William Russell
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Executive Order
2022
William Russell: In Conversation
2022
as Self
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Harry
Vision On
2012
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
2012
as Himself
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012
Last Stop White City
2010
as Self
The Sets of Marinus
2009
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
Mounting the Rescue
2009
as Self
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
2009
as Self
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
as Self
Creation of the Daleks
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Masters of Sound
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
Tales of Isop
2005
as Self
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
2002
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
The Affair
1995
as Dr. Hastings
Heartbeat
1992
as Gabriel Firth
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Lanscombe
The Four Minute Mile
1988
as AAA Official
Casualty
1986
as Mo Meredrew
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as The Duke of Gloucester
Blackadder
1983
as The Duke of Winchester
Little Girls Don't
1981
as Daddy
Dead Man's Kit
1980
as Senior Officer
Death Watch
1980
as Dr. Mason
Terror
1979
as Lord Garrick
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979
as Don
Testament of Youth
1979
Shoestring
1979
as David Carn
Superman
1978
as 8th Elder
Disraeli
1978
as Wyndham Lewis
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Senior Officer
Strangers
1978
as Bamford Harker
Spearhead
1978
as Mr Dickson B.F.S.
The Professionals
1977
as Charles Holly
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
1976
as Mr Rose
Three Men in a Boat
1975
as Doctor
The Hanged Man
1975
as Peter Kroger
Father Brown
1974
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
Van der Valk
1972
as Rokin
Harriet's Back in Town
1972
as Tom Preston
Justice
1971
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
Great Performances
1971
Play for Today
1970
as Don
The Main Chance
1969
as Arnold Galbraith
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Frank
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Daddy
Breaking Point
1966
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Rescue
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Romans
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965
as Ian
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Detective
1964
as Bill Cartwright
The Great Escape
1963
as Sorren
Return to Sender
1963
as Mike Cochran
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who
1963
as Ian Chesterton
Jane Eyre
1963
as St. John Rivers
The Share Out
1962
as Mike Stafford
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Suspense
1962
as John Richards
Adventure Story
1961
as Hephaestion
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
Coronation Street
1960
as Ted Sullivan
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Oliver Farrant
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Lord Bleane
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as John Freeman
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Charles Hemington
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Gerald Croft
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Frank
The Big Chance
1957
as Bill Anderson
The Adventures of Hal 5
1957
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
as Nicholas Nickleby
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Joe
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Sir Lancelot du Lac
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Smoky
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Sir Bliant
Above Us the Waves
1955
as Ramsey
One Good Turn
1955
as Alec Bigley
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Boy
St. Ives
1955
as St. Ives
They Who Dare
1954
as Lieutenant Poole
The Gay Dog
1954
as Leslie Gowland
Malta Story
1953
as Officer at Prison
The Saint's Return
1953
as Keith Merton
Intimate Relations
1953
as Michael
Gift Horse
1952
as Crewman
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Bill Bolton
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Renny
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Vicomte de Tournai