William Hartnell
English actor (1908-1975) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
William Henry Hartnell was an English actor, who is best known for portraying the first incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966; he reprised the role in 1972-1973.
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Doctor Who: Lost in TimeSeries, The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master PlanFilm, 1965The Doctor1963
Doctor WhoSeries, The Doctor
Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildFilm, 1963The Doctor1961
Ghost SquadSeries1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1958
Carry On SergeantFilm, Sergeant Grimshawe1957
The Army GameSeries, Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore1956
Private's ProgressFilm, Sgt. Sutton1952
The Holly and the IvyFilm, Company Sergeant Major1948
Brighton RockFilm, Dallow1946
Appointment with CrimeFilm, Leo Martin1943
The Dark TowerFilm, Jim Powers (as Bill Hartnell)1938
They Drive by NightFilm, Bus Conductor1908Born8 January 1908Known for
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time 2017
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song 2015
An Adventure in Space and Time 2013
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor 2008
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Carole Ann Ford Also in Doctor Who and The Daleks
William Russell Also in Doctor Who and The Daleks
Jacqueline Hill Also in Doctor Who and The Daleks- Mark Eden Also in Heavens Above! and Assassin at Peking
Waris Hussein Directed An Unearthly Child (1963)
Alan Wheatley Also in The Daleks and Appointment with Crime
Christopher Barry Directed The Daleks and The Dead Planet- Verity Lambert Produced An Unearthly Child and The Daleks
Derren Nesbitt Also in Assassin at Peking and Five Hundred Eyes
Zienia Merton Also in Assassin at Peking and Five Hundred Eyes- John Lee Also in The Daleks and Doctor Who: The Daleks
John Boulting Directed Brighton Rock and The Magic Box
Virginia Wetherell Also in The Daleks and Doctor Who: The Daleks- Philip Bond Also in The Daleks and Doctor Who: The Daleks
Peter Purves Also in Doctor Who and The Daleks' Master Plan
Carol Reed Directed Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)- Terry Nation Wrote The Daleks and The Daleks' Master Plan
- Robert Beatty Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
Roy Boulting Produced Brighton Rock and Private's Progress
Patrick Troughton Duets: The Doctor, also in Doctor Who and Escape
Innes Lloyd Produced The Celestial Toymaker (1966)
Michael Anderson Directed Yangtse Incident (1957)- Eric Ambler Wrote Yangtse Incident and The Way Ahead
Cyril Cusack Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out and Escape
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In film, Hartnell notably appeared in Brighton Rock (1949), The Mouse That Roared (1959) and This Sporting Life (1963). He was associated with military roles, playing Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the ITV sitcom The Army Game and Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character in the first Carry On film Carry On Sergeant (1958).
