Ian MacNaughton

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-12-30

Deathday 2002-12-10 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Ian MacNaughton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward Ian Macnaughton (30 December 1925 – 10 December 2002) was a Scottish former actor-turned-television producer/director, best known for his work with the Monty Python team. He was born and brought up in Glasgow, educated at Strathallan School, and died in a car accident in Munich. Serving as both director and producer of Monty Python's Flying Circus, MacNaughton also directed the team's first film, And Now For Something Completely Different and their German special, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. In 1979, he made the short movie Le Pétomane about farting artist Joseph Pujol, starring Leonard Rossiter. He also was the producer of Spike Milligan's Q, which was a big influence on the Monty Python team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian MacNaughton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Actor

1987
Ghost Chase

as Frederick McCloud

1965
Gideon's Way

as Sgt. Greenwood

1962
Lawrence of Arabia

as Michael George Hartley (uncredited)

1962
Studio Four

as Dougal Douglas

1959
The Bridal Path

as Fisherman

1958
The Safecracker

as Thomson

1958
The Silent Enemy

as Admiralty Sentry

1956
X the Unknown

as Pvt. Haggis

1953
Laxdale Hall

as Constable Jock

Producer

Creator