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William Russell
Nov 19, 1924 (100 years old) in Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Known For
Coronation Street
Great Performances
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Doctor Who
Play for Today
Credits
2025 ·
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
as Ian Chesterton
2023 ·
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2022 ·
William Russell In Conversation
as Self
2022 ·
Executive Order
as
2017 ·
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
as
2013 ·
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Harry
2012 ·
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
as
2012 ·
Don't Lose Your Head
as Himself
2012 ·
Vision On
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2010 ·
Last Stop White City
as Self
2009 ·
The Sets of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009 ·
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
as
2009 ·
What has 'The Romans' ever done for us?
as Self
2009 ·
Mounting the Rescue
as Self
2008 ·
The Ties That Bind Us
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006 ·
Creation of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006 ·
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
2006 ·
Masters of Sound
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006 ·
Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006 ·
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2005 ·
Tales of Isop
as Self
2003 ·
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002 ·
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
1999 ·
Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Ian Chesterton
1999 ·
Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
as
1997 ·
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1996 ·
Myth Makers 35: Jacqueline Hill
as Self
1996 ·
Myth Makers 33: William Russell
as Self
1995 ·
The Affair
as Dr. Hastings
1992 ·
Heartbeat
as Gabriel Firth
1989 ·
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Lanscombe
1986 ·
Casualty
as Mo Meredrew
1984 ·
Robin of Sherwood
as The Duke of Gloucester
1984 ·
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 ·
Blackadder
as The Duke of Winchester
1981 ·
Little Girls Don't
as Daddy
1980 ·
Dead Man's Kit
as Senior Officer
1980 ·
Death Watch
as Dr. Mason
1979 ·
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
as Don
1979 ·
Testament of Youth
as
1979 ·
Shoestring
as
1978 ·
Superman
as 8th Elder
1978 ·
Disraeli
as Wyndham Lewis
1978 ·
Terror
as Lord Garrick
1978 ·
Armchair Thriller
as Senior officer (uncredited)
1978 ·
Armchair Thriller
as Senior Officer
1977 ·
The Professionals
as Charles Holly
1977 ·
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
1976 ·
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
as Mr Rose
1975 ·
Three Men in a Boat
as Doctor
1975 ·
The Hanged Man
as Peter Kroger
1974 ·
Father Brown
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
1972 ·
Van der Valk
as Rokin
1971 ·
Justice
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
1971 ·
Great Performances
as
1970 ·
Play for Today
as Don
1969 ·
The Main Chance
as Arnold Galbraith
1966 ·
Breaking Point
as
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Ian Chesterton
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
as Ian Chesterton
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Ian Chesterton
1965 ·
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
as Ian
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
as Ian Chesterton
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Romans
as Ian Chesterton
1965 ·
Doctor Who: The Rescue
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Detective
as Bill Cartwright
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
as Ian Chesterton
1964 ·
Doctor Who: The Daleks
as Ian Chesterton
1963 ·
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Ian Chesterton
1963 ·
Doctor Who
as Ian Chesterton
1963 ·
The Great Escape
as Sorren
1963 ·
Return to Sender
as Mike Cochran
1962 ·
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
as
1962 ·
Suspense
as John Richards
1962 ·
The Share Out
as
1961 ·
Adventure Story
as Hephaestion
1960 ·
Coronation Street
as Ted Sullivan
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Oliver Farrant
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Lord Bleane
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as John Freeman
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Charles Hemington
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Gerald Croft
1960 ·
Sunday-Night Play
as Frank
1957 ·
Nicholas Nickleby
as Nicholas Nickleby
1957 ·
The Big Chance
as Bill Anderson
1957 ·
The Adventures of Hal 5
as
1956 ·
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Sir Lancelot du Lac
1956 ·
Armchair Theatre
as Smoky
1956 ·
The Man Who Never Was
as Joe
1955 ·
Lilli Palmer Theatre
as Boy
1955 ·
Above Us the Waves
as Ramsey
1955 ·
One Good Turn
as Alec Bigley
1954 ·
The Gay Dog
as Leslie Gowland
1954 ·
They Who Dare
as Lieutenant Poole
1953 ·
The Saint's Return
as Keith Merton
1953 ·
Malta Story
as Officer at Prison
1953 ·
Intimate Relations
as Michael
1952 ·
Gift Horse
as Crewman
1950 ·
Sunday Night Theatre
as Bill Bolton
1950 ·
Sunday Night Theatre
as Renny
1950 ·
Sunday Night Theatre
as Vicomte de Tournai
