Ian Edmund Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish actor with a long career in film, on stage, and on television. He was nominated for an

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for his performance in '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965), the first Scottish actor to receive the honour, as well as two

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s for his performances in

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's ''

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'' (1973) and

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's '' Hope and Glory'' (1987). On stage, he was renowned for his interpretations of

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and

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, and was an original member of the

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. He won the 1981 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in

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's ''Translations''.

Early life

Bannen was born in Airdrie,

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, the son of Clare (née Galloway) and John James Bannen, a lawyer. After attending

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and

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, Bannen served in Egypt as a

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in the

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.Ian Bannen; He joined the theatre instead of the monastery, bringing a whiff of danger to stage and screen
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''

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'' via

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. Retrieved December 23, 2021.Obituary: Ian Bannen
''

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'' via

. Retrieved December 23, 2021. His first acting role came in a 1947 Dublin stage production of ''Armlet of Jade''. He became a successful figure on the London stage, making a name for himself in the plays of both Shakespeare and

. He was an original member of the

and appeared on

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Career

Bannen's film debut was in the early 1950s with a small role in ''

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'' (1951), and he quickly rose to prominence, primarily in a wide range of supporting roles. He had a very significant role as Stoker Samuel Bannister in '' Yangtse Incident''. During the early stages of his career he worked with the

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on ''

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'' and ''

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. ''Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (U.S. title: ''Man in a Cocked Hat'') is a 1959 British comedy film made by the Boulting Brothers and starring Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, and Luciana Paluzzi. It centres on an inept Foreign Office (F.O.) diplom ...

''. His performance as Crow in ''

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'' earned him an

nomination for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Scottish actor to receive this honour; he also received a

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nomination for New Star of the Year - Actor. That same year, he starred alongside

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in the WWII prison drama, ''

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''. Director

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cast him as a replacement for

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in the part of well-off homosexual doctor Daniel Hirsh in his controversial film ''

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'' (1971), after Bates was deemed unavailable to shoot. According to screenwriter

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, Bannen never felt comfortable with the part. The anxiety adversely affected his performance during the early filming. Schlesinger replaced Bannen with

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, who received an Oscar nomination for the role. Bannen later regretted this, saying not taking the role had set back his career. In 1979 he played

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in the BBC adaptation of ''

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''.

Acclaim

Bannen received an

nomination in 1965 for Best Supporting Actor, for his performance in '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' as Ratbags Crow, one of the survivors of a plane crash. He also received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as suspected

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Kenneth Baxter in ''

'' (1973). He also won acclaim for his roles as Brother Benedict in ''

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'' (1986), Grandfather George in

's '' Hope and Glory'' (1987) (for which he received a second Best Supporting Actor BAFTA nomination), the elder

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in ''

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'' (1995) and as the touchingly crafty villager in ''

Waking Ned Devine ''Waking Ned'' (titled ''Waking Ned Devine'' in North America) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones and starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his r ...

'' (1998). In 1996, he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from

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. He was the subject of an episode of ''

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'' in 1999, when he was surprised by

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Death

Bannen was killed, aged 71, in a car accident near

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in November 1999. He and his wife, Marilyn Salisbury, who had been driving, were discovered in an overturned vehicle in Knockies Straight between

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and Fort Augustus. Marilyn, a

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for the

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, suffered only minor injuries. The couple had been married since 1978. They had no children. She died on 28 August 2019.

Legacy

Coatbridge College, Lanarkshire annually presents the Ian Bannen Memorial Award to the best actor or actress in its classes.Coatbridge College news
Bannen was posthumously given the 2000

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Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1951) as Garage attendant (uncredited) * '' The Dark Avenger'' (1955) as French Knight (uncredited) * ''

'' (1956) as Private Horrocks * '' The Long Arm'' (1956) as The Young Workman * '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst'' (1957) as AB Bannister RN * ''

Miracle in Soho ''Miracle in Soho'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Julian Amyes and starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee and Cyril Cusack. The film depicts the lives of the inhabitants of a small street in Soho and the romance between a local road-b ...

