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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Superman

7.1

The Great Escape

7.9

Doctor Who

7.9

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.1

Blackadder

8.0

An Adventure in Space and Time

7.7

Executive Order

6.9

Coronation Street

5.3

Death Watch

6.3

The Man Who Never Was

7.0

Robin of Sherwood

7.6

Casualty

6.0

Terror

5.4

The Professionals

7.4

Heartbeat

7.0

Above Us the Waves

6.1

The Saint's Return

5.6

They Who Dare

5.6

Doctor Who: The Daleks

7.2

Malta Story

5.9

Gift Horse

6.6

Great Performances

5.4

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

7.5

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

5.6

Three Men in a Boat

5.9

The Affair

3.8

One Good Turn

6.1

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

7.2

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

6.0

Van der Valk

5.8

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

7.8

Father Brown

6.6

Play for Today

6.1

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

7.6

Doctor Who: The Romans

7.9

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

6.3

Return to Sender

4.1

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

7.0

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

7.8

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

5.2

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

6.6

Doctor Who: The Rescue

6.2

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

6.2

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

6.6

Armchair Thriller

4.2

Armchair Theatre

5.8

Doctor Who: The Crusade

6.2

Doctor Who: The Chase

6.8

The Gay Dog

6.5

Shoestring

6.8

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

6.5

Disraeli

7.5

The Main Chance

7.7

Testament of Youth

7.3

The Big Chance

3.5

Intimate Relations

5.2

Adventure Story

6.0

The Hanged Man

5.5

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.0

Justice

6.0

Suspense

5.5

The Share Out

4.0

The Adventures of Hal 5

5.0

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

4.5

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

0.0

Dead Man's Kit

0.0

Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

0.0

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

0.0

Little Girls Don't

0.0

Doctor Who: Origins

0.0

Creation of the Daleks

0.0

Masters of Sound

0.0

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"

0.0

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

0.0

The Sets of Marinus

0.0

Remembering 'The Aztecs'

0.0

Vision On

0.0

Don't Lose Your Head

0.0

Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

0.0

Sunday-Night Play

0.0

Nicholas Nickleby

0.0

Breaking Point

0.0

Doctor Who: Lost in Time

0.0

Detective

0.0