Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-12-16

Day of Death

2011-02-22 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Also Known As

Nicholas Courtney

Biography

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Known For

Acting

TravelWise

2000

TravelWise

as

Alistair Singleton

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

as

The Brigadier

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

as

French Intelligence Officer

Return to Devil's End

1993

Return to Devil's End

as

Self

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

1997

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

as

Doctor Who: Inferno

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

2021

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

as

Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter

1986

Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter

as

Lust in Space

1998

Lust in Space

as

Time Judge / self

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

2001

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

as

Doctor at Sea

2002

Doctor at Sea

as

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

as

Endless Night

1972

Endless Night

as

Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

Downtime

1995

Downtime

as

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

2021

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

as

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

2017

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

as

Doctor Who: Battlefield

1989

Doctor Who: Battlefield

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Wartime

1988

Wartime

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

The End of Arthur's Marriage

1965

The End of Arthur's Marriage

as

Husband

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

1970

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Chronotrip

2002

Chronotrip

as

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

1972

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

1975

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Bullseye!

1990

Bullseye!

as

Sir Hugh

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

1995

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

as

30 Years in the TARDIS

1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

as

Himself / Narrator

Doctor Who: Robot

1975

Doctor Who: Robot

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who and the Silurians

1970

Doctor Who and the Silurians

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

1970

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

1973

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

as

Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

as

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

2013

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

as

(archive footage)

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

The Story of Doctor Who

as

The Corridor Sketch

1991

The Corridor Sketch

as

Sir Horace

Myth Runner

1987

Myth Runner

as

Himself

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

1998

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

as

Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney

1985

Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney

as

Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973

Doctor Who: The Green Death

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

1983

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

as

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Born Kicking

1992

Born Kicking

as

Tim Ayling

To Catch a King

1984

To Catch a King

as

de Oliveira

Doctor Who: The Invasion

1968

Doctor Who: The Invasion

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

1974

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

1974

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

1974

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

1968

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

as

Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

1966

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

as

Bret Vyon

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

1971

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Take a Girl Like You

as

Panel Chairman

Doppelgänger

1969

Doppelgänger

as

Data Analyst

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

The Brides of Fu Manchu

as

Sergeant

Incendiary

2008

Incendiary

as

Archbishop of Canterbury

Doctor Who: Logopolis

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

as

The Brigadier

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as

The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

UNIT Recruiting Film

1993

UNIT Recruiting Film

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Missing in Action

1993

Missing in Action

as

Narrator

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Rogue Time Lords

2007

Rogue Time Lords

as

Doctor Who: Downtime

2025

Doctor Who: Downtime

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as

Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

The Bill

The Bill

as

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Gifford

Satellite City

Satellite City

as

Jason King

Jason King

as

Minder

Minder

as

Raymond Wilkins

The Saint

The Saint

as

Alain

Callan

Callan

as

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as

Phillip

The Champions

The Champions

as

Doctor Farley

Doctors

Doctors

as

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as

Paul Cotterell

Shelley

Shelley

as

French Fields

French Fields

as

Marquis

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

as

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Hutchinson Hatch

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Then Churchill Said to Me

Then Churchill Said to Me

as

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

as

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

James Harding

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Tourist (uncredited)

Casualty

Casualty

as

Claude Devigny

Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as

Max

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

as

Tudor

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

as

Gilles

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Bret Vyon

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Production

Crew

Directing