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William Russell

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Nov 19, 1924 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK

Biography

William Russell Enoch (19 November 1924–3 June 2024) was an English actor. He achieved prominence in 1956 when he took the title role in the ITV television series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957). In 1963, he became part of the original lead cast of BBC1's Doctor Who, playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton opposite William Hartnell from the show's first episode until 1965. Russell's film roles include parts in The Man Who Never Was (1956), The Great Escape (1963) and Superman (1978). On television, he notably appeared as Ted Sullivan in Coronation Street in 1992. In recent years, Russell has maintained his association with Doctor Who; he returned to the show in 2022, making a cameo appearance as Ian in "The Power of the Doctor", 57 years after the character's last television appearance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting
2023Doctor Who: The Daleks in ColourIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2022Executive Order
2022William Russell: In ConversationSelf
2017The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2013An Adventure in Space and TimeHarry
2012Vision OnIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2012Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'Himself
2012Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2010Last Stop White CitySelf
2009The Sets of MarinusIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2009Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009Mounting the RescueSelf
2009What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?Self
2008The Ties That Bind UsIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2006Doctor Who: OriginsSelf
2006Creation of the DaleksIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2006Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'Self / Ian Chesterton
2006Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDISSelf / Ian Chesterton
2006Masters of SoundIan Chesterton (archive footage)
2006After the FuneralLanscombe
2005Tales of IsopSelf
2003Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002Remembering 'The Aztecs'Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
1997Henry V at Shakespeare's GlobeKing Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1995The AffairDr. Hastings
1992HeartbeatGabriel Firth
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotLanscombe
1988The Four Minute MileAAA Official
1986CasualtyMo Meredrew
1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksIan Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984Robin of SherwoodThe Duke of Gloucester
1983BlackadderThe Duke of Winchester
1981Little Girls Don'tDaddy
1980Dead Man's KitSenior Officer
1980Death WatchDr. Mason
1979TerrorLord Garrick
1979Instant Enlightenment Including VATDon
1979Testament of Youth
1979ShoestringDavid Carn
1978Superman8th Elder
1978DisraeliWyndham Lewis
1978Armchair ThrillerSenior officer (uncredited)
1978Armchair ThrillerSenior Officer
1978StrangersBamford Harker
1977The ProfessionalsCharles Holly
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekHeadmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
1976Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a TigerMr Rose
1975Three Men in a BoatDoctor
1975The Hanged ManPeter Kroger
1974Father BrownReverend Wilfred Bohun
1972Van der ValkRokin
1971JusticeDr. Victor Ainsworth
1971Great Performances
1970Play for TodayDon
1969The Main ChanceArnold Galbraith
1966Breaking Point
1965Doctor Who: The RomansIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: The Web PlanetIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: The RescueIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: The CrusadeIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: The Space MuseumIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: The ChaseIan Chesterton
1965Doctor Who: Lost in TimeIan
1964Doctor Who: The AztecsIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The DaleksIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The Edge of DestructionIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: Marco PoloIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The SensoritesIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The Keys of MarinusIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The Reign of TerrorIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of EarthIan Chesterton
1964Doctor Who: Planet of GiantsIan Chesterton
1964DetectiveBill Cartwright
1963The Great EscapeSorren
1963Return to SenderMike Cochran
1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildIan Chesterton
1963Doctor WhoIan Chesterton
1962The Share OutMike Stafford
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962SuspenseJohn Richards
1961Adventure StoryHephaestion
1960Sunday-Night PlayColonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
1960Coronation StreetTed Sullivan
1960Sunday-Night PlayOliver Farrant
1960Sunday-Night PlayLord Bleane
1960Sunday-Night PlayJohn Freeman
1960Sunday-Night PlayCharles Hemington
1960Sunday-Night PlayGerald Croft
1960Sunday-Night PlayFrank
1957The Big ChanceBill Anderson
1957The Adventures of Hal 5
1957Nicholas NicklebyNicholas Nickleby
1956The Man Who Never WasJoe
1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotSir Lancelot du Lac
1956Armchair TheatreSmoky
1955Above Us the WavesRamsey
1955One Good TurnAlec Bigley
1955Lilli Palmer TheatreBoy
1954They Who DareLieutenant Poole
1954The Gay DogLeslie Gowland
1953Malta StoryOfficer at Prison
1953The Saint's ReturnKeith Merton
1953Intimate RelationsMichael
1952Gift HorseCrewman
1950Sunday Night TheatreBill Bolton
1950Sunday Night TheatreRenny
1950Sunday Night TheatreVicomte de Tournai