Ian Smith

Ian Smith

CountryAustralia Australia
GenderMale
BirthdayJun 19, 1938
BiographyIan Smith (born 19 June 1938) is an Australian former actor, television producer and screenwriter.

Smith is best known for his television roles most especially his lengthy tenure on serial Neighbours as Harold Bishop from 1987 until 1991, he returned as a regular again in 1996 and left in 2009, though has returned in guest parts in 2011, 2015, 2022, 2023 and 2024-2025 respectively. He has also appeared in numerous theatre and pantomimes.

Previously, Smith had appeared on the cult series Prisoner in the recurring roles as Head of the Corrections Department, Ted Douglas. Smith also worked on that series as an executive producer and screenwriter.

In 2023 Smith stated he would make some guest appearances in the relaunch of Neighbours, but also said he was happy to call it a day. However in 2024 he returned to the role.

On 2 December 2024, it was announced that Smith would depart Neighbours again after he revealed that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Ian Smith (actor). Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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