Ian Campbell

Ian Campbell was a 20-stone Scottish professional wrestler who played himself in the legendary September 1964 episode of Coronation Street in which he wrestled and defeated Stan Ogden at the Viaduct Sporting Club. A good friend of the internationally-reknowned former World Heavyweight Champion, "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, after his appearance on the Street Ian went on to win the British Heavyweight Championship in 1966 in his native Scotland.

Ian's other non-wrestling television appearances include Nearest And Dearest and Crown Court, and he had a small part in the 1973 film The Wicker Man.