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William Russell

William Russell

Acting1924Sunderland, 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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Acting History

2023
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
Creation of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Masters of Sound
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Lanscombe1 eps
2005
2003
2002
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2000
Heartbeat
TVas Gabriel Firth1 eps
1997
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1995
The Affair
as Dr. Hastings
1988
The Four Minute Mile
as AAA Official
1986
Robin of Sherwood
TVas The Duke of Gloucester1 eps
Casualty
TVas Mo Meredrew
1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Blackadder
TVas The Duke of Winchester1 eps
1981
1980
Death Watch
as Dr. Mason
Dead Man's Kit
as Senior Officer
Armchair Thriller
TVas Senior Officer1 eps
The Professionals
TVas Charles Holly1 eps
Play for Today
TVas Don1 eps
1979
1978
Superman
as 8th Elder
Disraeli
TVas Wyndham Lewis
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman1 eps
Strangers
TVas Bamford Harker
1977
Van der Valk
TVas Rokin1 eps
1975
The Main Chance
TVas Arnold Galbraith1 eps
The Hanged Man
TVas Peter Kroger
1974
Father Brown
TVas Reverend Wilfred Bohun1 eps
Justice
TVas Dr. Victor Ainsworth1 eps
1969
Detective
TVas Bill Cartwright1 eps
1965
1963
Return to Sender
as Mike Cochran
Suspense
TVas John Richards1 eps
Sunday-Night Play
TVas Frank / Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron / Oliver Farrant / Lord Bleane / Gerald Croft / John Freeman / Charles Hemington1 eps
Doctor Who
TVas Ian Chesterton
1962
The Share Out
as Mike Stafford
1961
Adventure Story
as Hephaestion
1960
Coronation Street
TVas Ted Sullivan
1957
The Big Chance
as Bill Anderson
Nicholas Nickleby
TVas Nicholas Nickleby
1955
One Good Turn
as Alec Bigley
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Vicomte de Tournai / Renny / Bill Bolton1 eps
1954
They Who Dare
as Lieutenant Poole
The Gay Dog
as Leslie Gowland
1953
The Saint's Return
as Keith Merton
Malta Story
as Officer at Prison
1952
Gift Horse
as Crewman

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/19/1924
Day of Death
6/3/2024
Place of Birth
Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK