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Ian McCulloch(I)

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Ian McCulloch in Contamination (1980)
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Ian McCulloch is a sandy haired, authoritarian-looking Scottish actor who has achieved fame in several cult television and film productions. He first became a household name via his central performance as Greg Preston in Terry Nation's popular BBC television series Survivors (1975), about a genetically engineered germ plague that nearly wipes out the entire population of the earth.

He then starred in several notoriously violent Italian made horror films of the early 1980s that were part of the "video nasty" controversy within the UK. McCulloch was the male lead in the Romero inspired L'Enfer des zombies (1979) aka "Zombi 2" directed by Lucio Fulci, he was back battling more living dead in La Terreur des zombies (1980) aka "Dr Butcher MD" directed by Marino Girolami, and then McCulloch took on interplanetary invaders in the Alien, le 8ème passager (1979) rip-off Contamination (1980), directed by Luigi Cozzi.

McCulloch returned to BBC television, which included playing a villain in Warriors of the Deep: Part One (1984), another role he is well-remembered for by cult television fans, not least because the story featured quite possibly the most unconvincing monster in the history of the series.
BornNovember 18, 1939
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    Known for

    Captain Haggerty in L'Enfer des zombies (1979)
    L'Enfer des zombies
    6.8
    • Peter West(as Ian Mc Culloch)
    • 1979
    Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)
    Survivors
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Greg
    • Greg Preston
    Contamination (1980)
    Contamination
    5.1
    • Cmdr. Ian Hubbard
    • 1980
    Travail au noir (1982)
    Travail au noir
    7.3
    • Boss Lookalike
    • 1982

    Credits

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    • Chronicles of Depression
      • Doctor
      • In Production
    • The Witches of the Sands
      • Captain Horst Markway and psychic vendor of antiquarian books
      • Post-production



    • Survivors (2014)
      Survivors
      8.0
      Podcast Series
      • Greg Preston
      • 2014–2017
    • Behind the Scenes of Total Hell: The Jamie Gunn Chronicles (2013)
      Behind the Scenes of Total Hell: The Jamie Gunn Chronicles
      8.2
      • Charles Leeson
      • 2013
    • The Tales of Para Handy (1994)
      The Tales of Para Handy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Laird Fergusson
      • 1994
    • Gerard Kelly in City Lights (1984)
      City Lights
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Dr. Shepherd
      • 1991
    • David Suchet in Hercule Poirot (1989)
      Hercule Poirot
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Jonathan Maltravers
      • 1991
    • Mark McManus in Taggart (1983)
      Taggart
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Donald Gillan
      • Donald Martin
      • 1985–1990
    • Children's Ward (1989)
      Children's Ward
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Dr. McKeown
      • 1989
    • Isla Blair in Bookie (1988)
      Bookie
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Morrison
      • 1988
    • Francesca Annis in Inside Story (1986)
      Inside Story
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Andrew McDonald
      • 1986
    • John Nettles in Bergerac (1981)
      Bergerac
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Walt Mitchell
      • 1985
    • Mission casse-cou (1985)
      Mission casse-cou
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Archie McAllister
      • 1985
    • Annette Lynton and Ian Sharp in Boswell's London Journal (1984)
      Boswell's London Journal
      TV Mini Series
      • Lord Eglington
      • 1984
    • Take the High Road (1980)
      Take the High Road
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. Conway
      • Derek Conway
      • 1983–1984
    • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
      Docteur Who
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Nilson
      • 1984
    • Travail au noir (1982)
      Travail au noir
      7.3
      • Boss Lookalike
      • 1982

    Writer



    • Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)
      Survivors
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1976–1977

    Music Department



    • The Witches of the Sands
      • singer (music segment)
      • Post-production

    Videos7

    Zombie
    Trailer 1:39
    Zombie
    Doctor Butcher M.D.
    Trailer 2:44
    Doctor Butcher M.D.
    Doctor Butcher M.D.
    Trailer 2:44
    Doctor Butcher M.D.
    Zombie
    Trailer 0:31
    Zombie
    Zombi 2: Special Edition
    Trailer 2:27
    Zombi 2: Special Edition
    Contamination
    Trailer 3:12
    Contamination
    Survivors
    Trailer 1:09
    Survivors

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ian Mc Culloch
    • Born
      • November 18, 1939
      • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    • Relatives
      • Andrew McCulloch(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Special guest at ZomBCon, the horror convention in Seattle.
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Has achieved cult status for his appearance in several Italian horror films; Zombie Flesh Eaters, Zombie Holocaust, Contamination.
    • Quotes
      [on Warriors of the Deep: Part One (1984)] It is sold, like every Docteur Who (1963) episode, phenomenally all over the world. So wherever I go, if rather than Zombies I think, probably people pick up on Docteur Who (1963).

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