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William Hartnell (1908–1975)

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William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states. At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker... See full bio »

Born:

William Henry Hartnell
in St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 67) in Marden, Kent, England, UK
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1963-1973 Doctor Who (TV series)
Dr. Who / The Abbot of Amboise
– The Three Doctors: Episode Four (1973) … Dr. Who
– The Three Doctors: Episode Three (1973) … Dr. Who
– The Three Doctors: Episode Two (1973) … Dr. Who
– The Three Doctors: Episode One (1972) … Dr. Who
– The Tenth Planet: Episode 4 (1966) … Dr. Who
See all 136 episodes »
 
1970 Crime of Passion (TV series)
Henri Lindon
– Alain (1970) … Henri Lindon
 
1968 Softly Softly (TV series)
Henry Swift
– Cause of Death (1968) … Henry Swift
 
1967 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Impey
– The Game (1967) … Impey
 
1965 Tomorrow at Ten
Freddy
 
1963 The World Ten Times Over
Dad
 
1963 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Inspector Roberts
– To Have and to Hold (1963) … Inspector Roberts
 
1963 The Plane Makers (TV series)
Wally Griggs
– One of Those Days (1963) … Wally Griggs
 
1963 Heavens Above!
Major Fowler
 
1963 To Have and to Hold
Inspector Roberts
 
1963 This Sporting Life
'Dad' Johnson
 
1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Fred Rice
– High Wire (1961) … Fred Rice
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
– The Desperate Men (1961)
 
1961 Make Mine a Double
Sgt. Bright
 
1957-1960 The Army Game (TV series)
CSM Percy Bullimore / CSM Bullimore
– The Artist (1960) … CSM Percy Bullimore
– The Kindest Man in Britain (1960) … CSM Percy Bullimore
– Waltzing Matilda (1960) … CSM Percy Bullimore
– It's in the Book (1960) … CSM Percy Bullimore
– Insurance (1960) … CSM Percy Bullimore
See all 13 episodes »
 
1960 Piccadilly Third Stop
Colonel
 
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Jim / Reynolds
– After the Party (1960) … Jim
– Place of My Own (1960) … Reynolds
 
1960 And the Same to You
Walter 'Wally' Burton
 
1960 Jackpot
Supt. Frawley
 
1959 The Desperate Man
Smith
 
1959 The Mouse That Roared
Will Buckley
 
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Sergeant Jenkins
 
1959 Strictly Confidential
Grimshaw
 
1959 Probation Officer (TV series)
– Episode #1.28 (1959)
 
1958-1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
Jeff Richards / Joss Crawford
– 50,000 Hands (1959) … Jeff Richards
– The Killing Job (1958) … Joss Crawford
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
Abe McKeller
– The Changing Plain (1959) … Abe McKeller
 
1958 Carry on Sergeant
Sergeant Grimshawe
 
1958 On the Run
Tom Casey
 
1957 A Santa for Christmas (TV movie)
 
1957 Date with Disaster
Tracy
 
1957 Scotland Yard Dragnet
Inspector Ross
 
1957 Hell Drivers
Cartley, Hawlett Manager
 
1957 Battle Hell
Leading Seaman Frank
 
1956 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
– The Red Geranium (1956)
 
1956 Doublecross
Herbert Whiteway
 
1956 Private's Progress
Sgt. Sutton
 
1956 Tons of Trouble
Bert
 
1955 London Playhouse (TV series)
Kenyon
– The Inward Eye (1955) … Kenyon
 
1955 Josephine and Men
Detective Sgt Parsons
 
1955 Footsteps in the Fog
Herbert Moresby
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Christy
– The Auction (1955) … Christy
 
1953 Will Any Gentleman...?
Detective Inspector Martin
 
1952 The Holly and the Ivy
C/Sgt. Major
 
1952 The Pickwick Papers
Irate Cabman
 
1952 The Ringer
Sam Hackett
 
1951 The Magic Box
Recruiting Sergeant
 
1951 The Dark Man
Superintendent of Police
 
1950 Double Confession
Charlie Durham
 
1949 The Lost People
Barnes
 
1949 Now Barabbas
Warder Jackson
 
1948 Escape
Inspector Harris
 
1947 Brighton Rock
Dallow
 
1947 Temptation Harbor
Jim Brown
 
1947 Odd Man Out
Fencie
 
1946 Appointment with Crime
Leo Martin
 
1945 Query
Tom Masterick
 
1945 The Agitator
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1944 The Way Ahead
Sgt. Ned Fletcher (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1944 Headline
Dell
 
