William Hartnell - A career in television and films
Date of birth: 8 January 1908, St. Pancras, London, England.
Date of death: 23 April 1975, Marden, Kent, England.

Television   Click on hyperlinks for information on highlighted films/tv shows, plus photos and video clips

Year Show name Episode title Character Name
1957   The Army Game CSM Bullimore
1959   Dial 999 50,000 Hands Jeff Richards
  Dial 999 The Killing Job Joss Crawford
  The Flying Doctor The Changing Plain Abe McKeller
1961   Kraft Mystery Theater The Desperate Men
  Ghost Squad High Wire Fred
1963   The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre To Have and to Hold Inspector Roberts
  Doctor Who The Doctor
1968   Softly Softly Cause of Death Henry Swift
1972   Doctor Who The Three Doctors The Doctor

                                                            Films
Year Film Name Character Name
1929   The Unwritten Law
1930   School For Scandal
1931   Man Of Mayfair 
1932   Diamond Cut Diamond
  Say It with Music The Judge
1933   The Lure Billy
  Follow the Lady Mike Martindale
  I'm an Explosive Edward Whimperley
1934   The Perfect Flaw Vickers
  Seeing Is Believing Ronald Gibson
1935   Swinging the Lead Freddy Fordum
  While Parents Sleep George
  The Guv'nor Car Salesman
1936   Nothing Like Publicity Pat Spencer
  Midnight at Madame Tussauds Stubbs
  Parisian Life
1938   They Drive by Night Bus Conductor
1939   Too Dangerous to Live
1940   Murder Will Out Dick
1941   Freedom Radio Radio Operator
1942   The Peterville Diamond Joseph
  Flying Fortress Gaylord Parker
  They Flew Alone Collie
  The Goose Steps Out German Officer
  Sabotage at Sea Jacob Digby
1943   The Bells Go Down Brooks
  The Dark Tower Towers
  Suspected Person Saunders
1944   The Agitator Peter Pettinger
  Strawberry Roan Chris Lowe
  Headline Dell
  The Way Ahead Sgt. Ned Fletcher
1945   Murder in Reverse Tom Masterick
1946   Appointment with Crime Leo Martin
1947   Brighton Rock Dallow
  Odd Man Out Fencie
  Temptation Harbour Jim Brown
1948   Escape Inspector Harris
1949   Now Barabbas Warder Jackson
  The Lost People Barnes
1950   Double Confession Charlie Durham
1951   The Magic Box Sergeant
  The Dark Man Police Superintendant
1952   The Pickwick Papers Cabman
  The Ringer Sam Hackett
  The Holly and the Ivy Sergeant Major
1953   Will Any Gentleman...? Inspector Martin
1955   Josephine and Men Inspector Parsons
  Footsteps in the Fog Herbert Moresby
1956   Tons of Trouble Bert
  Double Cross Whiteway
  Private's Progress Sgt. Sutton
1957   Date with Disaster Tracy
  Yangtse Incident Leading Seaman Frank
  Hell Drivers Cartley
  The Hypnotist Inspector Ross
1958   On the Run Tom Casey
  Carry On Sergeant Sergeant Grimshaw
1959   The Night We Dropped a Clanger Sgt. Bright
  The Desperate Man Smith
  Strictly Confidential Grimshaw
  Shake Hands with the Devil Sergeant Jenkins
  The Mouse That Roared Will Buckley
1960   Jackpot Supt. Frawley
  And the Same to You Wally Burton
  Piccadilly Third Stop Colonel
1963   The World Ten Times Over Dad
  This Sporting Life Johnson
  Heavens Above! Major Fowler
1964   Tomorrow at Ten Freddy