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William Hartnell

Wednesday, 8th January 1908 - Thursday, 24th April 1975
London
England


The perfect Sergeant-major, gruff no nonsense exterior masking a heart of gold. Hartnell has essentially always projected this persona, hooking a nation in his portrayal of incarnation #1 of Doctor Who.


They Drive By Night
Bus Conductor (as Billy Hartnell)
1938
Freedom Radio
Radio Location Aerial Operator
1941
Goose Steps Out
Officer at Train Station
1942
Dark Tower
Jim Towers
(as Bill Hartnell)
1943
Peterville Diamond
Joseph
(as Bill Hartnell)
1943
Agitator
Peter Pettinger
1944
Way Ahead
Sgt. Ned Fletcher
1944
Strawberry Roan
Chris Lowe
1944
Murder in Reverse
Tom Masterick
1945
Appointment with Crime
Leo Martin
1946
Odd Man Out
Fencie
1947
Gang War
1947
Escape
Inspector Harris
1948
Brighton Rock
Dallow
1948
Lost People
Barnes
1949
Double Confession
Charlie Durham
1950
Ringer
Sam Hackett
1950
Magic Box
Recruiting Sergeant
1951
Dark Man
Superintendent
1952
Will Any Gentleman?
DI Martin
1953
Pickwick Papers
1954
Footsteps in the Fog
Herbert Moresby
1955
Josephine and Men
Inspector Parsons
1955
Tons of Trouble
Bert
1956
Yangtse Incident
Leading Seaman Frank
1957
Hell Drivers
Cartley
1957
Date with Disaster
Tracey
1957
Carry On Sergeant
Sgt. Grimshawe
1958
Desperate Man
1959
Mouse That Roared
Will Buckley
1959
Shake Hands With the Devil
Sergeant Jenkins
1959
Night We Dropped a Clanger
W/O Bright
1959
And the Same to You
Wally Burton
1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
Colonel
1960
World Ten Times Over
Dad
1963
This Sporting Life
Johnson
1963
Heavens Above!
Major Fowler
1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Freddy
1964
Adventure in Space and Time
The Doctor
2013

