William Russell

William Russell

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 Neve...

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The Great Escape

As Sorren

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Malta Story

As Officer at Prison

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Above Us the Waves

As Ramsey

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The Affair

As Dr. Hastings

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One Good Turn

As Alec Bigley

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Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

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

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The Saint's Return

As Keith Merton

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Dead Man's Kit

As Senior Officer

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The Big Chance

As Bill Anderson

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Executive Order

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Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

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Return to Sender

As Mike Cochran

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Intimate Relations

As Michael

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Terror

As Lord Garrick

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The Share Out

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The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

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Doctor Who: The Aztecs

As Ian Chesterton

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Little Girls Don't

As Daddy

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The Adventures of Hal 5

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They Who Dare

As Lieutenant Poole

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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Daleks

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: Marco Polo

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Sensorites

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Crusade

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Rescue

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Romans

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Web Planet

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who: The Space Museum

As Ian Chesterton

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Three Men in a Boat

As Doctor

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Doctor Who: The Chase

As Ian Chesterton

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Superman

As 8th Elder

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Adventure Story

As Hephaestion

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An Adventure in Space and Time

As Harry

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The Man Who Never Was

As Joe

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Doctor Who: Origins

As Self

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Creation of the Daleks

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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The Gay Dog

As Leslie Gowland

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Gift Horse

As Crewman

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Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

As Don

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Death Watch

As Dr. Mason

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Masters of Sound

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"

As Self / Ian Chesterton

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Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

As Self / Ian Chesterton

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The Sets of Marinus

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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Remembering 'The Aztecs'

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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Vision On

As Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

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Don't Lose Your Head

As Himself

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Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

As Mr Rose

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Shoestring

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Heartbeat

As Gabriel Firth

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Robin of Sherwood

As The Duke of Gloucester

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The Hanged Man

As Peter Kroger

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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

As Sir Lancelot du Lac

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Van der Valk

As Rokin

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Disraeli

As Wyndham Lewis

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Sunday-Night Play

As Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron

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Nicholas Nickleby

As Nicholas Nickleby

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Breaking Point (UK)

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Father Brown

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Doctor Who: Lost in Time

As Ian

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The Main Chance

As Arnold Galbraith

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Casualty

As Mo Meredrew

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Testament of Youth

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Justice

As Dr. Victor Ainsworth

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Doctor Who

As Ian Chesterton

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Doctor Who

As Ian Chesterton

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The Professionals

As Charles Holly