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William Russell (born
William Russell Enoch on
November 19,
1924 in
Sunderland,
England) is a
British actor, mainly known for his
television work.
Doctor Who
Russell was one of the four original cast members to pilot and begin
Doctor Who in 1963 (opposite
William Hartnell,
Carol Ann Ford and
Jacqueline Hill). Russell played the character of
Ian Chesterton during Season 1 and Season 2 of
Doctor Who.
He continues to work with the role of Ian Chesterton in
Doctor Who recording some of the earlier stories such as
The Aztecs,
The Crusadeand
The Romans. He provided linking narration for the missing episodes, in character as an aged Ian reminiscing about the events of the story. Since
2002 he's also provided
audio commentaries for various
Doctor Who stories
DVD releases. He read
audio book versions of three early
Doctor Who novelisations. He gave linking narration for CD releases of the fan-recorded off-air soundtracks of serials in which he appeared from which some or all of the episodes are also missing.
Movies
Russell appeared in British films from
1950 onwards, appearing in well-known productions such as
They Who Dare (
1953,
The Man Who Never Was (
1956) and
The Great Escape (
1963). He also later had a minor role in
Superman: The Movie (
1978).
His big break was the title role in
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot on
ITV in
1956, which for sale to the
NBC network in the
U.S. became the first British television series to be shot in colour. Following this, he won a role in
Doctor Who as one of
the Doctor's companions, science teacher
Ian Chesterton, appearing in the bulk of the first two seasons of the programme.
Theatre
He has subsequently played a number of roles in theatre with
The Royal Shakespeare Company,
The National Theatre and the opening season of
The Globe Theatre.
Television
On television he played in many plays and series including
Disraeli,
Testament of Youth and the part of Ted Sullivan, the short-lived second husband of Rita Sullivan in
Coronation Street. (Ted already had a terminal illness when he married Rita in
1992, and died peacefully while watching a bowling match). He also had a small part in an episode of the first series of
Blackadder (
1983), as a late replacement for
Wilfrid Brambell, who had become impatient with delays to his scene and left the set before shooting it.
In the 1980s, while being in the Actors Touring Company he used the name of Russell Enoch, professionally. However, when he left the Company he reverted to William Russell.
He continued to act in other roles on stage and television, the last being as the character of Lanscombe in an episode of the 2005 series of
Agatha Christie's Poirot ("
After the Funeral").
From his first marriage to
Balbnina Gutierrez a French actress, he's three children Vanessa, Laetitia and Robert and three grandchildren Elise, Amy and James.
Alfred Enoch, his son from his second marriage to
Etheline Margareth Lewis Enoch a
Brazilian
physician, plays
Dean Thomas in the
Harry Potter films.
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