Ian Smith is an Australian actor, director and producer and theatre performer. Smith worked on the set of Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979) as a producer and writer for the series, before being given the role of the Head of Department character Ted Douglas after an actor failed to show up to set one day, Smith on the last day of filming Prisoner was offered a once in a lifetime role on Neighbours (1985), Smith took the role of Harold Bishop and spent more than 15 years as the lovable Harold, before leaving the series in 2015, in 2018 Smith admitted playing Harold for so long left him open to typecasting. Smith's other credits include Underbelly (2008), Bellbird (1967), Matlock Police (1971) and many more.