Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1908-01-08
- Day of Death1975-04-23 (67 years)
- Place of BirthSt. Pancras, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsBilly Hartnell Bill HartnellУильям Хартнелл
William Hartnell
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Doctor Who: The Savages
As: The Doctor (voice)
- 2024
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
As: The Doctor (voice)
- 2023
Tales of the Tardis
As: The Doctor
- 2021
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
As: The Doctor (voice)
- 1977
That's Carry On!
As: Sergeant Grimshawe
- 1973
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
As: The Doctor (1)
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Smugglers
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The War Machines
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Savages
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Ark
As: The Doctor
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
As: The Doctor/Abbot of Amboise
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Crusade
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Romans
As: The Doctor
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Rescue
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
As: The Doctor
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
As: Dr. Who
- 1964
Doctor Who: The Daleks
As: Dr. Who
- 1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
As: Dr. Who
- 1963
Doctor Who
As: The Doctor
- 1963
Doctor Who
As: Doctor Who
- 1963
The World Ten Times Over
As: Dad
- 1963
To Have and to Hold
As: Insp. Roberts
- 1963
Heavens Above!
As: Major Fowler
- 1963
This Sporting Life
As: 'Dad' Johnson
- 1962
Tomorrow at Ten
As: Freddie Maddox
- 1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
As: Colonel
- 1960
And the Same to You
As: Walter 'Wally' Burton
- 1960
Jackpot
As: Supt. Frawley
- 1959
The Desperate Man
As: Smith
- 1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
As: Sgt. Bright
- 1959
The Mouse That Roared
As: Will Buckley
- 1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
As: Sergeant Jenkins
- 1958
Carry On Sergeant
As: Sergeant Grimshawe
- 1958
Date with Disaster
As: Tracey
- 1957
The Hypnotist
As: Inspector Ross
- 1957
Hell Drivers
As: Cartley, Hawlett Manager
- 1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
As: Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
- 1956
Tons of Trouble
As: Bert
- 1956
Private's Progress
As: Sgt. Sutton
- 1955
Josephine and Men
As: Detective Sgt. Parsons
- 1955
Footsteps in the Fog
As: Herbert Moresby
- 1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
As: Detective Inspector Martin
- 1952
The Holly and the Ivy
As: Company Sergeant Major
- 1952
The Ringer
As: Sam Hackett
- 1952
The Pickwick Papers
As: Irate Cabman
- 1952
The Magic Box
As: Recruiting Sergeant
- 1951
The Dark Man
As: Superintendent of Police
- 1950
Double Confession
As: Charlie Durham
- 1949
The Lost People
As: Barnes
- 1949
Now Barabbas
As: Warder Jackson
- 1948
Escape
As: Inspector Harris
- 1948
Brighton Rock
As: Dallow
- 1947
Temptation Harbour
As: Jim Brown
- 1947
Odd Man Out
As: Fencie - the barman
- 1946
Appointment with Crime
As: Leo Martin
- 1945
Murder in Reverse?
As: Tom Masterick
- 1945
The Agitator
As: Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
- 1944
Strawberry Roan
As: Chris Lowe
- 1944
The Way Ahead
As: Sgt. Ned Fletcher
- 1943
Headline
As: Dell
- 1943
The Dark Tower
As: Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)
- 1943
The Bells Go Down
As: Brookes
- 1943
The Peterville Diamond
As: Joseph (as Bill Hartnell)
- 1942
Sabotage at Sea
As: Jacob Digby
- 1942
The Goose Steps Out
As: German Officer at Station
- 1942
They Flew Alone
As: Scotty
- 1942
Suspected Person
As: Saunders
- 1941
Freedom Radio
As: Radio Location Aerial Operator (uncredited)
- 1940
They Came by Night
As: Undetermined Role
- 1938
They Drive by Night
As: Bus Conductor
- 1937
Farewell Again
As: Minor Role
- 1936
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
As: Stubbs
- 1935
The Guv'nor
As: Car Salesman