Name
William Russell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-11-19
Deathday
2024-06-03 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively sm...
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In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an islan...
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In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, ...
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Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe produc...
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Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. ...
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In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz....
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Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ba...
- 1963 The Great Escape as Sorren
- 1953 Malta Story as Officer at Prison
- 1955 Above Us the Waves as Ramsey
- 1995 The Affair as Dr. Hastings
- 1955 One Good Turn as Alec Bigley
- 1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
- 1953 The Saint's Return as Keith Merton
- 1980 Dead Man's Kit as Senior Officer
- 1957 The Big Chance as Bill Anderson
- 2022 Executive Order
- 2023 Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 1963 Return to Sender as Mike Cochran
- 1953 Intimate Relations as Michael
- 1979 Terror as Lord Garrick
- 1962 The Share Out as Mike Stafford
- 2017 The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Aztecs as Ian Chesterton
- 1981 Little Girls Don't as Daddy
- 1957 The Adventures of Hal 5
- 1954 They Who Dare as Lieutenant Poole
- 1963 Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Daleks as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: Marco Polo as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Sensorites as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: Planet of Giants as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Crusade as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Rescue as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Romans as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Web Planet as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Space Museum as Ian Chesterton
- 1975 Three Men in a Boat as Doctor
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Chase as Ian Chesterton
- 1978 Superman as 8th Elder
- 1961 Adventure Story as Hephaestion
- 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time as Harry
- 1956 The Man Who Never Was as Joe
- 2006 Doctor Who: Origins as Self
- 2006 Creation of the Daleks as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 1954 The Gay Dog as Leslie Gowland
- 1952 Gift Horse as Crewman
- 1979 Instant Enlightenment Including VAT as Don
- 1980 Death Watch as Dr. Mason
- 2006 Masters of Sound as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2006 Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' as Self / Ian Chesterton
- 2006 Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS as Self / Ian Chesterton
- 2009 The Sets of Marinus as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2002 Remembering 'The Aztecs' as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2012 Vision On as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2012 Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror' as Himself
- 1976 Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger as Mr Rose
- 1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008 The Ties That Bind Us as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2012 Rediscovering the Urge to Live
- 2009 Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
- 2022 William Russell: In Conversation as Self
- 2003 Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2009 Mounting the Rescue as Self
- 2009 What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? as Self
- 2005 Tales of Isop as Self
- 2010 Last Stop White City as Self
- 1988 The Four Minute Mile as AAA Official
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel Firth
- 1984 Robin of Sherwood ( 1 episode ) as The Duke of Gloucester
- 1975 The Hanged Man ( 1 episode ) as Peter Kroger
- 1962 Dr. Finlay's Casebook ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ( 30 episodes ) as Sir Lancelot du Lac
- 1972 Van der Valk ( 1 episode ) as Rokin
- 1978 Disraeli ( 2 episodes ) as Wyndham Lewis
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
- 1957 Nicholas Nickleby ( 10 episodes ) as Nicholas Nickleby
- 1966 Breaking Point ( 5 episodes )
- 1965 Doctor Who: Lost in Time ( 2 episodes ) as Ian
- 1969 The Main Chance ( 1 episode ) as Arnold Galbraith
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Mo Meredrew
- 1979 Testament of Youth ( 5 episodes )
- 1971 Justice ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 77 episodes ) as Ian Chesterton
- 1977 The Professionals ( 1 episode ) as Charles Holly
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Lanscombe
- 1983 Blackadder ( 1 episode ) as The Duke of Winchester
- 1978 Armchair Thriller ( 2 episodes ) as Senior Officer
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode )
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Don
- 1964 Detective ( 1 episode ) as Bill Cartwright
- 1962 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as John Richards
- 1960 Coronation Street ( 45 episodes ) as Ted Sullivan
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Smoky
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Oliver Farrant
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Lord Bleane
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as John Freeman
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Charles Hemington
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Gerald Croft
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Boy
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Bill Bolton
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Renny
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Vicomte de Tournai
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
- 1979 Shoestring ( 1 episode ) as David Carn
- 1978 Strangers ( 1 episode ) as Bamford Harker
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Daddy
- 1974 Father Brown ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
- 1963 Jane Eyre ( 6 episodes ) as St. John Rivers
- 1978 Spearhead ( 1 episode ) as Mr Dickson B.F.S.
- 1955 St. Ives ( 6 episodes ) as St. Ives
- 1972 Harriet's Back in Town ( 54 episodes ) as Tom Preston
- 1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ( 1 episode ) as Sir Bliant
