William Russell
Acting
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
Born: November 19, 1924
Place of Birth: Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Known For
Doctor Who: Origins
A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein and Richard Martin, actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, title sequence designer Bernard Lodge, and TARDIS sound effect creator Brian Hodgson
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Creation of the Daleks
The cast and crew's memories of the creation of the Daleks and the making of The Daleks.
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
A feature on Doctor Who: The Beginning box set which tells the stories of the Doctor's time machine - the TARDIS.
Masters of Sound
Documentary on the sound effects of Doctor Who in the 1960s.
Last Stop White City
Schoolteachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton were the first people from Earth to travel with the Doctor. This documentary tells their story. With actor William Russell, director Richard Martin, studio vision mixer Clive Doig and writer Simon Guerrier.
Blackadder
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
The Great Escape
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here the true purpose of the time corridor becomes apparent: after ninety years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. Not even the Daleks foresee the poisonous threat of their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. Will he descend to Davros' level of evil to stop him?
Filmography
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Harry
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Self
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Self
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Self
as Self / Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Self / Ian Chesterton
as Self
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
as Dr. Hastings
as Gabriel Firth
as Lanscombe
as AAA Official
as Mo Meredrew
as The Duke of Gloucester
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
as The Duke of Winchester
as Senior Officer
as Dr. Mason
as Lord Garrick
as David Carn
as 8th Elder
as Wyndham Lewis
as Senior officer (uncredited)
as Senior Officer
as Charles Holly
as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
as Mr Rose
as Doctor
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
as Rokin
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
as Don
as Arnold Galbraith
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Bill Cartwright
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Ian Chesterton
as Sorren
as Mike Cochran
as John Richards
as Mike Stafford
as Hephaestion
as Ted Sullivan
as Bill Anderson
as Sir Lancelot du Lac
as Smoky
as Joe
as Boy
as Ramsey
as Alec Bigley
as Leslie Gowland
as Lieutenant Poole
as Keith Merton
as Officer at Prison
as Michael
as Crewman
as Bill Bolton
as Renny
as Vicomte de Tournai