Richard Hurndall
British actor (1910-1984) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
Richard Gibbon Hurndall was an English actor. He is best remembered for replacing William Hartnell in the role of the First Doctor for Doctor Who's 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors".
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1984Died13 April 19841983
Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsFilm, The First Doctor1981
BergeracSeries, Maxwell FlaggDark SecretFilm, 1981Sir1979
Running BlindFilm, Sir David Taggart1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Admiral Canaris
Philby, Burgess and MacleanFilm, 1977Sir Stewart Menzies1976
The Daedalus EquationsFilm, Sherborne1975
Royal FlashFilm1974
PlayhouseSeries, Sherborne1972
Lady Caroline LambFilm, Radical1971
Jason KingSeries
I, MonsterFilm, 1971Lanyon1970
DoomwatchSeries, Dr Robert Whitehead
Atatürk: Father of the TurksFilm, 19701969
Some Girls DoFilm, President of Aircraft Company1968
The ExpertSeries, Judge
Hostile WitnessFilm, 1968Supt. Eley1967
CallanSeries
Deadlier Than the MaleFilm, 1967Suited Man at Judo Club1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Narrator (voice)1962
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1948EmmaFilm, Mr. Elton1910Born3 November 1910
Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsFilm, The First Doctor1981BergeracSeries, Maxwell FlaggDark SecretFilm, 1981Sir1979Running BlindFilm, Sir David Taggart1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Admiral CanarisPhilby, Burgess and MacleanFilm, 1977Sir Stewart Menzies1976The Daedalus EquationsFilm, Sherborne1975Royal FlashFilm1974PlayhouseSeries, Sherborne1972Lady Caroline LambFilm, Radical1971Jason KingSeriesI, MonsterFilm, 1971Lanyon1970DoomwatchSeries, Dr Robert WhiteheadAtatürk: Father of the TurksFilm, 19701969Some Girls DoFilm, President of Aircraft Company1968The ExpertSeries, JudgeHostile WitnessFilm, 1968Supt. Eley1967CallanSeriesDeadlier Than the MaleFilm, 1967Suited Man at Judo Club1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Narrator (voice)1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries1959No Hiding PlaceSeries1948EmmaFilm, Mr. Elton1910Born3 November 1910People around Richard
Close ties
Frazer Hines Also in Doctor Who and Zeppelin
Stephen Weeks Directed I, Monster (1971)
Lalla Ward Also in Doctor Who and The Prince and the Pauper
Patrick Troughton Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Jon Pertwee Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Peter Davison Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Elisabeth Sladen Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Carole Ann Ford Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Nicholas Courtney Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Janet Fielding Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Caroline John Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Anthony Ainley Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
John Leeson Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors- George Sewell Also in Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
Mark Strickson Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
Tom Baker Also in Doctor Who and The Five Doctors
John Nathan-Turner Directed The Five Doctors (1983)
Carlo Ponti Produced Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Richard Fleischer Directed The Prince and the Pauper (1980)- Robert Bolt Directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Étienne Périer Directed Zeppelin (1971)- Terrance Dicks Wrote The Five Doctors (1983)
- Philip Latham Also in The Five Doctors (1983)
Pierre Spengler Produced The Prince and the Pauper (1980)
Known for
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The Prince and the Pauper 1977
Deadlier Than the Male 1967
I, Monster 1971
Also in Français
Filmography 24
80 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1984 · aged 73
