William Russell [32041] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.7036 Birthplace: Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK Birthday: 1924-11-19 Deathday: 2024-06-03 Age: 99 years Movies: 44 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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 Doctor Who: The 2023-11-23 William Russell:2022-12-05 Executive Order2022-04-14 The Doctors: The2017-06-01 An Adventure in 2013-11-21 Rediscovering th2012-08-20 Last Stop White 2010-03-01 The Sets of Mari2009-09-21 What Has 'The Ro2009-02-23 Dennis Spooner: 2009-02-23 Mounting the Res2009-02-17 The Ties That Bi2008-03-03 Creation of the 2006-01-31 Masters of Sound2006-01-30 Over the Edge: T2006-01-30 Doctor Who: Orig2006-01-30 Tales of Isop2005-10-03 Future Memories:2003-06-09 Henry V at Shake1997-11-05 The Affair1995-10-14 The Four Minute 1988-11-09 Little Girls Don1981-03-10 Dead Man's Kit1980-09-30 Death Watch1980-01-23 Instant Enlighte1979-11-22 Superman1978-12-14 Terror1979-10-26 Newsworthy - The1976-11-18 Three Men in a B1975-12-31 The Great Escape1963-07-03 Return to Sender1963-03-01 The Share Out1962-02-01 Adventure Story1961-06-12 The Big Chance1957-09-01 The Adventures o1957-01-01 The Man Who Neve1956-04-03 Above Us the Wav1955-03-29 One Good Turn1955-01-04 The Gay Dog1954-06-01 They Who Dare1954-02-02 The Saint's Retu1953-10-12 Malta Story1953-06-01 Intimate Relatio1953-05-01 Gift Horse1952-06-01