
William Russell
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1924
Died: June 3, 2024
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…
Known for

Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
1976

Mounting the Rescue
2009

The Big Chance
1957

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963

Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
1964

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006

Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012

William Russell: In Conversation
2022

Tales of Isop
2005

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017

Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965

Doctor Who: The Rescue
1965

Doctor Who: The Romans
1965

Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965

Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965

Doctor Who: The Chase
1965

Adventure Story
1961

The Sets of Marinus
2009

Vision On
2012

Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
2012

Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009

Last Stop White City
2010

Return to Sender
1963

Intimate Relations
1953

The Share Out
1962

Doctor Who: The Aztecs
1964
Little Girls Don't
1981

The Adventures of Hal 5
1957

Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
1964

Doctor Who: The Sensorites
1964

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
1964

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
1964

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006

One Good Turn
1955

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
2009

They Who Dare
1954

The Gay Dog
1954

Remembering 'The Aztecs'
2002

The Saint's Return
1953

Doctor Who: Origins
2006

Death Watch
1980

Above Us the Waves
1955

Executive Order
2022

Masters of Sound
2006

Creation of the Daleks
2006

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997

Dead Man's Kit
1980

Terror
1979

Three Men in a Boat
1975

Gift Horse
1952

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003

The Man Who Never Was
1956

The Great Escape
1963

An Adventure in Space and Time
2013

Superman
1978

The Affair
1995

Malta Story
1953

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984

The Ties That Bind Us
2008

Heartbeat
1992

Robin of Sherwood
1984
The Hanged Man
1975

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956

Van der Valk
1972

Disraeli
1978
Sunday-Night Play
1960

The Four Minute Mile
1988
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
Breaking Point
1966

Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965

The Main Chance
1969

Casualty
1986

Testament of Youth
1979

Justice
1971

Doctor Who
1963

The Professionals
1977

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

Blackadder
1983

Armchair Thriller
1978

Great Performances
1971

Play for Today
1970

Detective
1964

Suspense
1962

Coronation Street
1960

Armchair Theatre
1956

Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955

Sunday Night Theatre
1950

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977

Shoestring
1979

Strangers
1978

ITV Playhouse
1967

Father Brown
1974