# Ivan Samson

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{{Short description|British actor (1894–1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Ivan Samson
| image        = Actor_Ivan_Samson.jpg
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| birth_name   = 
| birth_date   = 28 August 1894
| birth_place  = [Brighton](/source/Brighton), [Sussex](/source/Sussex), England, [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
| death_date   = 1 May 1963 (aged 68)
| death_place  = London, England, United Kingdom
| other_names  = 
| years_active = 1920–1959 (films)
| website      = 
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}}
'''Ivan Samson''' (28 August 1894 &ndash; 1 May 1963) was a British stage, film and television actor.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/21022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115035107/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/21022|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-15|title=Ivan Samson}}</ref> Samson appeared regularly in [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) plays and from 1920 began appearing in British [silent films](/source/silent_films).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/gwn/ivan-samson|title=Ivan Samson – Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He played Viscount de Mornay in ''[I Will Repay](/source/I_Will_Repay_(film))'' and Lord Dudley in ''[The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots](/source/The_Loves_of_Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots)''.<ref name=bfi/> In later talkie films, Samson played roles in the literary adaptations ''[The Winslow Boy](/source/The_Winslow_Boy_(1948_film))'' (1948) and ''[The Browning Version](/source/The_Browning_Version_(1951_film))'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ivan-samson-p187775|title=Ivan Samson – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref> His final film appearance was as Admiral Loddon in the 1959 film ''[Libel](/source/Libel_(film))''. He also appeared in television series such as ''[The Teckman Biography](/source/The_Teckman_Biography)'', ''[Operation Diplomat](/source/Operation_Diplomat)'' and ''[Dixon of Dock Green](/source/Dixon_of_Dock_Green)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=62993|title=Ivan Samson|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[Nance](/source/Nance_(film))'' (1920)
* ''[I Will Repay](/source/I_Will_Repay_(film))'' (1923)
* ''[The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots](/source/The_Loves_of_Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots)'' (1923)
* ''[The Fake](/source/The_Fake_(1927_film))'' (1927)
* ''[Many Waters](/source/Many_Waters_(film))'' (1931)
* ''[Blossom Time](/source/Blossom_Time_(1934_film))'' (1934)
* ''[Royal Cavalcade](/source/Royal_Cavalcade)'' (1935)
* ''[The Student's Romance](/source/The_Student's_Romance)'' (1935)
* ''[Honours Easy](/source/Honours_Easy)'' (1935)
* ''[Hail and Farewell](/source/Hail_and_Farewell_(film))'' (1936)
* ''[Stepping Toes](/source/Stepping_Toes)'' (1938)
* ''[Waltz Time](/source/Waltz_Time_(1945_film))'' (1945)
* ''[The Winslow Boy](/source/The_Winslow_Boy_(1948_film))'' (1948)
* ''[Landfall](/source/Landfall_(1949_film))'' (1949)
* ''[Golden Arrow](/source/Golden_Arrow_(1949_film))'' (1949)
* ''[Paul Temple's Triumph](/source/Paul_Temple's_Triumph)'' (1950)
* ''[The Browning Version](/source/The_Browning_Version_(1951_film))'' (1951)
* ''[You Pay Your Money](/source/You_Pay_Your_Money)'' (1957)
* ''[Libel](/source/Libel_(film))'' (1959)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0760176}}
*{{IBDB name|59011}}

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Category:Male actors from Brighton
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:20th-century English male actors

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