1944 Strawberry Roan
Chris Lowe (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1943 The Dark Tower
Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)
 
1943 The Bells Go Down
Brookes (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1943 The Peterville Diamond
Joseph (as Bill Hartnell)
 
1942 Sabotage at Sea
Jacob Digby
 
1942 The Goose Steps Out
German Officer at Station (uncredited)
 
1942 Suspected Person
Saunders
 
1942 Wings and the Woman
Scotty (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1942 Flying Fortress
Gaylord Parker (uncredited)
 
1941 A Voice in the Night
Radio Location Aerial Operator (uncredited)
 
1940 They Came by Night
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1940 Murder Will Out
Dick (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1939 Too Dangerous to Live
Bit Part (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1938 They Drive by Night
Bus Conductor (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1937 Troopship
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1936 Midnight at the Wax Museum
Stubbs (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1936 Parisian Life (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1936 The Shadow of Mike Emerald (uncredited)
 
1936 Nothing Like Publicity
Pat Spencer (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1936 The Crimson Circle (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1935 Mister Hobo
Car Salesman (uncredited)
 
1935 While Parents Sleep
George
 
1935 Old Faithful (as Billy Hartnell)
 
1934 Seeing Is Believing
Ronald Gibson
 
1934 Swinging the Lead
Freddy Fordum
 
1934 The Perfect Flaw
Vickers
 
1933 The Lure
Billy
 
1933 I'm an Explosive
Edward Whimperley
 
1933 Follow the Lady
Mike Martindale
 
1932 Say It with Music
 
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2012 Doctor Who in the U.S. (TV movie)
The Doctor
 
2012 Second Time Around: The Troughton Years (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
2011 The UNIT Family: Part Two (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2011 The End of the Line? (video documentary short)
Dr. Who
 
2010 Rewind the 60s (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series)
 
2008-2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2009 Mounting the Rescue (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2009 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Winner Takes All (video short)
The Doctor
 
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (TV documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2008 The Ties That Bind Us (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2008 What Lies Beneath (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2008 The Cyber Story (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 A Darker Side (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2007 Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Are Friends Electric (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2007 The Crowded TARDIS (video short)
The 1st Doctor
 
2006 Carry on Quizzing (Video Game)
Sgt. Grimshawe (uncredited)
 
2006 Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (Video Game)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2006 Love Off-Air (video short)
The Doctor
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 The UNIT Family: Part One (video short)
The Doctor
 
2006 The Dalek Tapes (video)
The Doctor
 
2006 Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words (TV documentary)
Sgt. Grimshawe (uncredited)
 
2006 Over the Edge: The Story of the Edge of Destruction (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2006 Masters of Sound (video short)
The Doctor
 
2006 Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (video short)
The Doctor
 
2006 Doctor Who: Origins (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
2006 Creation of the Daleks (video short)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2005 Tales of Isop (video short)
The Doctor
 
2005 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
 
2004 The Truth About 60s TV (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 The Story of 'Doctor Who' (TV documentary)
The Doctor
 
2003 Future Memories: Making the Dalek Invasion of Earth (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
2002 Restoring 'The Aztecs' (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2002 Remembering 'The Aztecs' (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2000-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2001 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (TV special documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2001 The Unforgettable Kenneth Williams (TV documentary)
Sergeant Grimshawe (uncredited)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Doctor Who: The Crusade (video)
The Doctor
 
1998 What's a Carry On? (TV documentary)
Sgt. Grimshawe (uncredited)
 
1998 Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (TV documentary)
 
1998 'Doctor Who': The Missing Years (TV documentary)
The Doctor
 
1997 Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (Video Game)
The Doctor
 
1993 Laugh with the Carry Ons
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Daleks - The Early Years (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
1992 Resistance Is Useless (TV documentary)
The Doctor
 
1992 Cybermen: The Early Years (video)
The Doctor
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Hartnell Years (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Troughton Years (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
1964-1984 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
1980 Blue Peter (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Sergeant Grimshawe
 
1977 The Lively Arts (TV series)
 

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(23rd August 1965) Was the castaway on BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" show. His luxury item was a supply of cigarettes, his chosen book was G.M. Trevelyan's "English Social History" and his selected record was Charlie Chaplin's "Spring Song" (from "A King in New York"). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Billy Hartnell | Bill Hartnell

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

He first took the role of the Doctor to get away from being typecast as gruff military types and to appear in something his grandchildren could watch. See more »

Nickname:

Bill See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn