Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 19, 1924
Died
Jun 03, 2024
Place of Birth
Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Credits
98 titles
William Russell
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
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
William Russell: In Conversation
Self
Executive Order
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
An Adventure in Space and Time
Harry
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
Himself
Vision On
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Last Stop White City
Self
The Sets of Marinus
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
Self
Mounting the Rescue
Self
The Ties That Bind Us
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Creation of the Daleks
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
Self
Masters of Sound
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Self / Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Self / Ian Chesterton
Tales of Isop
Self
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
The Affair
Dr. Hastings
Heartbeat
Gabriel Firth
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lanscombe
The Four Minute Mile
AAA Official
Casualty
Mo Meredrew
Robin of Sherwood
The Duke of Gloucester
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blackadder
The Duke of Winchester
Little Girls Don't
Daddy
Dead Man's Kit
Senior Officer
Death Watch
Dr. Mason
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Don
Testament of Youth
Terror
Lord Garrick
Shoestring
David Carn
Superman
8th Elder
Disraeli
Wyndham Lewis
Strangers
Bamford Harker
Armchair Thriller
Senior Officer
The Professionals
Charles Holly
BBC2 Play of the Week
Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
Mr Rose
Three Men in a Boat
Doctor
The Hanged Man
Peter Kroger
Father Brown
Reverend Wilfred Bohun
Van der Valk
Rokin
Justice
Dr. Victor Ainsworth