William Russell

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William Russell

Acting November 19, 1924

Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK

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 o…

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Superman

Superman

7.2 1978 Movie
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

7.9 1963 Movie
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

5.4 1960 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2 1989 TV Show
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
Blackadder

Blackadder

8.0 1983 TV Show
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
The Professionals

The Professionals

7.6 1977 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show

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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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    William Russell: In Conversation

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    Executive Order

    Movie

  4. 2017
    The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

    Movie

  5. 2013
    An Adventure in Space and Time

    Movie Harry

  6. 2012
    Rediscovering the Urge to Live

    Movie

  7. 2012
    Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'

    Movie Himself

  8. 2012
    Vision On

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  9. 2010
    Last Stop White City

    Movie Self

  10. 2009
    The Sets of Marinus

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  11. 2009
    Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

    Movie

  12. 2009
    What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?

    Movie Self

  13. 2009
    Mounting the Rescue

    Movie Self

  14. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  15. 2006
    Creation of the Daleks

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  16. 2006
    Doctor Who: Origins

    Movie Self

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  1. 2006
    Masters of Sound

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  2. 2006
    Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

    Movie Self / Ian Chesterton

  3. 2006
    Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

    Movie Self / Ian Chesterton

  4. 2005
    Tales of Isop

    Movie Self

  5. 2003
    Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  6. 2002
    Remembering 'The Aztecs'

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

  7. 1997
    Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

    Movie King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham

  8. 1995
    The Affair

    Movie Dr. Hastings

  9. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Gabriel Firth

  10. 1989
    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    TV show Lanscombe

  11. 1988
    The Four Minute Mile

    Movie AAA Official

  12. 1986
    Casualty

    TV show Mo Meredrew

  13. 1984
    Robin of Sherwood

    TV show The Duke of Gloucester

  14. 1984
    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

    Movie Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)

  15. 1983
    Blackadder

    TV show The Duke of Winchester

  16. 1981
    Little Girls Don't

    Movie Daddy

  17. 1980
    Dead Man's Kit

    Movie Senior Officer

  18. 1980
    Death Watch

    Movie Dr. Mason

  19. 1979
    Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

    Movie Don

  20. 1979
    Testament of Youth

    TV show

  21. 1979
    Terror

    Movie Lord Garrick

  22. 1979
    Shoestring

    TV show David Carn

  23. 1978
    Superman

    Movie 8th Elder

  24. 1978
    Disraeli

    TV show Wyndham Lewis