'' (1957) as Filipo Gozzi * ''

The Birthday Present ''The Birthday Present'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson. The film also featured Thorley Walters and Ian Bannen in small roles. Plot Simon Scott, a top toy salesman, returns from a business trip to Germany with a watch hid ...

'' (1957) as Junior Customs Officer * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1958) as Gabelle * '' She Didn't Say No!'' (1958) as Peter Howard * '' Behind the Mask'' (1958) as Alan Crabtree * ''

'' (1959) as Young King Loris * ''

A French Mistress ''A French Mistress'' is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice, Agnès Laurent, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley, Irene Handl and Thorley Walters. It is based on a stage play, '' The ...

'' (1960) as Colin Crane, The Headmaster's Son * ''

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'' (1960) as Alan Andrews * ''

World in My Pocket ''World in My Pocket'' (also known as ''On Friday at Eleven'') is a 1961 European crime-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff. The film was a co-production between West Germany (where it was released as ''An einem Freitag um halb zwölf''), France ...

'' (1961) as Kitson * ''

Station Six-Sahara ''Station Six-Sahara'' is a 1963 British-West German drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film '' S.O.S. Sahara'', which had been based on a play by Jean Martet. ...

'' (1962) as Fletcher * '' Psyche 59'' (1964) as Paul * ''

'' (1965) as Staff Sergeant Harris * ''

Mister Moses ''Mister Moses'' is a 1965 American adventure film about a con man blackmailed into persuading an entire African village into relocating for their own safety. It was directed by Ronald Neame and stars Robert Mitchum and Carroll Baker. The film was ...

'' (1965) as Robert * '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965) as Lt. Percy Vine * '' Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965) as Crow * ''

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'' (1966) as James B. Elcott * ''

The Sailor from Gibraltar ''The Sailor from Gibraltar'' is a 1967 British romantic drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jeanne Moreau, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Redgrave, Hugh Griffith and Orson Welles. The screenplay concerns a mysterious woman who wanders the ...

'' (1967) as Alan * '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' (1969) as Ramble * '' Too Late the Hero'' (1970) as Pvt. Jock Thornton * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' (1970) as St. John Rivers * ''

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'' (1971) as British Army Capt. Crawford * '' Fright'' (1971) as Brian * ''

Doomwatch ''Doomwatch'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist ...

'' (1972) as Dr. Del Shaw * ''

'' (1972) as Kenneth Baxter * ''

The Mackintosh Man ''The Mackintosh Man'' is a 1973 British Cold War neo noir spy thriller film, directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda and James Mason. Huston called it "a spy thriller with some amusing moments" that was similar to ...

'' (1973) as Slade * ''

From Beyond the Grave ''From Beyond the Grave'' is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes. It was the last in a series of anthology films ...

'' (1974) as Christopher Lowe (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness") * '' Il Viaggio'' (1974) as Antonio Braggi * '' The Driver's Seat'' (1974) as Bill * '' The Gathering Storm'' (1974) as

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* ''

Bite the Bullet To "bite the bullet" is to “accept the inevitable impending hardship and endure the resulting pain with fortitude”.

'' (1975) as Sir Harry Norfolk * ''

Sweeney! ''Sweeney!'' is a 1977 British action crime drama film and extension of the ITV television series ''The Sweeney'' which aired on ITV from 1975 to 1978. The film did well enough at the box office that a sequel, ''Sweeney 2'', was released in ci ...

'' (1977) as Charles Baker * ''

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'' (1977) as Amos * ''

The Inglorious Bastards ''The Inglorious Bastards'' ( it, Quel maledetto treno blindato, lit=That damned armored train) is a 1978 Italian Euro War film directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Jackie Basehart, and Ian B ...

'' (1977) as Col. Charles Thomas Buckner * ' (1979) as The Professor * '' The Watcher in the Woods'' (1980) as John Keller * '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981) as Godliman * ''

Night Crossing ''Night Crossing'' is a 1982 British-American drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on September 16, 1979, attempted to escape from East Germa ...