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Doctor Who
Pilot
Dr. Who
Army Game
The Army Game
CSM Percy Bullimore
06/19/1957
Army Game
The Mad Bull
CSM Percy Bullimore
09/11/1957
Army Game
The New Officer
CSM Percy Bullimore
12/04/1957
Army Game
W.R.A.A.C.S.
CSM Percy Bullimore
12/27/1957
Army Game
Getting Shot Off
CSM Bullimore
01/03/1958
Flying Doctor
The Changing Plain
Abe McKeller
01/03/1960
Probation Officer
Episode #1.28
03/21/1960
ITV Television Playhouse
Place of My Own
Reynolds
06/17/1960
ITV Television Playhouse
After the Party
Jim
07/07/1960
Army Game
The Return of the Pig
CSM Percy Bullimore
09/27/1960
Army Game
The Informer
Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore
10/04/1960
Army Game
The Do-Gooders
CSM Percy Bullimore
10/11/1960
Army Game
The Marshall's Baton
CSM Percy Bullimore
10/18/1960
Army Game
Insurance
CSM Percy Bullimore
10/25/1960
Army Game
It's in the Book
CSM Percy Bullimore
11/01/1960
Army Game
Waltzing Matilda
CSM Percy Bullimore
11/08/1960
Army Game
The Kindest Man in Britain
CSM Percy Bullimore
11/15/1960
Army Game
The Artist
CSM Percy Bullimore
12/20/1960
Army Game
Tea And Sympathy
05/30/1961
Ghost Squad
High Wire
Fred Rice
09/30/1961
Doctor Who
An Unearthly Child
Dr. Who
11/23/1963
Doctor Who
The Cave of Skulls
Dr. Who
11/30/1963
Doctor Who
The Forest of Fear
Dr. Who
12/07/1963
Doctor Who
The Firemaker
Dr. Who
12/14/1963
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Dead Planet
Dr. Who
12/21/1963
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Survivors
Dr. Who
12/28/1963
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Escape
Dr. Who
01/04/1964
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Ambush
Dr. Who
01/11/1964
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Expedition
Dr. Who
01/18/1964
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Ordeal
Dr. Who
01/25/1964
Doctor Who
The Daleks: The Rescue
Dr. Who
02/01/1964
Doctor Who
The Edge of Destruction
Dr. Who
02/08/1964
Doctor Who
The Brink of Disaster
Dr. Who
02/15/1964
Doctor Who
Marco Polo: The Roof of the World
Dr. Who
02/22/1964
Doctor Who
Marco Polo: The Singing Sands
Dr. Who
02/29/1964
Doctor Who
Marco Polo: Five Hundred Eyes
Dr. Who
03/07/1964
Doctor Who
Marco Polo: The Wall of Lies
Dr. Who
03/14/1964
Doctor Who
Rider from Shang-Tu
Dr. Who
03/21/1964
Doctor Who
Mighty Kublai Khan
Dr. Who
03/28/1964
Doctor Who
Assassin at Peking
Dr. Who
04/04/1964
Doctor Who
The Keys of Marinus: The Sea of Death
Dr. Who
04/11/1964
Doctor Who
The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web
Dr. Who
04/18/1964
Doctor Who
The Screaming Jungle
Dr. Who (credit only)
04/25/1964
Doctor Who
The Snows of Terror
Dr. Who (credit only)
05/02/1964
Doctor Who
Sentence of Death
Dr. Who
05/09/1964
Doctor Who
The Keys of Marinus
Dr. Who
05/16/1964
Doctor Who
The Aztecs
Dr. Who
05/23/1964
Doctor Who
The Warriors of Death
Dr. Who
05/30/1964
Doctor Who
The Bride of Sacrifice
Dr. Who
06/06/1964
Doctor Who
The Day of Darkness
Dr. Who
06/13/1964
Doctor Who
The Sensorites: Strangers in Space
Dr. Who
06/20/1964
Doctor Who
The Unwilling Warriors
Dr. Who
06/27/1964
Doctor Who
Hidden Danger
Dr. Who
07/11/1964
Doctor Who
A Race Against Death
Dr. Who
07/18/1964
Doctor Who
Kidnap
Dr. Who
07/25/1964
Doctor Who
A Desperate Venture
Dr. Who
08/01/1964
Doctor Who
Reign of Terror: A Land of Fear
Dr. Who
08/08/1964
Doctor Who
Guests of Madame Guillotine
Dr. Who
08/15/1964
Doctor Who
A Change of Identity
Dr. Who
08/22/1964
Doctor Who
The Tyrant of France
Dr. Who
08/29/1964
Doctor Who
A Bargain of Necessity
Dr. Who
09/05/1964
Doctor Who
Prisoners of Concergerie
Dr. Who
09/12/1964
Doctor Who
Planet of the Giants
Dr. Who
10/31/1964
Doctor Who
Dangerous Journey
Dr. Who
11/07/1964
Doctor Who
Crisis
Dr. Who
11/14/1964
Doctor Who
The Dalek Invasion of Earth: World's End
Dr. Who
11/21/1964
Doctor Who
The Daleks
Dr. Who
11/28/1964
Doctor Who
Day of Reckoning
Dr. Who
12/05/1964
Doctor Who
The End of Tomorrow
Dr. Who
12/12/1964
Doctor Who
The Waking Ally
Dr. Who
12/19/1964
Doctor Who
Flashpoint
Dr. Who
12/26/1964
Doctor Who
The Rescue: The Powerful Enemy
Dr. Who
01/02/1965
Doctor Who
Desperate Measures
Dr. Who
01/09/1965
Doctor Who
The Romans: The Slave Traders
Dr. Who
01/16/1965
Doctor Who
All Roads Lead to Rome
01/23/1965
Doctor Who
Conspiracy
Dr. Who
01/30/1965
Doctor Who
Inferno
Dr. Who
02/06/1965
Doctor Who
The Web Planet
Dr. Who
02/13/1965
Doctor Who
The Zarbi
Dr. Who
02/20/1965
Doctor Who
Escape to Danger
Dr. Who
02/27/1965
Doctor Who
Crater of Needles
Dr. Who
03/06/1965
Doctor Who
Invasion
Dr. Who
03/13/1965
Doctor Who
The Centre
Dr. Who
03/20/1965
Doctor Who
The Crusade: The Lion
Dr. Who
03/27/1965
Doctor Who
The Crusade: The Knight of Jaffa
Dr. Who
04/03/1965
Doctor Who
The Crusade: The Wheel of Fortune
Dr. Who
04/10/1965
Doctor Who
The Crusade: The Warlords
Dr. Who
04/17/1965
Doctor Who
The Space Museum
Dr. Who
04/24/1965
Doctor Who
The Dimensions of Time
Dr. Who
05/01/1965
Doctor Who
The Search
Dr. Who
05/08/1965
Doctor Who
The Final Phase
Dr. Who
05/15/1965
Doctor Who
The Chase
The Doctor
05/22/1965
Doctor Who
The Death of Time
Dr. Who
05/29/1965
Doctor Who
Flight Through Eternity
Dr. Who
06/05/1965
Doctor Who
Journey Into Terror
Dr. Who
06/12/1965
Doctor Who
The Death of Doctor Who
Dr. Who
06/19/1965
Doctor Who
The Planet of Decision
Dr. Who
06/26/1965
Doctor Who
The Meddling Monk
Dr. Who
07/10/1965
Doctor Who
A Battle of Wits
Dr. Who
07/17/1965
Doctor Who
Checkmate
Dr. Who
07/24/1965
Doctor Who
Galaxy Four
Dr. Who
09/11/1965
Doctor Who
Trap of Steel
Dr. Who
09/18/1965
Doctor Who
Airlock
Dr. Who
09/25/1965
Doctor Who
The Exploding Planet
Dr. Who
10/02/1965
Doctor Who
Mission to the Unknown
Dr. Who
10/09/1965
Doctor Who
The Myth Makers: Temple of Secrets
Dr. Who
10/16/1965
Doctor Who
Small Prophet, Quick Return
Dr. Who
10/23/1965
Doctor Who
Death of a Spy
Dr. Who
10/30/1965
Doctor Who
Horse of Destruction
Dr. Who
11/06/1965
Doctor Who
The Daleks Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins
Dr. Who
11/13/1965
Doctor Who
Day of Armageddon
Dr. Who
11/20/1965
Doctor Who
Devil's Planet
Dr. Who
11/27/1965
Doctor Who
The Traitors
Dr. Who
12/04/1965
Doctor Who
Counter Plot
Dr. Who
12/11/1965
Doctor Who
Coronas of the Sun
Dr. Who
12/18/1965
Doctor Who
The Feast of Steven
Dr. Who
12/25/1965
Doctor Who
Volcano
Dr. Who
01/01/1966
Doctor Who
Golden Death
Dr. Who
01/08/1966
Doctor Who
Escape Switch
Dr. Who
01/15/1966
Doctor Who
The Abandoned Planet
Dr. Who
01/22/1966
Doctor Who
Destruction of Time
Dr. Who
01/29/1966
Doctor Who
The Sea Beggar
The Abbot of Amboise
02/12/1966
Doctor Who
Priest of Death
The Abbot of Amboise
02/19/1966
Doctor Who
Bell of Doom
Dr. Who
02/26/1966
Doctor Who
The Steel Sky
Dr. Who
03/05/1966
Doctor Who
The Plague
Dr. Who
03/12/1966
Doctor Who
The Return
Dr. Who
03/19/1966
Doctor Who
The Bomb
Dr. Who
03/26/1966
Doctor Who
The Hall of Dolls
Dr. Who
04/09/1966
Doctor Who
The Dancing Floor
Dr. Who
04/16/1966
Doctor Who
The Final Test
Dr. Who
04/23/1966
Doctor Who
The Gunfighters: A Holiday for the Doctor
Dr. Who
04/30/1966
Doctor Who
The Gunfighters: Don't Shoot the Pianist
Dr. Who
05/07/1966
Doctor Who
The Savages: Episode 2
Dr. Who
06/04/1966
Doctor Who
The Savages: Episode 3
Dr. Who
06/11/1966
Doctor Who
The Savages: Episode 4
Dr. Who
06/18/1966
Doctor Who
The War Machines: Episode 2
Dr. Who
07/02/1966
Doctor Who
The War Machines: Episode 3
Dr. Who
07/09/1966
Doctor Who
The War Machines: Episode 4
Dr. Who
07/16/1966
Doctor Who
The Smugglers: Episode 1
Dr. Who
09/10/1966
Doctor Who
The Smugglers: Episode 2
Dr. Who
09/17/1966
Doctor Who
The Smugglers: Episode 3
Dr. Who
09/24/1966
Doctor Who
The Smugglers: Episode 4
Dr. Who
10/01/1966
Doctor Who
The Tenth Planet: Episode 1
Dr. Who
10/08/1966
Doctor Who
The Tenth Planet: Episode 2
Dr. Who
10/15/1966
Doctor Who
The Tenth Planet: Episode 3
Dr. Who
10/22/1966
Doctor Who
The Tenth Planet: Episode 4
Doctor Who
10/29/1966
Doctor Who
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 1
Dr. Who
11/05/1966
Crime of Passion
Alain
Henri Lindon
04/27/1970
Doctor Who
The Three Doctors
Episode One

