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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:23/11/2023
William Russell: In Conversation
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2022
Executive Order
Character:
Release Date:14/04/2022
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2017
An Adventure in Space and Time
Character:Harry
Release Date:21/11/2013
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
Character:
Release Date:20/08/2012
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/01/2012
Vision On
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:23/01/2012
Last Stop White City
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2010
The Sets of Marinus
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/2009
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Character:
Release Date:23/02/2009
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
Character:Self
Release Date:23/02/2009
Mounting the Rescue
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2009
The Ties That Bind Us
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:03/03/2008
Creation of the Daleks
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/2006
Doctor Who: Origins
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2006
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Character:Self / Ian Chesterton
Release Date:30/01/2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Character:Self / Ian Chesterton
Release Date:30/01/2006
Masters of Sound
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:30/01/2006
Tales of Isop
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2005
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:09/06/2003
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Release Date:21/10/2002
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Character:King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
Release Date:05/11/1997
The Affair
Character:Dr. Hastings
Release Date:14/10/1995
The Four Minute Mile
Character:AAA Official
Release Date:09/11/1988
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Character:Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1984
Little Girls Don't
Character:Daddy
Release Date:10/03/1981
Dead Man's Kit
Character:Senior Officer
Release Date:30/09/1980
Death Watch
Character:Dr. Mason
Release Date:23/01/1980
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Character:Don
Release Date:22/11/1979
Terror
Character:Lord Garrick
Release Date:26/10/1979
Superman
Character:8th Elder
Release Date:14/12/1978
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
Character:Mr Rose
Release Date:18/11/1976
Three Men in a Boat
Character:Doctor
Release Date:31/12/1975
Doctor Who: The Chase
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:26/06/1965
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:15/05/1965
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:17/04/1965
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:20/03/1965
Doctor Who: The Romans
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:06/02/1965
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:09/01/1965
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:26/12/1964
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:14/11/1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:12/09/1964
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:01/08/1964
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:13/06/1964
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:16/05/1964
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:04/04/1964
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:15/02/1964
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:01/02/1964
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Character:Ian Chesterton
Release Date:23/11/1963
The Great Escape
Character:Sorren
Release Date:03/07/1963
Return to Sender
Character:Mike Cochran
Release Date:01/03/1963
The Share Out
Character:Mike Stafford
Release Date:01/02/1962
Adventure Story
Character:Hephaestion
Release Date:12/06/1961
The Big Chance
Character:Bill Anderson
Release Date:01/09/1957
The Adventures of Hal 5
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Man Who Never Was
Character:Joe
Release Date:03/04/1956
Above Us the Waves
Character:Ramsey
Release Date:29/03/1955
One Good Turn
Character:Alec Bigley
Release Date:04/01/1955
The Gay Dog
Character:Leslie Gowland
Release Date:01/06/1954
They Who Dare
Character:Lieutenant Poole
Release Date:02/02/1954
The Saint's Return
Character:Keith Merton
Release Date:12/10/1953
Malta Story
Character:Officer at Prison
Release Date:01/06/1953
Intimate Relations
Character:Michael
Release Date:01/05/1953
Gift Horse
Character:Crewman
Release Date:01/06/1952
Television Appearances
Heartbeat
Character:Gabriel Firth
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Lanscombe
Casualty
Character:Mo Meredrew
Robin of Sherwood
Character:The Duke of Gloucester
Blackadder
Character:The Duke of Winchester
Testament of Youth
Character:
Shoestring
Character:
Disraeli
Character:Wyndham Lewis
Armchair Thriller
Character:Senior officer (uncredited)
Armchair Thriller
Character:Senior Officer
The Professionals
Character:Charles Holly
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
The Hanged Man
Character:Peter Kroger
Father Brown
Character:Reverend Wilfred Bohun
Van der Valk
Character:Rokin
Justice
Character:Dr. Victor Ainsworth
Great Performances
Character:
Play for Today
Character:Don
The Main Chance
Character:Arnold Galbraith
Breaking Point
Character:
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Character:Ian
Detective
Character:Bill Cartwright
Doctor Who
Character:Ian Chesterton
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Character:
Suspense
Character:John Richards
Coronation Street
Character:Ted Sullivan
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Oliver Farrant
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Lord Bleane
Sunday-Night Play
Character:John Freeman
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Charles Hemington
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Gerald Croft
Sunday-Night Play
Character:Frank
Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Nicholas Nickleby
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character:Sir Lancelot du Lac
Armchair Theatre
Character:Smoky
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Character:Boy
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Bill Bolton
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Renny
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Vicomte de Tournai
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