William Hartnell

Actor

Born: January 8, 1908
Died: April 23, 1975 (age 67)
From: Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (125)

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Savages (2025)
The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024)
The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour (2023)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Talking Doctor Who (2023)
Self / The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (2021)
The Doctor (voice)
Mission to the Unknown (2019)
Dr. Who
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
The Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror' (2012)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Vision On (2012)
The Doctor (archive footage)
The Sets of Marinus (2009)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Mounting the Rescue (2009)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
The First Doctor (archive footage)
Creation of the Daleks (2006)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Masters of Sound (2006)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (2006)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins (2006)
The Doctor (archive footage)
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' (2003)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Remembering 'The Aztecs' (2002)
The Doctor (archive footage)
What's a Carry On? (1998)
Sergeant Grimshawe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
The First Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Earthshock (1982)
The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
That's Carry On! (1977)
Sergeant Grimshawe (archive footage)