# Ian Redford (actor)

Ian Leslie Redford (born 6 April 1951 in Carshalton, Surrey) is an English actor who has featured on stage, in film and on television in various roles.
These include leads in several series A Raging Calm by Stan Barstow, The House of Eliott, September Song, The Men's Room, Rooms, County Hall, Medics and Moon and Son as well as guesting in Thriller, Peak Practice, Foyle's War, Casualty, Crown Prosecutor, Spender, Wycliffe, Lovejoy, Doctors, The Broker's Man, One Foot in the Grave, Van der Valk, Midsomer Murders, Dramarama, Under the Hammer, William and Mary, Empire, Heartbeat, The Chase, New Tricks, Minder, Boon, The Bill, Bergerac, Shelley and Hannay. Redford's roles include Keith Appleyard in Coronation Street during 2005 and 2006. During 1990–91 he played the role of Ken Raynor in BBC's EastEnders.

## Career

Redford was a member of the National Youth Theatre and appeared with them in the 1967 production of Zigger Zagger. He has appeared widely in English theatre productions and on television and film. He played the main role of Alfieri in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. His film career includes the 1981 BBC TV play Artemis 81; Spaghetti House (1982), The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Getting It Right (1989), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), Just Like a Woman (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993), I.D. (1995), and The Prince and the Pauper (2000). He also starred in Bread or Blood for the BBC, based on William Henry Hudson's The Shepherd's Life. For Channel 4 he was the Henry VIII in Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant.
He received a best actor nomination in the Manchester Evening News awards in 2010 for his role as Creon in Antigone at the Manchester Royal Exchange. He was part of Max Stafford-Clark's regular company of actors for Out of Joint Theatre Company appearing in 11 productions over 20 years ; he received praise for his work in Stafford-Clark's touring production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good. He also appeared on stage in David Hare's The Permanent Way.
Redford co-wrote A Dish of Tea With Doctor Johnson with Max Stafford-Clark and Russell Barr and starred as Samuel Johnson in London and Edinburgh, opposite Barr as Boswell. The Guardian rated the production 4/5, saying "the two actors precisely convey ... the constantly shifting nature of the relationship" between the men and concluding "this is a rare treat in which the performers seem to own the material". The Independent praised his performance, "mercurial and greedy".

## Selected theatre

* Creon in Antigone by Sophocles. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2008)
* Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. Directed by Toby Trow at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2010)
* Alfieri in A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller. Directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011)
* Mike in The Gatekeeper by Chloe Moss. Directed by Tessa Walker at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2012)
* Amos/ Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne. Directed by John Tiffany at the Palace Theatre, London (2021)

