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Ian MacNaughton (1925–2002)

Director | Actor | Producer

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Worked tirelessly as the director of most of the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" episodes to keep the show afloat, despite troubles with extreme skepticism on the part of BBC executives about the show chances for success. See more trivia »

Born:

Edward Ian MacNaughton
in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 76) in Munich, Germany
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Hide HideDirector (29 titles)
2001 Monty Python Live (video)
 
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special)
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary) (filmed sequences)
 
1981 Theatre Box (TV series)
– School for Clowns (1981)
 
1980 Harry Hocker läßt nicht locker (TV series)
– Das Maskottchen
– Der Eskimo
– Der große Hit
– Der Superstar
– Der Tor des Monats
See all 6 episodes »
 
1979 Le Petomane (short)
 
1978 Follow Me (TV series)
 
1977 Middlemen (TV series)
– Fresh Fields and Slightly Used Pastures (1977)
– Read Any Good Books Lately? (1977)
– A Bag of Mixed Nuts (1977)
– A Young Lady from Gloucester (1977)
– A Little Bit of Heaven (1977)
 
1976 Centre Play (TV series)
– A Wily Couple (1976)
 
1976 Out of the Trees (TV movie)
 
1969-1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– Party Political Broadcast (1974)
– Mr. Neutron (1974)
– Hamlet (1974)
– The Light Entertainment War (1974)
– Michael Ellis (1974)
See all 46 episodes »
 
1974 The Inheritors (TV series)
– Double, Double... (1974)
 
1974 Rising Damp (TV series)
– The Lodgers (1974) (uncredited)
 
1973 Black and Blue (TV series)
– Glorious Miles (1973)
 
1973 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Swamp Music (1973)
 
1973 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973)
 
1972 Milligan in... (TV series)
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different
 
1971 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV movie)
 
1970 Charley's Grants (TV series)
 
1969 Q5 (TV series)
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
– Worked Out (1968)
 
1968 Champion House (TV series)
– Pilot Error (1968)
– Don't Let Your Right Hand (1968)
– A Knife in Your Back (1968)
 
1968 The Revenue Men (TV series)
– Search for an Unknown Client: Part 1 - Dead End (1968)
 
1967-1968 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
– The North Side of Ben Vorlich (1968)
– Safety in Numbers (1967)
– A Question of Conflict (1967)
– Call in Cameron (1967)
– Life of a Salesman (1967)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1967 Mogul (TV series)
– Mr. Know-How (1967)
 
1966 This Man Craig (TV series)
 
1965 Z Cars (TV series)
– One Good Turn (1965)
– Another Fairy Tale (1965)
– The Soft Game (1965)
– The Fanatics (1965)
– Teething Trouble (1965)
 
1963-1964 Teletale (TV series)
– The Break (1964)
– Ward Number Six (1963)
 
Show ShowActor (34 titles)
2013 Television (short) (completed)
TV License Inspector
 
1987 Ghost Chase
Frederick McCloud (as Ian McNaughton)
 
1974 Ein fröhliches Dasein (TV movie)
 
1964-1966 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Jamie Drummond / Mr. Ferguson
– The Anxious Man (1966) … Mr. Ferguson
– The Whole Truth (1964) … Jamie Drummond
 
1965 Redcap (TV series)
Corporal McGann
– Corporal McCann's Private War (1965) … Corporal McGann (as Ian McNaughton)
 
1965 The Avengers (TV series)
Dr. Fergus Campbell
– The Master Minds (1965) … Dr. Fergus Campbell (as Ian McNaughton)
 
1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Sgt. Greenwood
– The Wall (1965) … Sgt. Greenwood
 
1964 Diary of a Young Man (TV series)
Rocco
– Relationships (1964) … Rocco
 
1961-1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Duncan Lang / Ian Fairbairn
– The Carrion Bird (1964) … Ian Fairbairn
– Whistle and I´ll Come (1961) … Duncan Lang
 
1964 Crane (TV series)
Mackenzie
– Death Is a Black Camel (1964) … Mackenzie
 
1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
McEwan
– The Night of the Reckoning (1963) … McEwan
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Michael George Hartley (uncredited)
 
