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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 19, 1924
Died
June 3, 2024
Place of Birth
Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Also Known As
- William Russell Enoch
- Enoch Russell
- William Russel
- Russel Enoch
- Russell Enoch
- ویلیام راسل
William Russell
0.5 Popularity
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
Known For
6.1
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023
0.0
Self
William Russell: In Conversation
2022
6.9
Executive Order
2022
0.0
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
7.7
Harry
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
0.0
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012
0.0
Himself
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
2012
0.0
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Vision On
2012
8.0
Self
Last Stop White City
2010
0.0
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
The Sets of Marinus
2009
Credits
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2023
6.1
William Russell: In Conversation
as Self
2022
0.0
Executive Order
2022
6.9
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
0.0
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Harry
2013
7.7
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012
0.0
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
as Himself
2012
0.0
Vision On
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2012
0.0
Last Stop White City
as Self
2010
8.0
The Sets of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009
0.0
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
as Self
2009
0.0
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
0.0
Mounting the Rescue
as Self
2009
0.0
The Ties That Bind Us
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2008
0.0
Creation of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
8.0
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
2006
8.5
Masters of Sound
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
8.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
8.0
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
7.0
Tales of Isop
as Self
2005
0.0
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2003
0.0
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002
0.0
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1997
0.0
The Affair
as Dr. Hastings
1995
3.8
Heartbeat
as Gabriel Firth
1992
7.1
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Lanscombe
1989
8.2
The Four Minute Mile
as AAA Official
1988
6.8
Casualty
as Mo Meredrew
1986
6.1
Robin of Sherwood
as The Duke of Gloucester
1984
7.6
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
7.8
Blackadder
as The Duke of Winchester
1983
8.0
🎬
Little Girls Don't
as Daddy
1981
0.0
Dead Man's Kit
as Senior Officer
1980
0.0
Death Watch
as Dr. Mason
1980
6.3
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
as Don
1979
4.5
Testament of Youth
1979
7.3
Terror
as Lord Garrick
1979
5.2
Shoestring
1979
6.8
Superman
as 8th Elder
1978
7.2
Disraeli
as Wyndham Lewis
1978
7.2
Armchair Thriller
as Senior officer (uncredited)
1978
4.2
Armchair Thriller
as Senior Officer
1978
4.2
The Professionals
as Charles Holly
1977
7.5
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
1977
7.0
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
as Mr Rose
1976
0.0
Three Men in a Boat
as Doctor
1975
5.9
🎬
The Hanged Man
as Peter Kroger
1975
5.5
Father Brown
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
1974
6.6
Van der Valk
as Rokin
1972
5.8
Justice
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
1971
6.0
Great Performances
1971
5.8
Play for Today
as Don
1970
6.3
The Main Chance
as Arnold Galbraith
1969
7.7
🎬
Breaking Point
1966
0.0
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Ian Chesterton
1965
6.3
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
as Ian Chesterton
1965
6.6
Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Ian Chesterton
1965
6.2
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
as Ian
1965
0.0
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
as Ian Chesterton
1965
5.7
Doctor Who: The Romans
as Ian Chesterton
1965
7.9
Doctor Who: The Rescue
as Ian Chesterton
1965
6.2
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
as Ian Chesterton
1964
7.3
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
as Ian Chesterton
1964
7.0
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as Ian Chesterton
1964
6.4
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
as Ian Chesterton
1964
5.0
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
as Ian Chesterton
1964
7.5
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton
1964
5.9
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
as Ian Chesterton
1964
7.3
Detective
as Bill Cartwright
1964
0.0
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
as Ian Chesterton
1964
5.7
Doctor Who: The Daleks
as Ian Chesterton
1964
7.3
Doctor Who
as Ian Chesterton
1963
7.9
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Ian Chesterton
1963
7.4
The Great Escape
as Sorren
1963
7.9
Return to Sender
as Mike Cochran
1963
4.1
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
6.0
Suspense
as John Richards
1962
5.5
The Share Out
as Mike Stafford
1962
4.0
Adventure Story
as Hephaestion
1961
6.0
Coronation Street
as Ted Sullivan
1960
5.3
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Oliver Farrant
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Lord Bleane
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as John Freeman
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Charles Hemington
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Gerald Croft
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Frank
1960
0.0
🎬
Nicholas Nickleby
as Nicholas Nickleby
1957
0.0
The Big Chance
as Bill Anderson
1957
2.7
🎬
The Adventures of Hal 5
1957
5.0
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Sir Lancelot du Lac
1956
6.5
Armchair Theatre
as Smoky
1956
5.8
The Man Who Never Was
as Joe
1956
7.0
Lilli Palmer Theatre
as Boy
1955
0.0
Above Us the Waves
as Ramsey
1955
6.1
One Good Turn
as Alec Bigley
1955
6.1
The Gay Dog
as Leslie Gowland
1954
6.5
They Who Dare
as Lieutenant Poole
1954
5.6
The Saint's Return
as Keith Merton
1953
5.7
Malta Story
as Officer at Prison
1953
5.9
Intimate Relations
as Michael
1953
3.8
Gift Horse
as Crewman
1952
6.6
Sunday Night Theatre
as Bill Bolton
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Renny
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Vicomte de Tournai
1950
3.5