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Ian Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor.
He appeared on stage in "Hamlet" in 1969 at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. He also appeared in various television programmes including Rentaghost, Hi-de-Hi! and Howards' Way as well as in the Doctor Who episode The Time Monster.
He portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial Arc of Infinity and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Omega. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in Death and the Daleks, and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama Excelis Decays. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 1985.
His film credits included roles in Hamlet (1969), The Next Man (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) and Heritage Africa (1989).
Ian Collier died on 1 October 2008 of unspecified causes.