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Acting

William Russell

Career: Active from 1953 to 2023, with a break from 1982 to 2001, busiest in 1964 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles: 17
top three billing

Average score: 67/100

Highest rated: Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Russell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.3, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.3, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
3.4, average 4.8
Eroticism
0.8, average 1.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Educational 4
Political Intrigue 4
Classic Sci-Fi 3
Nostalgic 3
Mystery 3
Classic Doctor Who 2
Historical Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles · average score 89

An Adventure in Space and Time

89

as Harry

Vision On

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

2000s

6 titles

The Sets of Marinus

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

The Ties That Bind Us

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Creation of the Daleks

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Masters of Sound

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

Remembering 'The Aztecs'

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles · average score 66

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

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

The Affair

52

as Dr. Hastings

Heartbeat

80

TV show · as Gabriel Firth

1980s

9 titles · average score 75

Agatha Christie's Poirot

84

TV show · as Lanscombe

The Four Minute Mile

as AAA Official

Casualty

62

TV show · as Mo Meredrew

Robin of Sherwood

80

TV show · as The Duke of Gloucester

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blackadder

80

TV show · as The Duke of Winchester

Little Girls Don't

as Daddy

Death Watch

71

as Dr. Mason

Dead Man's Kit

as Senior Officer

1970s

20 titles · average score 68

Shoestring

76

TV show · as David Carn

Testament of Youth

TV show

Superman

80

as 8th Elder

Strangers

TV show · as Bamford Harker

The Professionals

78

TV show · as Charles Holly

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV show · as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman

Father Brown

71

TV show · as Reverend Wilfred Bohun

Harriet's Back in Town

TV show · as Tom Preston

Van der Valk

66

TV show · as Rokin

Great Performances

70

TV show

Justice

TV show · as Dr. Victor Ainsworth

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Don

1960s

31 titles · average score 70

Doctor Who: The Chase

70

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

72

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Rescue

70

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Crusade

67

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

60

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Romans

76

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Daleks

75

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

64

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

77

as Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who

76

TV show · as Ian Chesterton

Adventure Story

as Hephaestion

Coronation Street

54

TV show · as Ted Sullivan

1950s

16 titles · average score 61

The Big Chance

as Bill Anderson

The Man Who Never Was

81

as Joe

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

70

TV show · as Sir Bliant / Sir Lancelot du Lac

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Smoky

One Good Turn

63

as Alec Bigley

TV show · as St. Ives

Above Us the Waves

63

as Ramsey

They Who Dare

42

as Lieutenant Poole

The Gay Dog

as Leslie Gowland

The Saint's Return

58

as Keith Merton

Intimate Relations

as Michael

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Renny / Bill Bolton