William Russell

William Russell

Acting

Born November 19, 1924 · Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK

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–…

Known for

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

Acting(98)

2023Doctor Who: The Daleks in ColourIan Chesterton (archive footage)

2022William Russell: In ConversationSelf

2022Executive Order

2017The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

2013An Adventure in Space and TimeHarry

2012Rediscovering the Urge to Live

2012Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'Himself

2012Vision OnIan Chesterton (archive footage)

2010Last Stop White CitySelf

2009The Sets of MarinusIan Chesterton (archive footage)

2009Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

2009What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?Self

2009Mounting the RescueSelf

2008The Ties That Bind UsIan Chesterton (archive footage)

2006Creation of the DaleksIan Chesterton (archive footage)

2006Doctor Who: OriginsSelf

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)

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

1984Robin of SherwoodThe Duke of Gloucester

1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksIan Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983BlackadderThe Duke of Winchester

1981Little Girls Don'tDaddy

1980Dead Man's KitSenior Officer

1980Death WatchDr. Mason

1979Instant Enlightenment Including VATDon

1979Testament of Youth

1979TerrorLord Garrick

1979ShoestringDavid Carn

1978Superman8th Elder

1978DisraeliWyndham Lewis

1978StrangersBamford Harker

1978Armchair ThrillerSenior Officer

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

1967ITV PlayhouseFrank

1966Breaking Point

1965Doctor Who: The ChaseIan Chesterton

1965Doctor Who: The Space MuseumIan Chesterton

1965Doctor Who: The CrusadeIan Chesterton

1965Doctor Who: Lost in TimeIan

1965Doctor Who: The Web PlanetIan Chesterton

1965Doctor Who: The RomansIan Chesterton

1965Doctor Who: The RescueIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of EarthIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: Planet of GiantsIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The Reign of TerrorIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The SensoritesIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The AztecsIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The Keys of MarinusIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: Marco PoloIan Chesterton

1964DetectiveBill Cartwright

1964Doctor Who: The Edge of DestructionIan Chesterton

1964Doctor Who: The DaleksIan Chesterton

1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildIan Chesterton

1963Doctor WhoIan Chesterton

1963The Great EscapeSorren

1963Return to SenderMike Cochran

1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962SuspenseJohn Richards

1962The Share OutMike Stafford

1961Adventure StoryHephaestion

1960Coronation StreetTed Sullivan

1960Sunday-Night PlayColonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron

1957Nicholas NicklebyNicholas Nickleby

1957The Big ChanceBill Anderson

1957The Adventures of Hal 5

1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotSir Lancelot du Lac

1956Armchair TheatreSmoky

1956The Man Who Never WasJoe

1955Lilli Palmer TheatreBoy

1955Above Us the WavesRamsey

1955One Good TurnAlec Bigley

1954The Gay DogLeslie Gowland

1954They Who DareLieutenant Poole

1953The Saint's ReturnKeith Merton

1953Malta StoryOfficer at Prison

1953Intimate RelationsMichael

1952Gift HorseCrewman

1950Sunday Night TheatreBill Bolton

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