Ian McFadyen

Ian McFadyen (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian television writer, actor, director and producer. He is best known as the creator and producer of the Australian television series The Comedy Company, which he also directed and wrote episodes for, and performed in, which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990. One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.[2]

This article is about the Australian television producer and actor. For the similarly named Royal Air Force commander, see Ian Macfadyen.

Ian McFadyen
Born (1948-07-08) 8 July 1948
Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia[1]
Occupations
  • Television actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Spouses
  • Jo McFadyen,
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(divorced)​
Websitehttp://members.ozemail.com.au/~imcfadyen

McFadyen hosted the Australian version of Cluedo, and was the creator of the Network Ten sketch comedy show The Wedge.[3] In 2009, he played a vampire in an advertisement for Australian lotteries.[4] He also wrote "The Bounty Hunter", episode 4 for the new Doctor Who spin-off TV series K-9. In 1983 he played the part of Detective Mears in the iconic Australian TV series Prisoner.

McFadyen is the author of the book Mind Wars: The Battle for Your Brain, published by Allen & Unwin.[5] He also co-wrote the satirical novel Going Out Backwards (2015) with Ross Fitzgerald.[6]

Filmography

Producer
Year Title Role Type
1985The Eleventh HourProducerTV series
1988The Comedy CompanyProducerTV series
1989The Great TV Game ShowExecutive ProducerTV series, 16 episodes
1990The Big TimeProducerTV series, 2 episodes
1990Larger than LifeProducerTV series
1990-92Let the Blood Run FreeExecutive ProducerTV series, 26 episodes
1992-93BinglesExecutive ProducerTV series, 23 episodes
1993-94NewlywedsExecutive ProducerTV series, 52 episodes
2002The Comedy Company: So ExcellentProducerTV documentary
2006The WedgeCo-Executive Producer / ProducerTV series, 26 episodes
2010The VergeExecutive ProducerTV series

Actor/performer
Year Title Role Type
1982Snow: The MovieIanTV movie
1984...And Where Lies the Justice?TV movie
1984Special SquadEvansTV series
1983-84PrisonerJoe Timmons / Det. Fred MearsTV series
1985Glass BabiesDr. B. BombarTV movie
1985One Summer AgainTheodore FinkTV miniseries
1985The Eleventh HourVariousTV series
1986MalcolmModel Shop SalesmanFeature film
1988Boulevard of Broken DreamsHotel ClerkFeature film
1988A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels)Attorney GeneralFeature film
1988The Bit PartCommercial Director
1988The Comedy CompanyDavid Rabbitborough / IanTV series
1991All Together NowSimon CarpenterTV series
1996The Genie from Down UnderLord "Bubbles" Uppington-SmytheTV series
1998The Genie from Down Under 2Lord "Bubbles" Uppington-SmytheTV series
2004FlushedThe Narrator (voice)Short film
2011DartworthDarren 'The Spider' Twine
2018BlueyBob (voice)Animated TV series

Screenwriter
Year Title Role Type
1983HomeWriterTV series, 4 episodes
1984The KeepersWriterTV series
1984The CleaningWriterShort film
1984Infinity LimitedWriterTV series, 5 episodes
1985The Eleventh HourWriterTV series
1988The Bit PartWriter
1988The Comedy CompanyWriterTV series
1992BinglesWriterTV series
1993The Feds: TerrorWriterTV movie
1993-94The NewlywedsWriter (34 episodes)
-Additional Writer (1 episode)
-Creator (1 episode)		TV series
2001Wicked!WriterTV series
2002The Vector FileScreenplay / StoryTV movie
2006The WedgeWriterTV series, 26 episodes
2010The VergeWriterTV series
2011WAC! World Animal ChampionshipsWriterTV series

Director
Year Title Role Type
1980Alive and KickingDirectorDocumentary short
1988The Comedy CompanyDirectorTV series
2002BinglesDirectorTV series
2002The Comedy Company: So ExcellentDirectorTV movie documentary
2010The VergeSpecial Guest DirectorTV series

Appearances
Year Title Role Type
1992CluedoHostTV series, 23 episodes
2005-1020 to 1HimselfTV series, 5 episodes
2015-17Stop Laughing... This is SeriousHimselfTV series, 4 episodes

Production assistant
Year Title Role Type
1970Nothing Like ExperienceProduction AssistantStudent film

References
  1. McFadyen, Ian: "Fond memories of a lost frontier", The Age, 1 November 1983.
  2. Lallo, Michael: The Life of Mammals, The Age, 7 July 2008.
  3. Dale, David: Humiliation becomes family fun, The Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment Blog, 5 December 2005.
  4. Butler, Dianne: Ian McFadyen's new role as Dracula in Halloween lottery ads, The Courier Mail, 26 October 2009.
  5. Bestsellers from Melbourne, New Scientist, 13 January 2001.
  6. Atfield, Cameron (29 November 2015). "A professor and a comedian walk into an authoring partnership..." Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2016.


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