Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-11-19

Day of Death

2024-06-03 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK

Also Known As

William Russell Enoch

Enoch Russell

William Russel

Russel Enoch

Russell Enoch

ویلیام راسل

William Russell

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

Known For

Acting

The Great Escape

1963

The Great Escape

as

Sorren

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Officer at Prison

Above Us the Waves

1955

Above Us the Waves

as

Ramsey

The Affair

1995

The Affair

as

Dr. Hastings

One Good Turn

1955

One Good Turn

as

Alec Bigley

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

1997

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

as

King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham

The Saint's Return

1953

The Saint's Return

as

Keith Merton

Dead Man's Kit

1980

Dead Man's Kit

as

Senior Officer

The Big Chance

1957

The Big Chance

as

Bill Anderson

Executive Order

2022

Executive Order

as

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

2023

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

1999

Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

as

Return to Sender

1963

Return to Sender

as

Mike Cochran

Intimate Relations

1953

Intimate Relations

as

Michael

Terror

1978

Terror

as

Lord Garrick

1962

The Share Out

as

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

2017

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

as

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

1964

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

as

Ian Chesterton

Little Girls Don't

1981

Little Girls Don't

as

Daddy

The Adventures of Hal 5

1957

The Adventures of Hal 5

as

They Who Dare

1954

They Who Dare

as

Lieutenant Poole

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Daleks

1964

Doctor Who: The Daleks

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

1964

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

1964

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

1964

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

1964

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

1964

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

1964

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

1964

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Romans

1965

Doctor Who: The Romans

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

1965

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Rescue

1965

Doctor Who: The Rescue

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Crusade

1965

Doctor Who: The Crusade

as

Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

1965

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

as

Ian Chesterton

Three Men in a Boat

1975

Three Men in a Boat

as

Doctor

Doctor Who: The Chase

1965

Doctor Who: The Chase

as

Ian Chesterton

Superman

1978

Superman

as

8th Elder

Adventure Story

1961

Adventure Story

as

Hephaestion

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

An Adventure in Space and Time

as

Harry

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as

Joe

Doctor Who: Origins

2006

Doctor Who: Origins

as

Self

Creation of the Daleks

2006

Creation of the Daleks

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Gift Horse

1952

Gift Horse

as

Crewman

The Gay Dog

1954

The Gay Dog

as

Leslie Gowland

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

1979

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

as

Don

Death Watch

1980

Death Watch

as

Dr. Mason

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"

2006

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"

as

Self / Ian Chesterton

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

2006

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

as

Self / Ian Chesterton

Masters of Sound

2006

Masters of Sound

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

The Sets of Marinus

2009

The Sets of Marinus

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Remembering 'The Aztecs'

2002

Remembering 'The Aztecs'

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Vision On

2012

Vision On

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Don't Lose Your Head

2012

Don't Lose Your Head

as

Himself

Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

1976

Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

as

Mr Rose

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Crusade

1999

Doctor Who: The Crusade

as

Ian Chesterton

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as

Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Rediscovering the Urge to Live

2012

Rediscovering the Urge to Live

as

Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

2009

Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

as

Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors

2025

Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors

as

Ian Chesterton

William Russell In Conversation

2022

William Russell In Conversation

as

Self

Shoestring

Shoestring

as

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Gabriel Firth

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

as

The Duke of Gloucester

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

as

Peter Kroger

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as

Sir Lancelot du Lac

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Rokin

Disraeli

Disraeli

as

Wyndham Lewis

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

as

Nicholas Nickleby

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

as

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Reverend Wilfred Bohun

Doctor Who: Lost in Time

Doctor Who: Lost in Time

as

Ian

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Arnold Galbraith

Casualty

Casualty

as

Mo Meredrew

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

as

Justice

Justice

as

Dr. Victor Ainsworth

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Ian Chesterton

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Charles Holly

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Lanscombe

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

The Duke of Winchester

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Senior officer (uncredited)

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Senior Officer

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Don

Detective

Detective

as

Bill Cartwright

Suspense

Suspense

as

John Richards

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as

Ted Sullivan

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Smoky

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Oliver Farrant

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Lord Bleane

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

John Freeman

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Charles Hemington

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Gerald Croft

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Frank

Lilli Palmer Theatre

Lilli Palmer Theatre

as

Boy

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Bill Bolton

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Renny

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Vicomte de Tournai

Production

Crew

Directing