'' (1982) as Josef Keller * ''

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'' (1982) as Senior Officer Fields * ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset life ...

'' (1983) as Wallace Davenport * '' The Prodigal'' (1983) as Riley Wyndham * '' Gorky Park'' (1983) as Iamskoy * ''

'' (1985) as Brother Benedict * ''

Defence of the Realm ''Defence of the Realm'' is a 1986 British political thriller film directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott, with Robbie Coltrane in a supporting role. The film takes its title from the Defence of the ...

'' (1985) as Dennis Markham * '' Hope and Glory'' (1987) as Grandfather George * '' La Partita'' (1988) as Father of Francesco * '' The Courier'' (1988) as McGuigan * ''

The Lady and the Highwayman ''The Lady and the Highwayman'' is a 1989 United Kingdom romantic adventure television film based on Barbara Cartland's 1952 romance novel ''Cupid Rides Pillion''. The working title of the film was ''Dangerous Love''. The film stars Hugh Gra ...

'' (1989) as Christian Drysdale * ''

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'' (1989) as Father Matthew * '' George's Island'' (1989) as Captain Waters * ''

Circles in a Forest ''Circles in a Forest'' is a 1989 South African drama film directed by Regardt van den Bergh and starring Ian Bannen, Brion James and Joe Stewardson. The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman. The film is adapted from the novel by Dalene ...

'' (1990) as MacDonald * ''

Ghost Dad ''Ghost Dad'' is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier (in his final directorial effort) and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was critically pa ...

'' (1990) as Sir Edith Moser * ''

The Big Man ''The Big Man'' (US title: ''Crossing the Line'') is a 1990 feature film. It stars Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley and Billy Connolly. The film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by William M ...

'' (1990) as Matt Mason * ''

Speaking of the Devil ''Speaking of the Devil'' (Italian: ''Un piede in paradiso'', also known as ''Standing In Paradise'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. It is the last collaboration between Barboni and Bud Spencer with the pairs sons co-writ ...

'' (1991) as Luzifer * '' The Treaty'' (1991) as Davd Lloyd George * ''

The Sound and the Silence ''The Sound and the Silence'' is a 1992 television film directed by John Kent Harrison and starring John Bach as Alexander Graham Bell, Ian Bannen as Melville, Brenda Fricker as Eliza, and Jim McLarty as Sumner Tainter. ''The Sound and the Silen ...

'' (1991) as Melville * '' Murder in Eden'' (1991) as Canon Loftus * ''

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'' (1992) as Edward Llyod * ''

A Pin for the Butterfly ''A Pin for the Butterfly'' is a 1994 British-Czech drama film directed by Hannah Kodicek and starring Ian Bannen, Hugh Laurie and Florence Hoath.Braveheart ''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American historical drama film directed and produced by, and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays Sir William Wallace, a late-13th century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence ...

'' (1995) as

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(the leper) * '' Something to Believe In'' (1998) as Don Pozzi * ''

Waking Ned ''Waking Ned'' (titled ''Waking Ned Devine'' in North America) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones and starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for hi ...

'' (1998) as Jackie O'Shea * '' To Walk with Lions'' (1999) as Terence Adamson * ''

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'' (2000) as Sir Matt Busby * ''

The Testimony of Taliesin Jones ''The Testimony of Taliesin Jones'' is a 2000 British drama film directed by Martin Duffy and starring John Paul Macleod and Jonathan Pryce. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Rhidian Brook. Cast * John Paul Macleod – Talies ...

'' (2000) as Billy Evans (final film role)

References

External links

*
Ian Bannen biography and credits at BFI ScreenOnline
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bannen, Ian 1928 births 1999 deaths 20th-century British Army personnel 20th-century Scottish male actors People educated at Ratcliffe College People educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow People from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Road incident deaths in Scotland Royal Shakespeare Company members Scottish male film actors Scottish male Shakespearean actors Scottish male television actors Scottish Roman Catholics