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Ian MacNaughton(1925-2002)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Ian MacNaughton was born on 30 December 1925 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969), Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971) and Q5 (1969). He was married to Ike Ott and Rita Davies. He died on 10 December 2002 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornDecember 30, 1925
DiedDecember 10, 2002(76)
BornDecember 30, 1925
DiedDecember 10, 2002(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.8
TV Series
  • Director
Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different
7.5
  • Director
  • 1971
Spike Milligan in Q5 (1969)
Q5
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1969
Spike Milligan in Milligan in... (1972)
Milligan in...
9.0
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    8.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Belle's Paradise
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Ian Macnaughton)
    • 1988
  • Englisch für Anfänger
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director (1982-1984)
    • 1982
  • Monty Python in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
    7.8
    • filmed sequences
    • 1982
  • Theatre Box (1981)
    Theatre Box
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Harry Hocker läßt nicht locker
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980–1981
  • Leonard Rossiter in Le Petomane (1979)
    Le Petomane
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Follow Me
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1981
  • Francis Matthews and Frank Windsor in Middlemen (1977)
    Middlemen
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Centre Play (1973)
    Centre Play
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Out of the Trees (1976)
    Out of the Trees
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • film sequences
    • 1969–1974
  • Peter Egan and Robert Urquhart in The Inheritors (1974)
    The Inheritors
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter, and Don Warrington in Rising Damp (1974)
    Rising Damp
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Black and Blue (1973)
    Black and Blue
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973

Actor

  • Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
    Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Stereotype Scotsman (as Ian McNaughton)
    • 1999
  • Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Ghost Chase (1987)
    Ghost Chase
    4.3
    • Frederick McCloud (as Ian McNaughton)
    • 1987
  • Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst! (1967)
    Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst!
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Urlauber John Wilson aus Glasgow (as Jan McNaughton)
    • 1987
  • Ein fröhliches Dasein
    TV Movie
    • Jim
    • 1974
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Man Shot by Dennis (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Jamie Drummond
    • Mr. Ferguson
    • 1964–1966
  • Glaister
    TV Series
    • Heavy #3
    • 1965–1966
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Fergus Campbell (as Ian McNaughton)
    • 1965
  • John Gregson in Gideon C.I.D. (1964)
    Gideon C.I.D.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Greenwood (as Ian McNaughton)
    • 1965
  • John Thaw in Redcap (1964)
    Redcap
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Corporal McCann
    • 1964
  • Diary of a Young Man
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Rocco
    • 1964
  • Isobel Black and Donald Douglas in Witch Wood (1964)
    Witch Wood
    TV Series
    • Spotswood
    • 1964
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Duncan Lang
    • Ian Fairbairn
    • 1961–1964
  • Michael Denison in Boyd Q.C. (1956)
    Boyd Q.C.
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Detective Inspector Burtenshaw
    • 1964
  • Patrick Allen in Crane (1963)
    Crane
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mackenzie
    • 1964

Producer

  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    8.0
    TV Special
    • producer: original series
    • 1989
  • Spike Milligan in Q5 (1969)
    Q5
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1978
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • junior producer: Mafia Films Inc. (as Ian C. Macnaughtonberg)
    • 1969–1974
  • Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter, and Don Warrington in Rising Damp (1974)
    Rising Damp
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Spike Milligan in Milligan in... (1972)
    Milligan in...
    9.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Montreux 1971
    7.8
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Where Do I Sit?
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Charley's Grants
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • B and B
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ian 'Mixed Grill' MacNaughton 7/6d
  • Born
    • December 30, 1925
    • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • December 10, 2002
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(road accident)
  • Spouses
      Ike Ott1995 - December 10, 2002 (his death)

Did you know

  • 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.

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