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Ian Bannen
Ian Edmund Bannen was born on 29 June 1928 in Airdrie, Scotland. He began his career in acting in a 1947 Dublin stage production of Armlet of Jade. He gained prominence on the London stage, especially in the plays of William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. Bannen was an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and also made appearances on Broadway. His film debut was in the early 1950s, quickly rising to prominence, primarily in supporting roles. His performance in The Flight of the Phoenix in 1965 led to an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, a first for a Scottish actor. Bannen also received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year – Actor. He later voiced regret for turning down the role in the John Schlesinger's controversial film Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
In 1979, he played Jim Prideaux in the BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Bannen's career-spanning performances from classic to contemporary roles earned him the Academy Award nomination, BAFTA Award nomination for his role in The Offence (1973) and his second BAFTA nomination for Hope and Glory (1987). His other acclaim roles include Lamb (1986), Braveheart (1995), and Waking Ned Devine (1998). Bannen was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA Scotland in 1996. He met a tragic end in a car accident near Loch Ness in November 1999 at age 71. His legacy lives on, with an annual presentation of the Ian Bannen Memorial Award in Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 2000, he was posthumously given the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Ian Edmund Bannen
Born: Airdrie, Scotland
Citizenship: Scotland
Birthday: June 29, 1928
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1951-1999
Spouses: Marilyn Salisbury
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Awards and Nominations Received by Ian Bannen
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Movies Featuring Ian Bannen
Waking Ned Devine
Hope and Glory
Damage
The Hill
The Offence
The Watcher in the Woods
Gorky Park
Taliesin Jones
The Big Man
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
The Treaty
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Night Crossing
Ghost Dad
Speaking of the Devil
Uncle Vanya
Defence of the Realm
The Gamble
Witch Story
The Courier
The Lady and the Highwayman
George’s Island
The Fifteen Streets
The Courier
The Lady and the Highwayman
The Fifteen Streets
George’s Island
Station Six-Sahara
The Long Arm
The Voyage
Sweeney!
A French Mistress
Jane Eyre
Identikit
Bite the Bullet
Mister Moses
The Politician’s Wife
Psyche 59
The Sailor from Gibraltar
Fright
Measure for Measure
Doomwatch
Lock Up Your Daughters
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Won’t Write Home, Mom–I’m Dead
The Inglorious Bastards
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
The Gathering Storm
Rotten to the Core
The MacKintosh Man
Too Late the Hero
Miracle in Soho
Ring of Darkness
Penelope
Jesus of Nazareth
The Deserter
She Didn’t Say No!
Behind the Mask
Private’s Progress
To Walk with Lions
Common Pursuit
A Tale of Two Cities
The Flight of the Phoenix
Pool of London
Suspect
Death in Deep Water
Career Timeline
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1990
The Big Man
Matt Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Otto Rosen
Ghost Dad
Sir Edith Moser
1989
Witch Story
Father Matthew
George’s Island
Captain Waters
The Fifteen Streets
Peter Bracken
The Fifteen Streets
Peter Bracken
George’s Island
Captain Waters
1988
Hope and Glory
The Gamble
Padre di Francesco
The Courier
McGuigan
The Lady and the Highwayman
Christian Drysdale
The Courier
McGuigan
The Lady and the Highwayman
Christian Drysdale
1975
Bite the Bullet
Sir Harry Norfolk
Won’t Write Home, Mom–I’m Dead
Frank Dean
Death in Deep Water
Doonan
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