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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Escape
(Sorren)
Malta Story
(Officer at Prison)
Above Us the Waves
(Ramsey)
The Affair
(Dr. Hastings)
One Good Turn
(Alec Bigley)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
(King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham)
The Saint's Return
(Keith Merton)
Dead Man's Kit
(Senior Officer)
The Big Chance
(Bill Anderson)
Executive Order
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
Return to Sender
(Mike Cochran)
Intimate Relations
(Michael)
Terror
(Lord Garrick)
The Share Out
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
(Ian Chesterton)
Little Girls Don't
(Daddy)
The Adventures of Hal 5
They Who Dare
(Lieutenant Poole)
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Daleks
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Romans
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Rescue
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Crusade
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
(Ian Chesterton)
Three Men in a Boat
(Doctor)
Doctor Who: The Chase
(Ian Chesterton)
Superman
(8th Elder)
Adventure Story
(Hephaestion)
An Adventure in Space and Time
(Harry)
The Man Who Never Was
(Joe)
Doctor Who: Origins
(Self)
Creation of the Daleks
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
Gift Horse
(Crewman)
The Gay Dog
(Leslie Gowland)
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
(Don)
Death Watch
(Dr. Mason)
Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
(Self / Ian Chesterton)
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
(Self / Ian Chesterton)
Masters of Sound
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
The Sets of Marinus
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
Vision On
(Ian Chesterton (archive footage))
Don't Lose Your Head
(Himself)
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
(Mr Rose)
Shoestring
Heartbeat
(Gabriel Firth)
Robin of Sherwood
(The Duke of Gloucester)
The Hanged Man
(Peter Kroger)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
(Sir Lancelot du Lac)
Van der Valk
(Rokin)
Disraeli
(Wyndham Lewis)
Sunday-Night Play
(Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron)
Nicholas Nickleby
(Nicholas Nickleby)
Breaking Point (UK)
Father Brown
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
(Ian)
The Main Chance
(Arnold Galbraith)
Casualty
(Mo Meredrew)
Testament of Youth
Justice
(Dr. Victor Ainsworth)
Doctor Who
(Ian Chesterton)
Doctor Who
(Ian Chesterton)
The Professionals
(Charles Holly)