Ivan Ivanovich

Ivan Ivanovich (credited as "Ivan") is a captain in the Russian Navy. He appears in "Hello Sailor" and is played by David King.

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Ivan has a firm handshake and can be quite intimidating when angry. He comes to Miss Courtney's school to retrieve Boris, a sailor under his command who wants to defect to England after falling in love with an English woman. Ivan, however, informs Miss Courtney and Jeremy Brown that his ship is only at port for one day and dismisses the idea of "love at first sight" as nonsense. He also explains that Boris already has a wife named Anastasia in Russia, so he can't take a wife in England.

After coming to Mr. Brown's classroom and ordering Boris to return to the ship, Ivan takes Mr. Brown aside and then comes back to Miss Courtney's office. Mr. Brown explains that the captain has fallen in love with her and wants to defect, and he lovingly calls her his "little English bulldog" as he chases her out of the office.

His full name and title is "Captain Ivan Ivanovich", but only he and Miss Courtney use it. Gladys calls him "Ivan the Terrible".