William Russell
Acting • Born 1924-11-19 – Died 2024-06-03
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
106 credits
The Great Escape
Movie • 1963
Sorren
Malta Story
Movie • 1953
Officer at Prison
Above Us the Waves
Movie • 1955
Ramsey
The Affair
Movie • 1995
Dr. Hastings
One Good Turn
Movie • 1955
Alec Bigley
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie • 1997
King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
The Saint's Return
Movie • 1953
Keith Merton
Dead Man's Kit
Movie • 1980
Senior Officer
The Big Chance
Movie • 1957
Bill Anderson
Executive Order
Movie • 2022
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Movie • 2023
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Return to Sender
Movie • 1963
Mike Cochran
Intimate Relations
Movie • 1953
Michael
Terror
Movie • 1979
Lord Garrick
The Share Out
Movie • 1962
Mike Stafford
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Movie • 2017
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Little Girls Don't
Movie • 1981
Daddy
The Adventures of Hal 5
Movie • 1957
They Who Dare
Movie • 1954
Lieutenant Poole
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Movie • 1963
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Movie • 1964
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Romans
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Three Men in a Boat
Movie • 1975
Doctor
Doctor Who: The Chase
Movie • 1965
Ian Chesterton
Superman
Movie • 1978
8th Elder
Adventure Story
Movie • 1961
Hephaestion
An Adventure in Space and Time
Movie • 2013
Harry
The Man Who Never Was
Movie • 1956
Joe
Doctor Who: Origins
Movie • 2006
Self
Creation of the Daleks
Movie • 2006
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Gift Horse
Movie • 1952
Crewman
The Gay Dog
Movie • 1954
Leslie Gowland
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Movie • 1979
Don
Death Watch
Movie • 1980
Dr. Mason
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Movie • 2006
Self / Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Movie • 2006
Self / Ian Chesterton
Masters of Sound
Movie • 2006
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
The Sets of Marinus
Movie • 2009
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Movie • 2002
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Vision On
Movie • 2012
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
Movie • 2012
Himself
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
Movie • 1976
Mr Rose
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Movie • 1984
Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie • 2008
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
Movie • 2012
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Movie • 2009
William Russell: In Conversation
Movie • 2022
Self
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Movie • 2003
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Mounting the Rescue
Movie • 2009
Self
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
Movie • 2009
Self
Tales of Isop
Movie • 2005
Self
Last Stop White City
Movie • 2010
Self
The Four Minute Mile
Movie • 1988
AAA Official
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Gabriel Firth
Robin of Sherwood
TV • 1984
The Duke of Gloucester
The Hanged Man
TV • 1975
Peter Kroger
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV • 1962
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV • 1956
Sir Lancelot du Lac
Van der Valk
TV • 1972
Rokin
Disraeli
TV • 1978
Wyndham Lewis
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
Nicholas Nickleby
TV • 1957
Nicholas Nickleby
Breaking Point
TV • 1966
Father Brown
TV • 1974
Reverend Wilfred Bohun
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
TV • 1965
Ian
The Main Chance
TV • 1969
Arnold Galbraith
Casualty
TV • 1986
Mo Meredrew
Testament of Youth
TV • 1979
Justice
TV • 1971
Dr. Victor Ainsworth
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Ian Chesterton
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Charles Holly
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
Lanscombe
Blackadder
TV • 1983
The Duke of Winchester
Armchair Thriller
TV • 1978
Senior officer (uncredited)
Armchair Thriller
TV • 1978
Senior Officer
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Don
Detective
TV • 1964
Bill Cartwright
Suspense
TV • 1962
John Richards
Coronation Street
TV • 1960
Ted Sullivan
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Smoky
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Oliver Farrant
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Lord Bleane
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
John Freeman
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Charles Hemington
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Gerald Croft
Sunday-Night Play
TV • 1960
Frank
Lilli Palmer Theatre
TV • 1955
Boy
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Bill Bolton
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Renny
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Vicomte de Tournai
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
Shoestring
TV • 1979
David Carn
Strangers
TV • 1978
Bamford Harker