Nicholas Courtney

Profile

Nicholas Courtney

Acting
Born 1929-12-16 · Died 2011-02-22
1
Cairo, Egypt

Biography

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Filmography

103 credits across movies and TV

TravelWise
Movie

TravelWise

2000 · Alistair Singleton

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993 · The Brigadier

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Movie

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974 · French Intelligence Officer

Return to Devil's End
Movie

Return to Devil's End

1993 · Self

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
Movie

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

1997

Doctor Who: Inferno
Movie

Doctor Who: Inferno

1970 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
Movie

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

2021 · Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Movie

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

2001

Lust in Space
Movie

Lust in Space

1998 · Time Judge / self

Doctor at Sea
Movie

Doctor at Sea

2002

The PanoptiCon Tapes III
Movie

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

1990

Endless Night
Movie

Endless Night

1972 · Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

Downtime
Movie

Downtime

1995 · Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
Movie

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

2021

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Movie

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

2017

Doctor Who: Battlefield
Movie

Doctor Who: Battlefield

1989 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Wartime
Movie

Wartime

1988 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

The End of Arthur's Marriage
Movie

The End of Arthur's Marriage

1965 · Husband

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Movie

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

1970 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Chronotrip
Movie

Chronotrip

2002

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Movie

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

1972 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
Movie

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

1975 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Bullseye!
Movie

Bullseye!

1990 · Sir Hugh

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Movie

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

1995

30 Years in the TARDIS
Movie

30 Years in the TARDIS

1993 · Himself / Narrator

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Movie

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

1973 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who and the Silurians
Movie

Doctor Who and the Silurians

1970 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
Movie

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

1970 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Robot
Movie

Doctor Who: Robot

1975 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Movie

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

2013 · (archive footage)

The Story of Doctor Who
Movie

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

The Corridor Sketch
Movie

The Corridor Sketch

1991 · Sir Horace

Myth Runner
Movie

Myth Runner

1987 · Himself

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Movie

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

1998

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Movie

Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Movie

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

1983 · Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Born Kicking
Movie

Born Kicking

1992 · Tim Ayling

To Catch a King
Movie

To Catch a King

1984 · de Oliveira

Doctor Who: The Invasion
Movie

Doctor Who: The Invasion

1968 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
Movie

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

1974 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Movie

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

1974 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Movie

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

1974 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
Movie

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

1968 · Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Movie

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

1965 · Bret Vyon

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Movie

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

1971 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Take a Girl Like You
Movie

Take a Girl Like You

1970 · Panel Chairman

The Brides of Fu Manchu
Movie

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966 · Sergeant

Doppelgänger
Movie

Doppelgänger

1969 · Data Analyst

Incendiary
Movie

Incendiary

2008 · Archbishop of Canterbury

Doctor Who: Logopolis
Movie

Doctor Who: Logopolis

1981 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Movie

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002 · The Brigadier

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Movie

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

1984 · The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

UNIT Recruiting Film
Movie

UNIT Recruiting Film

1993 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Missing in Action
Movie

Missing in Action

1993 · Self - Narrator

The Ties That Bind Us
Movie

The Ties That Bind Us

2008 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Rogue Time Lords
Movie

Rogue Time Lords

2007

Doctor Who: Downtime
Movie

Doctor Who: Downtime

2025 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor
Movie

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor

2011 · Self (voice)

Five Doctors, One Studio
Movie

Five Doctors, One Studio

2008

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

2015

The Sarah Jane Adventures
TV

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007 · Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who Confidential
TV

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

1963 · Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

The Bill
TV

The Bill

1984

The Avengers
TV

The Avengers

1961 · Gifford

Satellite City
TV

Satellite City

1996

Jason King
TV

Jason King

1971

Minder
TV

Minder

1979 · Raymond Wilkins

The Saint
TV

The Saint

1962 · Alain

Callan
TV

Callan

1967

Doomwatch
TV

Doomwatch

1970 · Phillip

The Champions
TV

The Champions

1968 · Doctor Farley

Doctors
TV

Doctors

2000

All Creatures Great and Small
TV

All Creatures Great and Small

1978 · Paul Cotterell

Shelley
TV

Shelley

1979

French Fields
TV

French Fields

1989 · Marquis

Yes, Prime Minister
TV

Yes, Prime Minister

1986

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Hutchinson Hatch

No Hiding Place
TV

No Hiding Place

1959

Then Churchill Said to Me
TV

Then Churchill Said to Me

1993

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
TV

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

1999

The Main Chance
TV

The Main Chance

1969 · James Harding

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

1963 · Tourist (uncredited)

Casualty
TV

Casualty

1986 · Claude Devigny

Tales of the Tardis
TV

Tales of the Tardis

2023 · Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969 · Max

Victoria Regina
TV

Victoria Regina

1964 · Tudor

The Man in Room 17
TV

The Man in Room 17

1965 · Gilles

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

1963 · Bret Vyon

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

1963 · Lethbridge-Stewart

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977 · Bronzed Man

Myth Makers
TV

Myth Makers

2015 · Himself

The Informer
TV

The Informer

1966 · Henry Leason

Theatre 625
TV

Theatre 625

1964 · Ned

Theatre 625
TV

Theatre 625

1964 · Freemantle

Armchair Theatre
TV

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Alex