## Personal life

Redford is married, has three children and lives in London. He attended Rutlish School 1962–69, where he took a leading role in many school amateur dramatic productions.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Zigger Zagger | Martin Waldron | Television film |
| 1974 | A Raging Calm | Nick Moffat | 5 episodes |
| 1974 | Marked Personal | Jerry Goodwin | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Z Cars | Kevin Nolan | Episode: "Thanks But...No Thanks" |
| 1975 | Whodunnit? | Tony Beldone | Episode: "Beware, Wet Paint" |
| 1975–1976 | Thriller | Barnstaple/James Townsend | 2 episodes |
| 1975–1977 | Rooms | Ian West/Arthur Ward | 52 episodes |
| 1976 | Couples | Mr. Smith | 6 episodes |
| 1978–1980 | Born and Bred | Paul Redstone | 8 episodes |
| 1979 | A Family Affair | Peter Gale | Episode: "A Good Day" |
| 1980 | ITV Playhouse | Pete | Episode: "New Girl in Town" |
| 1980 | The Professionals | Lucas | Episode: "The Acorn Syndrome" |
| 1980–2006 | Coronation Street | Keith Appleyard/Les Carter | 110 episodes |
| 1981 | Bread or Blood | Ben Jarvis | 5 episodes |
| 1981 | Maybury | Keith Stone | Episode: "What I Mean Is..." |
| 1981 | Prisoners of Conscience | DINA Man | Episode: "William Beausire" |
| 1981 | Going Out | Second Policeman | Episode: "Fourth Week" |
| 1981 | Artemis 81 | Jed Thaxter | Television film |
| 1981–1985 | Bergerac | Mick Davies/Morell | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | County Hall | Eddie Morgan | 11 episodes |
| 1982 | Tales of the Unexpected | Detective Sergeant Harvey | Episode: "Decoy" |
| 1982 | Strangers | Det. Cons. Harry Collins | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Spaghetti House | Buntin | |
| 1982 | Shelley | Dave | Episode: "When the Chip Hits the Fan" |
| 1983 | Thief | Ted Grimsley | Television film |
| 1985 | Grange Hill | Mr. Legge | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Prospects | Doctor | Episode: "Dirty Weekend" |
| 1986 | Robin of Sherwood | Tom the Miller/Tom the Villager | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Queen's Arms | Mits | Television film |
| 1987 | Boon | Atkins | Episode: "Taken for a Ride" |
| 1987 | Dramarama | Jolly Hockey Sticks | Episode: "Cannondrum" |
| 1987 | Bust | Alan Roberts | Episode: "Write Off" |
| 1987–1991 | Eastenders | Ken Raynor/Mr. Hopkins | 7 episodes |
| 1988 | Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy | George Boycott | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 1988 | Wyatt's Watchdogs | Phillip Wood | Episode: "Getting Out and Spreading the Word" |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Willie | Television film |
| 1989 | Minder | Stevo | Episode: "Fatal Impression" |
| 1989 | Hannay | Meredith Baxter | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |
| 1989 | Getting It Right | Bill | |
| 1989–2000 | The Bill | C.P.O. Boland/Mick Dillon/Mr. Evans Q.C. Tony Collier/Terry Upton/Paul Turner | 8 episodes |
| 1990 | Screenplay | Jeremy Woodward, House Master | Episode: "Antonia and Jane" |
| 1990 | Three Men and a Little Lady | English Farmer | |
| 1990–1994 | Medics | Gavin Hall | 8 episodes |
| 1990–1997 | Screen Two | Brian/Ken | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Only Fools and Horses | Adrian | Episode: "The Chance of a Lunchtime" |
| 1991 | Van der Valk | Harry Reitz | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | The Men's Room | Eric | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Moon and Son | Det. Sgt. Eavis | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Just Like a Woman | Tom Braxton | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Commandant | Episode: "Germany, Mid-August 1916" |
| 1993 | Spender | Aiden McCoy | Episode: "Kid" |
| 1993 | Mickey Love | Russell James | Television film |
| 1993 | Lovejoy | Detective | Episode: "A Going Concern" |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | Publican | |
| 1993 | Family Style | Dad | Short film |
| 1994 | The House of Eliott | Larry Cotter | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Under the Hammer | Digby | Episode: "Treasure Trove" |
| 1994–2018 | Casualty | Alfred Prufrock/Doug Rothermere/Ron Shearings | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | September Song | Jimmy Pinth | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Crown Prosecutor | Derek Middleton | Episode: "Episode #1.9" |
| 1995 | I.D. | DI Schofield | |
| 1995 | The Chief | Supt. Eric Foreman | Episode: "Episode #5.4" |
| 1995 | Wycliffe | Alan Dutton | Episode: "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" |
| 1995 | Annie: A Royal Adventure! | David Webb | Television film |
| 1997 | One Foot in the Grave | Archie | Episode: "Endgame" |
| 1997–2008 | Heartbeat | Gilbert Hartley/Mr. Sellars | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Animal Ark | Mr. Farmer | Episode: "Guinea Pig in the Garage" |
| 1998 | The Broker's Man | Reynolds | Episode: "Horses for Courses" |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Cornelius | |
| 1999 | Second Sight | DI Skinner | Television film |
| 1999 | Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life | George Rogers MP | Television film |
| 1999 | Trial by Fire | Sgt. Bowles | Television film |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Morris Freeman | Episode: "Truth or Dare" |
| 2000 | The Prince and the Pauper | John Canty | Television film |
| 2001 | Table 12 | Richard | Episode: "Side Order" |
| 2003 | Foyle's War | Sir Reginald Walker | Episode: "War Games" |
| 2003 | She Stoops to Conquer | Mr. Hardcastle | Video |
| 2004 | Every Time You Look at Me | Leo | Television film |
| 2005 | The Trial of the King Killers | Oliver Cromwell | Television film |
| 2005 | William and Mary | Martin Nixon | Episode: "Episode #3.2" |
| 2005 | Empire | Nobleman Marius | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Derailed | Gerald Corbett | Television film |
| 2005 | Animals | George Giddens | Television film |
| 2005–2007 | Doctors | Angus Butterworth/Ted Elliot | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Missing | Mr. Foster | Television film |
| 2006 | Dracula | Hawkins | Television film |
| 2007 | Party Animals | Harry Rogers | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Chase | Alan | Episode: "Episode #2.9" |
| 2007 | Murphy's Law | Chief Superintendent Ken Bowry | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | She Stoops to Conquer | Mr. Hardcastle | Television film |
| 2008 | Don't Leave Me This Way | Bingo Caller | Short film |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Earl of Manchester | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2009 | Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant | Henry VIII | Episode: "Tyrant" |
| 2010 | Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet | Capulet | Video |
| 2012 | Midsomer Murders | Ted Denning | Episode: "Murder of Innocence" |
| 2012 | Boogeyman | Skinner/Franklin | Television film |
| 2013 | Mary and Martha | Charles | Television film |
| 2014 | New Tricks | Ben/Winston | Episode: "Deep Swimming" |
| 2016 | Batman: Arkham VR | Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (voice) | Video game |
| 2017 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Ernst Rohm | |
| 2017 | King Charles III | Speaker | Television film |
| 2017 | Emmerdale | Judge | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Strike | Ted Nancarrow/Uncle Ted | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | The Legends of Robin Hood | Father Tuck | Video |