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Waris Hussein

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Waris Hussein
Born in Lucknow, India, Waris Hussein moved to England at age nine with his parents. He later attended Cambridge and at 21 started as a trainee director with BBC, where his mother, the late Attia Hussein, worked. In addition to reading news in Hindi, she was also the station's dramatic star--translating William Shakespeare in Urdu and Hindi--as well as an author. Young Hussein, too, was influenced by his mother's artistic abilities and knew very early on that he wanted to be a director. After starting in television with work on Doctor Who (1963) (including directing the very first episode, An Unearthly Child (1963)), Hussein moved on to film, directing such legends as Lord Laurence Olivier, Bette Davis and Joan Plowright.

While considering himself a British filmmaker, Hussein has worked both sides of the Atlantic, as well as in the country of his birth, India.
BornDecember 9, 1938
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BornDecember 9, 1938
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

Known for

Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Shirley MacLaine in The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
The Possession of Joel Delaney
5.7
  • Director
  • 1972
Sandy Dennis in A Touch of Love (1969)
A Touch of Love
6.2
  • Director
  • 1969
Copacabana (1985)
Copacabana
6.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1985

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Director

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Bess Armstrong and Cheryl Ladd in Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
    Her Best Friend's Husband
  • Ann-Margret in Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)
    Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
  • Supply & Demand (1998)
    Supply & Demand
  • Sixth Happiness (1997)
    Sixth Happiness
  • John Ritter and Anna Chlumsky in A Child's Wish (1997)
    A Child's Wish
  • Jill Clayburgh, Sharon Lawrence, and Kellie Martin in The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)
    The Face on the Milk Carton
    • (directed by)
  • Tara Fitzgerald, Michael York, Richard Anconina, Gary Cole, and James Fox in Fall from Grace (1994)
    Fall from Grace
  • Murder Between Friends (1994)
    Murder Between Friends
  • For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993)
    For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
  • Screen Two (1985)
    Screen Two
  • Lindsay Wagner in She Woke Up (1992)
    She Woke Up
  • Ariana Richards, Bonnie Bedelia, and Brian Kerwin in Switched at Birth (1991)
    Switched at Birth
  • Forbidden Nights (1990)
    Forbidden Nights
  • The Shell Seekers (1989)
    The Shell Seekers

Actor

  • Paul McGann and Steve Healey in Tale of a Timelord (2016)
    Tale of a Timelord
  • Rhys Ifans in Mr. Nice (2010)
    Mr. Nice
  • Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
    Mrs. Henderson Presents
  • Corrigan Blake

Producer

  • Bess Armstrong and Cheryl Ladd in Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
    Her Best Friend's Husband
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Personal details

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    • December 9, 1938
    • Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
  • Other works
    DVD commentary: Provided a commentary for An Unearthly Child (1963).
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    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    He was producer John Nathan-Turner's first choice to direct the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors (1983).
  • Quotes
    [on Doctor Who (2005)] There is an element now, and I know we're living in a different era, of sexuality that has crept in. Why bring in this element when in fact you needn't have it there? The intriguing thing about the original person was that you never quite knew about him and there was a mystery and an unavailability about him. Now we've just had a recent rebirth and another girl has joined us, a companion, she actually snogged him.

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