William Hartnell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-01-08 (67 years old)
Deathday
1975-04-23
Place of Birth
Saint Pancras, London, England, UK
Also known As
Billy Hartnell
Bill Hartnell
Уильям Хартнелл
William Henry Hartnell
William Hartnell
Biography
William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975), also known as Billy Hartnell or Bill Hartnell, was an English actor. Hartnell played the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1963 to 1966. He was also known for his roles as Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character of the first Carry On film, Carry On Sergeant in 1958, and Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the sitcom The Army Game from 1957 until 1958, and again in 1960. Hartnell entered the theatre in 1925 working under Frank Benson as a general stagehand. He appeared in numerous Shakespearian plays, including The Merchant of Venice (1926), Julius Caesar (1926), ...
Acting
1958
as Sergeant Grimshawe
1959
as Will Buckley
1948
as Dallow
1944
as Sgt. Ned Fletcher
1948
as Inspector Harris
1950
as Charlie Durham
2021
as The Doctor (voice)
1947
as Fencie - the barman
1957
as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
1957
as Cartley, Hawlett Manager
1977
as Sergeant Grimshawe
1963
as 'Dad' Johnson
1952
as Recruiting Sergeant
1956
as Sgt. Sutton
1946
as Leo Martin
1947
as Jim Brown
1958
as Tracey
1943
as Dell
1939
as Dick
1949
as Warder Jackson
1943
as Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)
1960
as Walter 'Wally' Burton
1960
as Colonel
1953
as Detective Inspector Martin
1959
as Sgt. Bright
1936
as Stubbs
1934
as Vickers
1943
as Brookes
1949
as Barnes
1963
as Major Fowler
2023
as Self / The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1963
as Dad
1952
as Sam Hackett
2023
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2024
as The Doctor (voice)
1956
as Herbert Whiteway
1959
as Smith
1959
as Sergeant Jenkins
1959
as Grimshaw
1963
as Insp. Roberts
1957
as Inspector Ross
1945
as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
2013
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1964
as The Doctor
1933
as Mike Martindale
1942
as Detective Saunders
1951
as Superintendent of Police
1960
as Supt. Frawley
1942
as Scotty
1937
as Minor Role
1964
as Dr. Who
1964
as The Doctor
1964
as The Doctor
1964
as The Doctor
1935
as Car Salesman
1964
as The Doctor
1964
as The Doctor
1964
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1965
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
1966
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1966
as The Doctor
1973
as The Doctor
1956
as Bert
1941
as Radio Location Aerial Operator (uncredited)
1940
as Undetermined Role
1944
as Chris Lowe
2017
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1955
as Herbert Moresby
1952
as Company Sergeant Major
1963
as Freddie Maddox
1942
as German Officer at Station
1966
as The Doctor (1)
1964
as Dr. Who
1963
as Dr. Who
1983
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1945
as Tom Masterick
1938
as Bus Conductor
2006
as The Doctor (archive footage)
1955
as Detective Sgt. Parsons
1952
as Irate Cabman
1943
as Joseph (as Bill Hartnell)
1982
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1942
as Jacob Digby
2013
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2006
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2006
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2009
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2002
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2012
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2012
as The Doctor (archive footage)
1933
as Billy
1936
2025
as The Doctor (voice)
2024
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2008
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2015
as The Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)
1983
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1966
as The Doctor in the mirror (uncredited)
1972
as The Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)
1976
as The Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)
1984
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
as The First Doctor (archive footage)
2025
as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
as The Doctor
2006
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2003
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2009
as The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
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