Ian Smith

Description:

Ian Smith is an Australian actor, director and producer and theatre performer. Smith worked on the set of Prisoner (1979) as a producer and writer for the series, before being given the role of the Head of Department character Ted Douglas after an actor failed to show up to set one day, Smith on the last day of filming Prisoner was offered a once in a lifetime role on Neighbours (1985), Smith took the role of Harold Bishop and spent more than 15 years as the lovable Harold, before leaving the series in 2015, in 2018 Smith admitted playing Harold for so long left him open to typecasting.

Smith's other credits include Underbelly (2008), Bellbird (1967), Matlock Police (1971) and many more.

Smith would also to nominated twice in 2009 for a sliver and gold Logie for his work on Neighbours.

Overview

Birthday June 19, 1938
Born In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alternative names Harold Bishop
Height 180 cm
Spouse/Ex- Gail 1969 - 2019 (her death)

Did you know

Trivia Although Ian Smith is now the longest serving actor on the Australian TV show "Neighbours", he has not played the character of Harold Bishop continuously. Ian originally played the character from 1987-1991, then left the show for 5 years before returning to play the character again in 1996.
Quotes Back in the days of Bellbird (1967) it was a great school for young actors. It was a school for experienced stage actors as well. These days if a kid looks OK they get the job. We find out if they can act later. Learning how to teach the kids is very important.
Nickname Smithy

Scores

Neighbours
• 22m
5.6
Prisoner
• 50m
8.1
Underbelly
• 1h
8
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