Ian Colin (born 16th May 1912 in North Rhodesia, died 20th February 1987 in Alicante, Spain) appeared on Coronation Street in June 1963, playing Arthur Forsyth-Jones, reprising the role in December of the same year in a recorded voice at Annie Walker's This Is Your Life presentation.
His film career began in the early 1930s with many now-forgotten productions for British studios in Quota quickies. His earliest known radio credit was in 1945 in a dramatised performance of the trial of Charles I entitled The King's Tryall and he made his television debut in 1951 with The Mysterious Count, a production for children.
His other credits include The Quatermass Experiment, BBC Sunday-Night Theatre, William Tell, Biggles (in two episodes adapted by H.V. Kershaw), No Hiding Place, Emergency-Ward 10, The Man in Room 17, Dr. Finlay's Casebook and The Avengers before he retired from acting in the late 1960s.
On stage, he appeared in productions including Admirals All, The Winning Post, Uncle Harry, Desert Rats and Monsieur Blaise.
