Ian Bannen facts for kids
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Ian Bannen
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Bannen in 1966
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| Born |
Ian Edmund Bannen
29 June 1928 |
| Died | 3 November 1999 (aged 71) Knockies Straight (near Loch Ness), Scotland, UK
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| Resting place | Kilchuimen Burial Ground, Fort Augustus, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1999 |
| Spouse(s) |
Marilyn Salisbury
(m. 1978) |
Ian Edmund Bannen (born June 29, 1928 – died November 3, 1999) was a talented British actor. He had a long and successful career in movies, on stage, and on TV.
He was nominated for an Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for his role in the movie The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). He was the first Scottish actor to receive this special honor. Ian Bannen also won two BAFTA Film Awards. These were for his roles in The Offence (1973) and Hope and Glory (1987).
On stage, he was known for his amazing performances in plays by William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. He was also one of the first members of the famous Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1981, he won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part in the play Translations.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Ian Bannen was born in Airdrie, Scotland. His father, John James Bannen, was a lawyer. Ian went to St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and Ratcliffe College.
After school, he served in the British Army in Egypt as a corporal. His first acting job was in a play called Armlet of Jade in Dublin in 1947. He soon became a well-known actor on the London stage. He was especially good in plays by Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. He also performed on Broadway in New York City.
Acting Career Highlights
Bannen's first movie role was a small part in Pool of London (1951). He quickly became famous, often playing important supporting characters. He had a big role as Stoker Samuel Bannister in Yangtse Incident.
One of his most famous roles was as Crow in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film). This role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. This made him the first Scottish actor to be nominated for an Oscar. He also received a Golden Globe nomination that year. In the same year, he acted alongside Sean Connery in the WWII movie The Hill.
In 1971, director John Schlesinger wanted Bannen for a role in his movie Sunday Bloody Sunday. However, Bannen felt uncomfortable with the part. This made it hard for him to perform well during early filming. So, another actor, Peter Finch, took over the role. Bannen later said he regretted not taking that part, as he felt it slowed down his career.
In 1979, he played Jim Prideaux in the BBC TV series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Awards and Recognition
Ian Bannen received an Academy Award nomination in 1965 for Best Supporting Actor. This was for his role as Ratbags Crow in The Flight of the Phoenix. In this movie, he played one of the people who survived a plane crash.
He also received praise for his roles in other movies. These included Brother Benedict in Lamb (1986) and Grandfather George in Hope and Glory (1987). For Hope and Glory, he received another BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played the elder Robert de Brus in Braveheart (1995) and a clever villager in Waking Ned Devine (1998).
In 1996, BAFTA Scotland gave him a special Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honored his long and successful career. In 1999, he was featured on the TV show This is Your Life.
Later Life and Passing
Ian Bannen died at age 71 in a car accident in November 1999. The accident happened near Loch Ness in Scotland. He and his wife, Marilyn Salisbury, were found in their overturned car. Marilyn, who was driving, only had minor injuries. They had been married since 1978 and did not have any children. Marilyn passed away in 2019.
Legacy and Remembrance
Coatbridge College in Scotland gives out the Ian Bannen Memorial Award every year. This award goes to the best actor or actress in their classes.
In 2000, after his death, Ian Bannen was given the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award.
Partial Filmography
- Pool of London (1951) as Garage attendant
- The Dark Avenger (1955) as French Knight
- Private's Progress (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 (1957) as Filipo Gozzi
- The Birthday Present (1957) as Junior Customs Officer
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958) as Gabelle
- She Didn't Say No! (1958) as Peter Howard
- Behind the Mask (1958) as Alan Crabtree
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Young King Loris
- A French Mistress (1960) as Colin Crane, The Headmaster's Son
- Suspect (1960) as Alan Andrews
- World in My Pocket (1961) as Kitson
- Station Six-Sahara (1962) as Fletcher
- Psyche 59 (1964) as Paul
- The Hill (1965) as Staff Sergeant Harris
- Mister Moses (1965) as Robert
- Rotten to the Core (1965) as Lt. Percy Vine
- Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Crow
- Penelope (1966) as James B. Elcott
- The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) as Alan
- Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) as Ramble
- Too Late the Hero (1970) as Pvt. Jock Thornton
- Jane Eyre (1970) as St. John Rivers
- The Deserter (1971) as British Army Capt. Crawford
- Fright (1971) as Brian
- Doomwatch (1972) as Dr. Del Shaw
- The Offence (1972) as Kenneth Baxter
- The Mackintosh Man (1973) as Slade
- From Beyond the Grave (1974) as Christopher Lowe
- Il Viaggio (1974) as Antonio Braggi
- The Driver's Seat (1974) as Bill
- The Gathering Storm (1974) as Adolf Hitler
- Bite the Bullet (1975) as Sir Harry Norfolk
- Sweeney! (1977) as Charles Baker
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Amos
- The Inglorious Bastards (1977) as Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
- Ring of Darkness (1979) as The Professor
- The Watcher in the Woods (1980) as John Keller
- Eye of the Needle (1981) as Godliman
- Night Crossing (1982) as Josef Keller
- Gandhi (1982) as Senior Officer Fields
- Hart to Hart (1983) as Wallace Davenport
- The Prodigal (1983) as Riley Wyndham
- Gorky Park (1983) as Iamskoy
- Lamb (1985) as Brother Benedict
- Defence of the Realm (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 (1989) as Christian Drysdale
- Witch Story (1989) as Father Matthew
- George's Island (1989) as Captain Waters
- Circles in a Forest (1990) as MacDonald
- Ghost Dad (1990) as Sir Edith Moser
- The Big Man (1990) as Matt Mason
- Speaking of the Devil (1991) as Luzifer
- The Treaty (1991) as Davd Lloyd George
- The Sound and the Silence (1991) as Melville
- Murder in Eden (1991) as Canon Loftus
- Damage (1992) as Edward Llyod
- A Pin for the Butterfly (1994) as Grandpa
- Braveheart (1995) as Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale (the leper)
- Something to Believe In (1998) as Don Pozzi
- Waking Ned (1998) as Jackie O'Shea
- To Walk with Lions (1999) as Terence Adamson
- Best (2000) as Sir Matt Busby
- The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000) as Billy Evans (final film role)
See also
In Spanish: Ian Bannen para niños
