About William Russell
William Russell
November 19, 1924
| Place of Birth | : | Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK |
| Also Known As | : | William Russell Enoch, Enoch Russell, William Russel, Russel Enoch, Russell Enoch |
| Imdb Profile | : | IMDB Profile |
William Russell Enoch (born 19 November 1924) is 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
William Russell is known for the following movies:
The Big Chance
Character : Bill Anderson
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
Character : Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Character : Self / Ian Chesterton
Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Romans
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Chase
Character : Ian Chesterton
Adventure Story
Character : Hephaestion
The Sets of Marinus
Character : Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Vision On
Character : Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Don't Lose Your Head
Character : Himself
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Return to Sender
The Share Out
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Character : Ian Chesterton
The Adventures of Hal 5
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Character : Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Character : Ian Chesterton
Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
Character : Self / Ian Chesterton
Intimate Relations
Character : Michael
The Kill-Off
Character : Rags
One Good Turn
Character : Alec Bigley
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Character : Don
The Saint's Return
Character : Keith Merton
They Who Dare
Character : Lieutenant Poole
The Gay Dog
Character : Leslie Gowland
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Character : Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
Character : Self
Death Watch
Character : Dr. Mason
Above Us the Waves
Character : Ramsey
Masters of Sound
Character : Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Creation of the Daleks
Character : Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Character : King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
Terror
Character : Lord Garrick
Three Men in a Boat
Character : Doctor
Gift Horse
Character : Crewman
The Man Who Never Was
Character : Joe
Executive Order
The Great Escape
Character : Sorren
Superman
Character : 8th Elder (uncredited)
An Adventure in Space and Time
Character : Harry
The Affair
Character : Dr. Hastings
Malta Story
Character : Officer at Prison
William Russell is known for the following tv shows:
Van der Valk
Disraeli
Nicholas Nickleby
Character : Nicholas Nickleby
Shoestring
Heartbeat
Character : Gabriel Firth
Robin of Sherwood
Character : The Duke of Gloucester
The Hanged Man
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character : Sir Lancelot du Lac
Breaking Point (UK)
Father Brown
Doctor Who
Character : Ian Chesterton
Casualty
Character : Mo Meredrew
Testament of Youth
The Professionals
Character : Charles Holly
Sunday-Night Play
Character : Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Character : Ian
The Main Chance
Character : Arnold Galbraith
Justice
Character : Dr. Victor Ainsworth
Doctor Who
Character : Ian Chesterton
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