William Russell

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British actor human

William Russell was a British actor best known for his role as schoolteacher Ian Chesterton, one of the original companions in the long-running television series Doctor Who.

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William Russell canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Russell Enoch ⓘ
William Russell Enoch ⓘ
appearedInTVSeries Doctor Who ⓘ
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ⓘ
birthName William Russell Enoch ⓘ
characterOccupationPortrayed history teacher ⓘ
science teacher ⓘ
characterTypePortrayed schoolteacher ⓘ
child Alfred Enoch ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-11-19 ⓘ
doctorWhoRoleType companion ⓘ
education Durham School ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre science fiction television ⓘ
knownFor being one of the original companions in Doctor Who ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
stage ⓘ
television ⓘ
name William Russell self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableRole Ian Chesterton ⓘ
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
notableWork Doctor Who ⓘ
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sunderland, United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Sunderland, County Durham, England
portrayedCompanionOf The Doctor ⓘ
surface form: First Doctor
portrayedHistoricalOrLegendaryFigure Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot
seriesDebutInDoctorWho An Unearthly Child ⓘ
servedIn Royal Air Force ⓘ
spouse Balbina Gutierrez ⓘ
Etheline Margareth Lewis ⓘ
workedWith Carole Ann Ford ⓘ
Jacqueline Hill ⓘ
William Hartnell ⓘ
yearsActive 1950s–2010s ⓘ

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One Good Turn → starring → William Russell ⓘ
An Unearthly Child → featuresActor → William Russell ⓘ
William Russell → name → William Russell self-link ⓘ
The Best Man → mainCharacter → William Russell ⓘ
William Hartnell → coStarredWith → William Russell ⓘ
Ian Chesterton → portrayedBy → William Russell ⓘ
The Keys of Marinus → featuresActor → William Russell ⓘ
The Dalek Invasion of Earth → stars → William Russell ⓘ