1962 The Sword in the Web (TV series)
Perichon
– The Informer (1962) … Perichon
 
1962 Silent Evidence (TV series)
Angus MacCrae
– Prophet of Truth (1962) … Angus MacCrae
– The Desirable Propety (1962) … Angus MacCrae
– The Chosen Instrument (1962) … Angus MacCrae
– Simple Arithmetic (1962) … Angus MacCrae
– Driven to the Brink (1962) … Angus MacCrae
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1962 Studio 4 (TV series)
Dougal Douglas
– The Ballad of Peckham Rye (1962) … Dougal Douglas
 
1961 The Interrogator (TV movie)
Ronnie Wilson
 
1961 You Can't Win (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Brunton
– To Await Collection (1961) … Det. Sgt. Brunton
 
1961 The Men from Room 13 (TV series)
Jock
– The Man Who Made Money: Part 2 (1961) … Jock
– The Man Who Made Money: Part 1 (1961) … Jock
 
1961 Alfred Marks Time (TV series)
– Episode dated 10 May 1961 (1961)
 
1959-1960 Tell It to the Marines (TV series)
Kilmartin Dalrymple
– Episode #1.30 (1960) … Kilmartin Dalrymple
– Episode #1.29 (1960) … Kilmartin Dalrymple
– Episode #1.28 (1960) … Kilmartin Dalrymple
– Episode #1.27 (1960) … Kilmartin Dalrymple
– Episode #1.26 (1960) … Kilmartin Dalrymple
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1959 The Bridal Path
Fisherman
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Jamie Mather
– Proud Passage (1959) … Jamie Mather
 
1959 Idol on Parade (uncredited)
 
1958 Incident at Echo Six (TV movie)
Sergeant Stuart
 
1958 Mary Britten, M.D. (TV series)
Mr. Fraser
– The Man from the Sea (1958) … Mr. Fraser
 
1958 Hotel Imperial (TV series)
– The Ghost in 312 (1958)
 
1958 The Safecracker
Thomson
 
1958 The Silent Enemy
Sentry outside Admiral's Office
 
1956-1957 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Footman / Hospital Patient / Weatherman
– A Holiday in Scotland (1957) … Weatherman
– The Russian Prince (1957) … Footman (as Iain MacNaughton)
– The First TV Show (1956) … Hospital Patient
 
1956 X: The Unknown
Haggis (as Ian McNaughton)
 
1956 H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (TV series)
Able Seaman Haggis McIntosh
– Seagulls Over Sorrento (1956) … Able Seaman Haggis McIntosh
 
1956 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Able Seaman McIntosh
– Seagulls Over Sorrento (1956) … Able Seaman McIntosh
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Callum MacGregor
 
1953 Scotch on the Rocks
First Constable
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special) (producer: original series)
 
1969-1978 Q5 (TV series) (producer - 17 episodes)
– Episode #3.7 (1978) (producer)
– Episode #3.6 (1978) (producer)
– Episode #3.5 (1978) (producer)
– Episode #3.4 (1978) (producer)
– Episode #3.3 (1978) (producer)
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series) (producer - 41 episodes, 1969-1974) (junior producer: Mafia Films Inc. - 1 episode, 1969)
– Party Political Broadcast (1974) (producer)
– Mr. Neutron (1974) (producer)
– Hamlet (1974) (producer)
– The Light Entertainment War (1974) (producer)
– Michael Ellis (1974) (producer)
See all 42 episodes »
 
1974 Rising Damp (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Lodgers (1974) (producer)
 
1973 Milligan in... (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Milligan in Spring (1973) (producer)
 
1971 Where Do I Sit? (TV series) (producer)
 
1970 Charley's Grants (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie) (producer: "Ode to The Piranha Brothers")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
Stereotype Scotsman (as Ian McNaughton)
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner
– Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Himself - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner
 
1956 Great Scott, It's Maynard (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 Prometheus
Hartley (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Ian 'Mixed Grill' MacNaughton 7/6d | Iain MacNaughton | Ian 'Mixed Grill' MacNaughton | Ian C. Macnaughtonberg | Ian McNaughton
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Trivia:

Worked tirelessly as the director of most of the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" episodes to keep the show afloat, despite troubles with extreme skepticism on the part of BBC executives about the show chances for success. See more »

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