Ian Cullen

Ian Cullen (20 October 1939-12 November 2019 ) played Ixta in the Doctor Who television story The Aztecs. In 2012, he expressed a desire to return to the programme. He later played Nadeyan in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio anthology Dark Eyes.

Cullen's other credits included roles on, , , Blake's 7, , and The Bill. He also had regular roles as Warren Kent on (1966-67), Geordie Watson on  (1977, 81) and Angus Hart on  (1997-99). However, he is best remembered for playing PC/Det. Con. Skinner in over two hundred episodes of Z-Cars from 1969-75.

Film appearances included the radio operator Steinman in (1978) and Baron Sterling in Dawn of the Dragonslayer (2011).