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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Ian Reddington was born on September 25, 1957 in Sheffield, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Highlander (1986), Zoe and the Astronaut (2018) and The Sisters Brothers (2018). He has been married to Lynda Ford since October 10, 2009. They have three children.
- SpouseLynda Ford(October 10, 2009 - present) (3 children)
- He often plays sinister characters or hardmen
- Although most widely known for his television roles in the soap operas EastEnders (1985) and Coronation Street (1960), he has worked most prolifically in the theatre.
- He is a patron of the charity Brain Tumour Research.
- His early television role as the Chief Clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One (1988) was voted by fans as the best villain of the 25th anniversary season. In 2015, author Cameron K. McEwan described it in his book "Unofficial Doctor Who: The Big Book of Lists" as "a superb performance and, still to this day, one of Who's finest villains".
- While he was teenager in Sheffield, he was in a band with Glenn Gregory, who went on to form Heaven 17, one of the most popular British new wave groups.
- He is a fan of Sheffield Wednesday.
- I just happen to have done things that have a culty status. Whether it was that first Highlander (1986) film, or Doctor Who (1963), or Shameless (2004), or the two soaps [EastEnders (1985) and Coronation Street (1960)].
- [on his acclaimed performance as the Chief Clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One (1988)] The Who [Doctor Who (1963)] stuff was fantastic and that has lived with me ever since '89. It was the 25th anniversary season, it was big news. As I've said before there was very little in the script, I just had to make stuff up. I was just winging it!
- When people are looking for actors who can sing a bit, they get me.
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