Ian Fairbairn (actor)
Ian Fairbairn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ian Fulton Fairbairn 17 September 1931 West Derby, Liverpool, England |
| Died | 2 December 2014 (aged 83) Chiswick, London, England |
| Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–2006 (film & TV) |
Ian Fairbairn (17 September 1931 – 2 December 2014) was an English actor who was a regular in children's science fiction programme Timeslip (in the dual roles of Alpha 4 and Dr. Frazer), as well as being a popular choice for director Douglas Camfield.
His first acting role was playing a lady in waiting in Saint Joan while at Mill Hill School in London. Following National Service, Fairbairn worked in the city for a while before winning a scholarship to the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. This led to working at Farnham Repertory[1] and then numerous television appearances.[2][3]
He appeared in the TV series Softly, Softly, Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Play for Today, The Onedin Line, The Professionals, Dramarama and Last of the Summer Wine plus others.[4][5]
He appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Macra Terror (1967), The Invasion (1968), Inferno (1970) and The Seeds of Doom (1976) - the latter three for Camfield.[6]
Fairbairn liked to keep documentation of his various TV work[7][8] including the only original copies of Timeslip scripts known to exist.[9]
References
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ McGown, Alistair (December 2015). "In Memoriam". Doctor Who Magazine (Yearbook 2016): 77.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn". www.aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn". doctorwhonews.net. 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn - a selection of television roles - part one". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Ian Fairbairn - a selection of television roles - part two". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "@johnxgin3 at Twitter: "the late ian fairbairn, looks over his defaced by spencer banks script, for the timeslip story "day of the clone' in the timeslip documentary "behind the barrier'."". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.