Ian Bannen Overview:

Character actor, Ian Bannen, was born on Jun 29, 1928 in Airdrie, Scotland. Bannen died at the age of 71 on Nov 3, 1999 in Knockies Straight, Scotland .

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Black-haired Scottish actor who began his career in gentle roles, largely in comedy, but developed in the mid-1960s into an abrasive character star, fiercely portraying a series of single-minded and even psychotic men. He continued to impress when asked to express sourness and criticism. An Oscar nominee for The Flight of the Phoenix, he was killed in a car crash.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Bannen was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1965Best Supporting ActorThe Flight of the Phoenix (1965)CrowNominated
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Ian Bannen Facts
Cast in in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) but was replaced by Nigel Davenport.

Turned down the lead roles in "Van der Valk" (1972) and "Hawaii Five-O" (1968).

Considered giving up acting to become a monk.

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