15.01.1940 - 18.05.2016 (76 years) ( New Zealand)
Ian Watkin (25 January 1940 – 18 May 2016) was a New Zealander actor known for the films Braindead and Sleeping Dogs. Watkin grew up in Greymouth, and started his career in theatre and radio play's, and working as a magazine editor before emigrating to Australia in 1999. where he continued to appear in numerous television and theatre roles and also became a wine broker. He was also known as Mr. Big Cheese due to a television commercial in which he appeared in.After having appeared in Pukmanu, he featured in an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre in 1977. His later role's included Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Charlotte's Web in 2006.