Acting credits
91
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
William Russell
Acting
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Movies: 64Series: 27
TMDB ID: 32041
IMDb ID: nm0257920
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1924
Died: June 3, 2024
Age: 99
Place of birth: Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2023
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q2471880
Also known as
William Russell Enoch • Enoch Russell • William Russel • Russel Enoch • Russell Enoch • ویلیام راسل
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Russell.
6.1
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2023 Movie
William Russell: In Conversation
as Self
2022 Movie
6.9
Executive Order
2022 Movie
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017 Movie
7.7
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Harry
2013 Movie
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012 Movie
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
as Himself
2012 Movie
Vision On
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2012 Movie
8.0
Last Stop White City
as Self
2010 Movie
The Sets of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009 Movie
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009 Movie
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
as Self
2009 Movie
Mounting the Rescue
as Self
2009 Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2008 Movie
8.0
Creation of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006 Movie
8.5
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
2006 Movie
8.0
Masters of Sound
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006 Movie
8.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006 Movie
7.0
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006 Movie
Tales of Isop
as Self
2005 Movie
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2003 Movie
7.0
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002 Movie
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1997 Movie
3.8
The Affair
as Dr. Hastings
1995 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Russell.
7.1
Heartbeat
as Gabriel Firth • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Lanscombe • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Mo Meredrew • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.6
Robin of Sherwood
as The Duke of Gloucester • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.0
Blackadder
as The Duke of Winchester • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.3
Testament of Youth
5 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Shoestring
as David Carn • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.2
Disraeli
as Wyndham Lewis • 2 eps
1978 Series
4.2
Armchair Thriller
as Senior officer (uncredited) • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.5
The Professionals
as Charles Holly • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.6
Father Brown
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.8
Van der Valk
as Rokin • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
Justice
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth • 1 eps
1971 Series
5.8
Great Performances
1 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as Don • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.7
The Main Chance
as Arnold Galbraith • 1 eps
1969 Series
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
as Ian • 2 eps
1965 Series
Detective
as Bill Cartwright • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Ian Chesterton • 77 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1 eps
1962 Series
5.5
Suspense
as John Richards • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.3
Coronation Street
as Ted Sullivan • 45 eps
1960 Series
6.5
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Sir Lancelot du Lac • 30 eps
1956 Series