The Ipcress File - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Ipcress File"
The Ipcress File (1965)
Timing: 1:49 (109 min)
The Ipcress File - TMDB rating
6.823/10
277

Actors and characters

Photo Michael Caine #8561Photo Michael Caine #8562Photo Michael Caine #8563Photo Michael Caine #8564

Michael Caine

Michael Caine
Character Harry Palmer
Photo Nigel Green #62900Photo Nigel Green #62901Photo Nigel Green #62902Photo Nigel Green #62903

Nigel Green

Nigel Green
Character Major Dalby
Photo Guy Doleman #61728Photo Guy Doleman #61729Photo Guy Doleman #61730
Guy Doleman
Character Colonel Ross
Photo Sue Lloyd #112944Photo Sue Lloyd #112945Photo Sue Lloyd #112946Photo Sue Lloyd #112947

Sue Lloyd

Sue Lloyd
Character Jean
Photo Gordon Jackson #82084Photo Gordon Jackson #82085Photo Gordon Jackson #82086Photo Gordon Jackson #82087

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson
Character Carswell
Photo Aubrey Richards #268317

Aubrey Richards

Aubrey Richards
Character Radcliffe
Photo Frank Gatliff #277546Photo Frank Gatliff #277547
Frank Gatliff
Character Bluejay
Photo Oliver MacGreevy #97655
Oliver MacGreevy
Character Housemartin
Photo Freda Bamford #249909
Freda Bamford
Character Alice
Pauline Winter
Character Charlady
Anthony Blackshaw
Character Edwards
Barry Raymond
Character Gray
Peter Ashmore
Character Sir Robert
Photo Stanley Meadows #255020Photo Stanley Meadows #255021
Stanley Meadows
Character Inspector Keightley

David Glover

David Glover
Character Chilcott-Oakes
Mike Murray
Character Raid Inspector
Photo Anthony Baird #277548

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird
Character Raid Sergeant
Photo Tony Caunter #277549

Tony Caunter

Tony Caunter
Character O.N.I Man
Charles Rea
Character Taylor

Ric Hutton

Ric Hutton
Character Records Officer
Photo Douglas Blackwell #84794
Douglas Blackwell
Character Murray
Richard Burrell
Character Operator
Photo Glynn Edwards #108626

Glynn Edwards

Glynn Edwards
Character Police Station Sergeant
Zsolt Vadaszffy
Character Prison Doctor
Josef Behrmann
Character Prison Guard
Photo Max Faulkner #90571
Max Faulkner
Character Prison Guard
Paul S. Chapman
Character Prison Guard
Richard Beale
Character Security Clerk

What's left behind the scenes

  • Len Deighton, author of "The Ipcress File," was seriously passionate about cooking in addition to writing spy novels. He even had his own column in The Observer dedicated to culinary arts. Clippings from these columns can be seen in the film – they decorate the walls of Harry Palmer's kitchen.
  • Christopher Plummer was initially planned for the role of Harry Palmer, but he had already signed a contract to star in "The Sound of Music," and Joan Collins was initially considered for the role of Jean.
  • On the first day of filming, director Sidney Fury gathered the entire crew in the studio and burned the script. "This is what I think of it," he declared to his stunned colleagues. They had to rewrite everything urgently.
  • Palmer is the first hero in a spy film to wear glasses (Michael Caine is actually nearsighted and wears glasses in everyday life).
  • Harry Palmer's glasses were called Teviot 74. They were inexpensive yet very elegant glasses with dark brown frames. Len Dayton was also wearing the same ones at the time.
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