Ian Watkin

Known for

Acting

Born

January 15, 1940

Birthplace

New Zealand

Died

May 18, 2016 (aged 76)

Biography

Ian Watkin was a New Zealand actor, famous for his films “Braindead” and “Sleeping Dogs”. Watkin grew up in Greymouth and moved to Australia in 1999, becoming a wine broker. He appeared in an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theater in 1977.

Best known work

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Braindead

1992

Charlotte's Web

2006

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1995

Sleeping Dogs

1978

Death Warmed Up

1984

Utu

1983

Goodbye Pork Pie

1981

My Grandpa Is a Vampire

1992

Bad Blood

1982

Filmography

2006
Charlotte's Web
as Fair Official
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as COO-2180 (uncredited)
2000
Savage Honeymoon
as Frank
1995
Hercules: The Legendary JourneysTV
as King Quallus (1 episode), as Butcher (1 episode), as Innkeeper (1 episode)
1992
Braindead
as Uncle Les
1992
My Grandpa Is a Vampire
as Father Vincent
1988
Send a Gorilla
1987
Worzel Gummidge Down UnderTV
as Bully Hayes (1 episode)
1986
Pallet on the Floor
as Amos
1984
Death Warmed Up
as Bill
1983
The Lost Tribe
as Mears
1983
Utu
as Doorman
1982
Bad Blood
as Detective Sgt. Knight
1981
Goodbye Pork Pie
as Father, in other yellow mini
1980
Nutcase
as Godzilla
1980
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Kevin Ryan
1979
Middle Age Spread
as Wrightson
1978
Sleeping Dogs
as Dudley
1977
Wild Man
as The Colonel, Writer