William Hartnell
Acting
Born January 8, 1908 · Saint Pancras, London, England, UK
Biography
William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975), also known as Billy Hartnell or Bill Hartnell, was an English actor. Hartnell played the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1963 to 1966. He was also known for his roles as Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character of the first Carry On film, Carry On Sergeant in 1958, and Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the sitcom The Army Game from 1957 until 1958, and again in 1960. Hartnell entered the theatre in 1925 working under Frank Benson as a general stagehand. He appeared in numerous Shakespearian plays, including The…
Known For · 40 titles
Doctor Who
No Hiding Place
The Army Game
Ghost Squad
Tales of the Tardis
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Mouse That Roared
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Shake Hands with the Devil
Talking Doctor Who
An Adventure in Space and Time
Hell Drivers
Odd Man Out
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: The Chase
Footsteps in the Fog
This Sporting Life
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Carry On Sergeant
The Guv'nor
To Have and to Hold
Brighton Rock
They Came by Night
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Private's Progress
The Holly and the Ivy
Mission to the Unknown
The Lure
Heavens Above!
What's a Carry On?
The Lost People
The Magic Box
Doublecross
The Ties That Bind Us
The Crimson Circle