William Russell
56 movies · 37 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1924
- Died
- Jun 3, 2024 (age 99)
- Place of birth
- Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as
- William Russell Enoch · Enoch Russell · William Russel · Russel Enoch
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.
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William Russell: movies and TV shows
Acting (93)
- 2023 Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2022
- 2017
- 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time
as Harry
- 2012
- 2012 Vision On
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2009 The Sets of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2009
- 2008 The Ties That Bind Us
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2006 Creation of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2006 Masters of Sound
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2003 Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 2002 Remembering 'The Aztecs'
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- 1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
- 1995 The Affair
as Dr. Hastings
- 1992
- 1989
- 1988 The Four Minute Mile
as AAA Official
- 1986
- 1984
- 1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983
- 1981 Little Girls Don't
as Daddy
- 1980 Dead Man's Kit
as Senior Officer
- 1980 Death Watch
as Dr. Mason
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Terror
as Lord Garrick
- 1979
- 1978 Superman
as 8th Elder
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976 Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
as Mr Rose
- 1975 Three Men in a Boat
as Doctor
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Chase
as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Space Museum
as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Ian Chesterton
- 1965
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Web Planet
as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Romans
as Ian Chesterton
- 1965 Doctor Who: The Rescue
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Sensorites
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Aztecs
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: Marco Polo
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
as Ian Chesterton
- 1964 Doctor Who: The Daleks
as Ian Chesterton
- 1963 Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Ian Chesterton
- 1963
- 1963 The Great Escape
as Sorren
- 1963
- 1963 Return to Sender
as Mike Cochran
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 The Share Out
as Mike Stafford
- 1961 Adventure Story
as Hephaestion
- 1960
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play · TV
as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron / Oliver Farrant / Lord Bleane / John Freeman / Charles Hemington / Gerald Croft / Frank · 7 episodes
- 1957
- 1957 The Big Chance
as Bill Anderson
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Joe
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Above Us the Waves
as Ramsey
- 1955 One Good Turn
as Alec Bigley
- 1954 The Gay Dog
as Leslie Gowland
- 1954 They Who Dare
as Lieutenant Poole
- 1953 The Saint's Return
as Keith Merton
- 1953 Malta Story
as Officer at Prison
- 1953 Intimate Relations
as Michael
- 1952 Gift Horse
as Crewman
- 1950
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 2022
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005