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 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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Acted in
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Executive Order
2022
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Harry
Don't Lose Your Head
2012
as Himself
Vision On
2012
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
The Sets of Marinus
2009
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Creation of the Daleks
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
as Self
Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
Masters of Sound
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Doctor Who
2005
as Ian Chesterton
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
2002
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
1999
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
The Affair
1995
as Dr. Hastings
Heartbeat
1992
as Gabriel Firth
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Lanscombe
Casualty
1986
as Mo Meredrew
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as The Duke of Gloucester
Blackadder
1983
as The Duke of Winchester
Little Girls Don't
1981
as Daddy
Dead Man's Kit
1980
as Senior Officer
Death Watch
1980
as Dr. Mason
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979
as Don
Testament of Youth
1979
Shoestring
1979
Superman
1978
as 8th Elder
Disraeli
1978
as Wyndham Lewis
Terror
1978
as Lord Garrick
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Senior officer (uncredited)
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Senior Officer
The Professionals
1977
as Charles Holly
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
1976
as Mr Rose
Three Men in a Boat
1975
as Doctor
The Hanged Man
1975
as Peter Kroger
Father Brown
1974
as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
Van der Valk
1972
as Rokin
Justice
1971
as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
Great Performances
1971
Play for Today
1970
as Don
The Main Chance
1969
as Arnold Galbraith
Breaking Point
1966
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965
as Ian
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Romans
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Rescue
1965
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Detective
1964
as Bill Cartwright
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who
1963
as Ian Chesterton
Doctor Who
1963
The Great Escape
1963
as Sorren
Return to Sender
1963
as Mike Cochran
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Suspense
1962
as John Richards
The Share Out
1962
Adventure Story
1961
as Hephaestion
Coronation Street
1960
as Ted Sullivan
Coronation Street
1960
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Oliver Farrant
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
as Nicholas Nickleby
The Big Chance
1957
as Bill Anderson
The Adventures of Hal 5
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Sir Lancelot du Lac
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Smoky
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Joe
Above Us the Waves
1955
as Ramsey
One Good Turn
1955
as Alec Bigley
The Gay Dog
1954
as Leslie Gowland
They Who Dare
1954
as Lieutenant Poole
The Saint's Return
1953
as Keith Merton
Malta Story
1953
as Officer at Prison
Intimate Relations
1953
as Michael
Gift Horse
1952
as Crewman