William Russell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-11-19 (100 years old)
Deathday
2024-06-03
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
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...
Acting
1963
as Sorren
1953
as Officer at Prison
1955
as Ramsey
1995
as Dr. Hastings
1955
as Alec Bigley
1997
as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1953
as Keith Merton
1980
as Senior Officer
1957
as Bill Anderson
2022
2023
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
1963
as Mike Cochran
1953
as Michael
1978
as Lord Garrick
1962
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1981
as Daddy
1954
as Lieutenant Poole
1963
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1964
as Ian Chesterton
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1975
as Doctor
1965
as Ian Chesterton
1978
as 8th Elder
1961
as Hephaestion
2013
as Harry
1956
as Joe
2006
as Self
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
1952
as Crewman
1954
as Leslie Gowland
1979
1980
as Dr. Mason
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
as Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2012
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2012
as Himself
1976
as Mr Rose
1984
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
as Ian Chesterton
2008
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2025
as Ian Chesterton
2022
2003
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009
as Self
2009
2005
as Self
2010
as Self
1996
1996
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