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Hendry was born in Ipswich . He was educated at Culford School , Suffolk . Hendry's film and TV career began in 1959 and within a year he had landed the lead role of Dr. Geoffrey Brent in the crime series '' Police Surgeon ''. The series only ran for twelve episodes but Hendry was next cast in the very similar role of Dr. David Keel in a new action-adventure series entitled '' The Avengers ''. Initially, Hendry was the star of this series, which co-starred Patrick Macnee as John Steed . However, production of the first season was curtailed by a strike and Hendry used the opportunity to depart the series and begin a film career. (''The Avengers'' subsequently continued for the rest of the decade with Macnee as its star.) Ian Hendry went on to become a major British star, taking the lead role in films such as '' Live Now - Pay Later '' (1962) (in a role very similar to '' Alfie '' four years later), Girl In The Headlines (1963), '' The Hill '' (opposite Sean Connery ) and in Roman Polanski 's '' Repulsion ''. He remained active on television, appearing in such series as '' Armchair Theatre '', '' Danger Man '' and '' The Saint ''. In 1967 he took the lead role as disbarred solicitor Alex Lambert in the TV series '' The Informer ''. As the 1970s began, Hendry took lead roles in several TV series such as ''''. He also starred in a Gerry Anderson produced film entitled 'Journey to the Far Side of the Sun', also known as 'Doppelganger'. Although his career was on a high, it was a tragic time in his personal life. He was married to former child star Janet Munro in 1963 but their reportedly turbulent life together ended in divorce in 1971 and was quickly followed by Munro's death from a heart condition a year later. Both Hendry and Munro were known to have drink problems. He was reunited with Patrick Macnee as a guest star on '' The New Avengers '', although he did not reprise the role of David Keel. Towards the end of his life he had a semi-regular role in the crime series '' Jemima Shore Investigates '' as the eponymous heroine's literary agent. In 1984 he joined the cast of the Channel Four Soap Opera '' Brookside ''. This was short-lived however; on Christmas Eve 1984 he died of a stomach Haemorrhage . His last public appearance was as a guest on '' This Is Your Life '' which profiled his friend Patrick Macnee. He died in London . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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