• Source: Ian Watkin

      • Ian Watkin (25 January 1940 – 18 May 2016) was a New Zealand actor known for the films Braindead and Sleeping Dogs.
      Watkin grew up in Greymouth, and started his career in theatre and radio plays, and working as a magazine editor before emigrating to Australia in 1999 where he continued to appear in numerous television and theatre roles and also became a wine broker. He was also known as Mr. Big Cheese due to a television commercial in which he appeared.
      After having appeared in Pukemanu, he featured in an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre in 1977. His later roles included Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Charlotte's Web in 2006.


      Death


      Ian Watkin died of cancer on 18 May 2016, aged 76.


      Selected filmography


      Pukemanu (1971–72) – Town doctor
      Sleeping Dogs (1977) – Dudley
      Wild Man (1977) – The Colonel
      Middle Age Spread (1979) – Wrightson
      A Woman of Good Character (1980) – Stock Buyer
      Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) – Father in Car
      Nutcase (1980) – Godzilla
      Bad Blood (1981) – Detective Sgt. Knight
      Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1982) – Kevin Ryan
      Carry Me Back (1982) – M.C.
      The Lost Tribe (1983) – Mears
      Utu (1984) – Doorman
      Death Warmed Up (1984) – Bill
      Pallet on the Floor (1984) – Amos
      Send a Gorilla (1988)
      Just Me and Mario (1988)
      My Grandpa Is a Vampire (1992) – Father Vincent
      Braindead (1992) – Uncle Les
      Savage Honeymoon (2000) – Frank
      Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) – COO-2180 (uncredited)
      Charlotte's Web (2006) – Fair Official (final film role)


      References




      External links


      Ian Watkin at IMDb

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