Cast & creator
William Russell
Best known for Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot
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
Also known as: William Russell Enoch, Enoch Russell, William Russel, Russel Enoch, Russell Enoch
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film credits
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television credits
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1950–2023 · acting roles
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Filmography (112)
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Coronation Street
Ted Sullivan
1960
Doctor Who
Ian Chesterton
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lanscombe
1989
Great Performances
1971
Casualty
Mo Meredrew
1986
Play for Today
Don
1970
Heartbeat
Gabriel Firth
1992
ITV Playhouse
Frank
1967ITV Playhouse
Daddy
1967
The Professionals
Charles Holly
1977
Sunday Night Theatre
Bill Bolton
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Renny
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Vicomte de Tournai
1950
Blackadder
The Duke of Winchester
1983
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Van der Valk
Rokin
1972Sunday-Night Play
Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
1960Sunday-Night Play
Oliver Farrant
1960Sunday-Night Play
Lord Bleane
1960Sunday-Night Play
John Freeman
1960Sunday-Night Play
Charles Hemington
1960Sunday-Night Play
Gerald Croft
1960Sunday-Night Play
Frank
1960
Justice
Dr. Victor Ainsworth
1971
BBC2 Play of the Week
Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
1977
Strangers
Bamford Harker
1978
Robin of Sherwood
The Duke of Gloucester
1984
Shoestring
David Carn
1979
The Great Escape
Sorren
1963
Superman
8th Elder
1978
The Main Chance
Arnold Galbraith
1969
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Sir Lancelot du Lac
1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Sir Bliant
1956
Detective
Bill Cartwright
1964
Suspense
John Richards
1962
Father Brown
Reverend Wilfred Bohun
1974
Jane Eyre
St. John Rivers
1963
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Boy
1955
Spearhead
Mr Dickson B.F.S.
1978The Hanged Man
Peter Kroger
1975
Armchair Theatre
Smoky
1956
Testament of Youth
1979
Armchair Thriller
Senior Officer
1978
The Man Who Never Was
Joe
1956
Death Watch
Dr. Mason
1980Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
Above Us the Waves
Ramsey
1955
Disraeli
Wyndham Lewis
1978
An Adventure in Space and Time
Harry
2013
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Ian
1965
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984Breaking Point
1966
Harriet's Back in Town
Tom Preston
1972St. Ives
St. Ives
1955
The Ties That Bind Us
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2008
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: The Chase
Ian Chesterton
1965
Three Men in a Boat
Doctor
1975
The Saint's Return
Keith Merton
1953
They Who Dare
Lieutenant Poole
1954
Gift Horse
Crewman
1952
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Ian Chesterton
1965
Executive Order
2022
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Ian Chesterton
1964
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
Ian Chesterton
1964
One Good Turn
Alec Bigley
1955
Doctor Who: Origins
Self
2006
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Ian Chesterton
1963
The Four Minute Mile
AAA Official
1988
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Ian Chesterton
1965
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Ian Chesterton
1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Ian Chesterton
1964
The Affair
Dr. Hastings
1995
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Ian Chesterton
1964
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Ian Chesterton
1964
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Don
1979
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Ian Chesterton
1964
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Ian Chesterton
1964
Doctor Who: The Romans
Ian Chesterton
1965Little Girls Don't
Daddy
1981
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Ian Chesterton
1965
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Ian Chesterton
1965
Terror
Lord Garrick
1979
Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
Mr Rose
1976
Adventure Story
Hephaestion
1961
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2003
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
Ian Chesterton
1964
The Sets of Marinus
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2009
Dead Man's Kit
Senior Officer
1980
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1997
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'
Himself
2012
Malta Story
Officer at Prison
1953
Masters of Sound
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
Creation of the Daleks
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Self / Ian Chesterton
2006
What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?
Self
2009
The Adventures of Hal 5
1957
Last Stop White City
Self
2010
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Return to Sender
Mike Cochran
1963
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012
The Share Out
Mike Stafford
1962
Tales of Isop
Self
2005
The Big Chance
Bill Anderson
1957
Vision On
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2012
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002
The Gay Dog
Leslie Gowland
1954
William Russell: In Conversation
Self
2022
Mounting the Rescue
Self
2009
Intimate Relations
Michael
1953