William Russell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1924
- Died
- June 3, 2024 (aged 99)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Executive Order
Movie
William Russell: In Conversation
Movie · as Self
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Movie
An Adventure in Space and Time
Movie · as Harry
Vision On
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
Movie · as Himself
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
Movie
Last Stop White City
Movie · as Self
The Sets of Marinus
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Movie
Mounting the Rescue
Movie · as Self
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
Movie · as Self
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
Movie · as Self
Creation of the Daleks
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Movie · as Self / Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Movie · as Self / Ian Chesterton
Masters of Sound
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Agatha Christie Poirot After the Funeral
Movie · as Russell Lanscombe
Tales of Isop
Movie · as Self
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie · as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
The Affair
Movie · as Dr. Hastings
Heartbeat
TV · as Gabriel Firth · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Lanscombe · 1 ep
The Four Minute Mile
Movie · as AAA Official
Casualty
TV · as Mo Meredrew · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Movie · as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin of Sherwood
TV · as The Duke of Gloucester · 1 ep
Blackadder
TV · as The Duke of Winchester · 1 ep
Little Girls Don't
Movie · as Daddy
Dead Man's Kit
Movie · as Senior Officer
Death Watch
Movie · as Dr. Mason
Terror
Movie · as Lord Garrick
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Movie · as Don
Testament of Youth
TV · 5 eps
Shoestring
TV · as David Carn · 1 ep
Superman
Movie · as 8th Elder
Disraeli
TV · as Wyndham Lewis · 2 eps
Armchair Thriller
TV · as Senior Officer · 2 eps
Strangers
TV · as Bamford Harker · 1 ep
Spearhead
TV · as Mr Dickson B.F.S. · 1 ep
The Professionals
TV · as Charles Holly · 1 ep
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman · 1 ep
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
Movie · as Mr Rose
Three Men in a Boat
Movie · as Doctor
The Hanged Man
TV · as Peter Kroger · 1 ep
Father Brown
TV · as Reverend Wilfred Bohun · 1 ep
Van der Valk
TV · as Rokin · 1 ep
Harriet's Back in Town
TV · as Tom Preston · 54 eps
Justice
TV · as Dr. Victor Ainsworth · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Don · 1 ep
The Main Chance
TV · as Arnold Galbraith · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Frank, Daddy · 1 ep
Breaking Point
TV · 5 eps
Doctor Who: The Romans
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Chase
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
TV · as Ian · 2 eps
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Detective
TV · as Bill Cartwright · 1 ep
The Great Escape
Movie · as Sorren
Return to Sender
Movie · as Mike Cochran
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Movie · as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who
TV · as Ian Chesterton · 77 eps
Jane Eyre
TV · as St. John Rivers · 6 eps
The Share Out
Movie · as Mike Stafford
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as John Richards · 1 ep
Adventure Story
Movie · as Hephaestion
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron, Oliver Farrant, Lord Bleane, John Freeman, Charles Hemington, Gerald Croft, Frank · 1 ep
Coronation Street
TV · as Ted Sullivan · 45 eps
The Big Chance
Movie · as Bill Anderson
The Adventures of Hal 5
Movie
Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Nicholas Nickleby · 10 eps
The Man Who Never Was
Movie · as Joe
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV · as Sir Lancelot du Lac, Sir Bliant · 30 eps
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Smoky · 1 ep
Above Us the Waves
Movie · as Ramsey
One Good Turn
Movie · as Alec Bigley
Lilli Palmer Theatre
TV · as Boy · 1 ep
St. Ives
TV · as St. Ives · 6 eps
They Who Dare
Movie · as Lieutenant Poole
The Gay Dog
Movie · as Leslie Gowland
Malta Story
Movie · as Officer at Prison
The Saint's Return
Movie · as Keith Merton
Intimate Relations
Movie · as Michael
Gift Horse
Movie · as Crewman
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Bill Bolton, Renny, Vicomte de Tournai · 1 ep