伊恩·奥格尔维，Early lifeHe was born in Woking, Surrey, England, the son of advertising executive Francis Ogilvy (the brother of advertising legend David Ogilvy)[1] and actress Aileen Raymond (who had previously been married to John Mills).He was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.←←←♥[edit]Return of the SaintHe is best known as the star of the 1978–1979 television series Return of the Saint, in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar, which Roger Moore played from 1962 to 1969. The role led to his being considered a leading contender for taking over the role of James Bond in the early 1980s, when Moore announced his intention to leave the role. Ultimately, Ogilvy never played the part (in part due to Moore's reconsidering his resignation on several occasions), although he did play a Bond-like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the early 1990s. At least once, in an Episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Dragon's Wing II", he played a Bond-like British agent, complete with white dinner jacket.[2]He did, in addition, record a series of readings of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels in the early 1980s, which were released on audio cassette by the Listen for Pleasure label.[edit]Other notable rolesOgilvy has had an extensive career in the theatre playing leading roles in many London West End productions, including Design for Living, Happy Family, Three Sisters, Rookery Nook by Ben Travers, Run for Your Wife, The Millionairess by Shaw, The Waltz of the Toreadors and others. He has also worked widely in the American theater. Among his films, Ogilvy had a major part in the 1970 epic film Waterloo, playing the role of the Duke of Wellington's chief of staff, William de Lancey, starring alongside Christopher Plummer, Jack Hawkins Rod Steiger and Orson Welles. He co-starred with Boris Karloff in The Sorcerers, with James Mason, Bobby Darin and Geraldine Chaplin in Stranger In The House (1967), with Vincent Price in Witchfind