Dr. Who
12/30/1972
Doctor Who
The Three Doctors: Episode 2
Dr. Who
01/06/1973
Doctor Who
The Three Doctors: Episode 3
Dr. Who
01/13/1973
Doctor Who
The Three Doctors: Episode 4
Dr. Who
01/20/1973
Doctor Who
Earthshock: Part 2
The Doctor
03/09/1982
Doctor Who
Mawdryn Undead: Part 2
The Doctor
02/02/1983
Doctor Who
The Five Doctors
The Doctor (archive footage)
11/25/1983
Doctor Who
Resurrection of the Daleks: Part 2
The Doctor
02/15/1984
Have I Got News for You
Episode #29.2
The Doctor (archive footage)
04/22/2005
Doctor Who
The Next Doctor
The Doctor
12/25/2008
Doctor Who
The Eleventh Hour
The Doctor
04/03/2010
Doctor Who
Vincent and the Doctor
The Doctor
06/05/2010
Doctor Who
The Lodger
The Doctor
06/12/2010
Sarah Jane Adventures
Death of the Doctor: Part 2
The Doctor
10/26/2010
Doctor Who
The Name of the Doctor
The Doctor
05/18/2013
Doctor Who
Twice Upon a Time
The Doctor
12/25/2017
Doctor Who
The Timeless Children
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
03/01/2020




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