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Ian Yule (1933 — 3 December 2020^[1]) was a British born South African actor and soldier. He had a film career that commenced in the late 1960s and lasted to around the early to mid 2000s. Many of the roles he has played are that of a soldier. The films he has appeared in includeKiller Force, in 1976,One Way also released in 1976,Golden Rendezvous in 1977,The Wild Geese in 1978,Zulu Dawn in 1979, —Safari 3000 in 1982,City of Blood in 1983, and many more. He was also a stuntman in a few films. He also was a screenwriter and wrote some screen plays includingShamwari in which he starred oppositeKen Gampu. He was a well known actor in South Africa.

Ian Yule was born in the UK some time before the second world war.^[2] During his career he was a member of theBritish Army'sRoyal Artillery^{[citation needed]},Parachute Regiment^{[citation needed]} andSpecial Air Service^{[citation needed]} and served in theKorean War, taking part in theBattle of Inchon^{[citation needed]} andBattle of Chosin Reservoir^{[citation needed]}, and later served in theRhodesian Security Forces andSouth African Defence Force as well as serving as a mercenary inMad Mike Hoare's outfit (the filmthe Wild Geese is based on Hoare's exploits).^[3][4] As an actor in the action genre he was recognised for his accomplishments.^[5]

Yule's first association with films goes back to the 1950s when he had a role as a stuntman in the 1959 filmBen-Hur.^[6] He also did stunt work inThe Longest Day which was released in 1962.^[7] His early acting roles included playing the part of Andy Wilson in 1967 filmWild Season which was directed byEmil Nofal.^[8] In 1968, he had a recurring role as Freddy in the television seriesSchatzsucher unserer Tage which was directed byRolf von Sydow.^[9][10]

He played the part of Trooper Dillon in theDavid Millin directedShangani Patrol which was released in 1970.^[11] In the 1978Wild Geese, playing the part of Sgt. Tosh Donaldson, he was part of a cast that includedRichard Burton,Roger Moore andRichard Harris.^[12][13]

Starring oppositeKen Gampu, he appeared in the 1982 filmShamwari. The film bore a similarity to an earlier film,The Defiant Ones that starredSidney Poitier andTony Curtis. Like the characters in that film, there is racial hatred between the two of them. They escape from a chain gang detail. To survive they have to get rid of their hatred for each other.^[14] Yule was led to believe that the film was a flop, however John Hume who produced the film was marketing it under a different name and making money from it.^[15]

In 1986, he appeared as Bill Smith in the filmJake Speed.^[16] He played the part of Max Wharton in the 1988 film,City of Blood.^[17]

He played the part of Harvey in the 1995 filmCyborg Cop III which was directed by Yossi Wein.^[18] In the 1999 filmOperation Delta Force 3: Clear Target, he played the part of General Hightower.^[19]

Possibly his last film wasPlatinum [de] which was released in 2004.^[20]

In mid-December 2015, Yule arrived atHeathrow Airport from South Africa, in poor health and destitute. He had a carry bag, his knobkerrie walking sticks and a couple of shirts and underwear. He was met and collected from the airport by a volunteer, who had been moved by his plight and subsequently cared for him for some two months.

After being helped by one organisation, the South African Legion, the SSAFA were instrumental in getting him the care he required for his heart problems and severe arthritis. He was later hospitalised at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester where he died on 3 December 2020.^[21]

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