It!
1967
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Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
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The Search for the Nile
1971
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FantastiCozzi
2016
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Doctor Butcher M.D.
1980
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The Tales of Para Handy
1994
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The Best of Sex and Violence
1982
The Ghoul poster
The Ghoul
1975
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The Man Who Had Power Over Women
1970
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Running Blind
1979
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep poster
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
1984
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Chronicles of Depression
2026

On the crew 3