Personal Info
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1908-01-08 (117 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Also Known For
Billy 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 The Army Game from 1957 until 1958, and again in 1960. Hartnell entered the theatre in 1925 working u ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Doctor Who: The Savages
| The Doctor (voice)
2024 --
Doctor Who at the Proms
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2024 --
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
| The Doctor (voice)
2023 --
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2023 --
Talking Doctor Who
| Self / The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2021 --
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
| The Doctor (voice)
2017 --
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2013 --
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2013 --
An Adventure in Space and Time
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
2012 --
Don't Lose Your Head
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2012 --
Vision On
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2009 --
The Sets of Marinus
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2006 --
Creation of the Daleks
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2006 --
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2006 --
Masters of Sound
| The Doctor (archive footage)
2002 --
Remembering 'The Aztecs'
| The Doctor (archive footage)
1983 --
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1982 --
Doctor Who: Earthshock
| The Doctor (1) (archive footage)
1977 --
That's Carry On!
| Sergeant Grimshawe
1973 --
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
| The Doctor (1)
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Smugglers
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The War Machines
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Savages
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Ark
| The Doctor
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
| The Doctor/Abbot of Amboise
1966 --
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Chase
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Crusade
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Romans
| The Doctor
1965 --
Doctor Who: The Rescue
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
| The Doctor
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
| Dr. Who
1964 --
Doctor Who: The Daleks
| Dr. Who
1963 --
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
| Dr. Who
1963 --
The World Ten Times Over
| Dad
1963 --
To Have and to Hold
| Insp. Roberts
1963 --
Heavens Above!
| Major Fowler
1963 --
This Sporting Life
| 'Dad' Johnson
1962 --
Tomorrow at Ten
| Freddie Maddox
1960 --
Piccadilly Third Stop
| Colonel
1960 --
And the Same to You
| Walter 'Wally' Burton
1960 --
Jackpot
| Supt. Frawley
1959 --
The Desperate Man
| Smith
1959 --
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
| Sgt. Bright
1959 --
The Mouse That Roared
| Will Buckley
1959 --
Shake Hands with the Devil
| Sergeant Jenkins
1959 --
Strictly Confidential
|
1958 --
Carry On Sergeant
| Sergeant Grimshawe
1958 --
Date with Disaster
| Tracey
1957 --
The Hypnotist
| Inspector Ross
1957 --
Hell Drivers
| Cartley, Hawlett Manager
1957 --
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
| Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
1956 --
Tons of Trouble
| Bert
1956 --
Private's Progress
| Sgt. Sutton
1956 --
Doublecross
| Herbert Whiteway
1955 --
Josephine and Men
| Detective Sgt. Parsons
1955 --
Footsteps in the Fog
| Herbert Moresby
1953 --
Will Any Gentleman...?
| Detective Inspector Martin
1952 --
The Holly and the Ivy
| Company Sergeant Major
1952 --
The Ringer
| Sam Hackett
1952 --
The Pickwick Papers
| Irate Cabman
1952 --
The Magic Box
| Recruiting Sergeant
1951 --
The Dark Man
| Superintendent of Police
1950 --
Double Confession
| Charlie Durham
1949 --
The Lost People
| Barnes
1949 --
Now Barabbas
| Warder Jackson
1948 --
Escape
| Inspector Harris
1948 --
Brighton Rock
| Dallow
1947 --
Temptation Harbour
| Jim Brown
1947 --
Odd Man Out
| Fencie - the barman
1946 --
Appointment with Crime
| Leo Martin
1945 --
Murder in Reverse?
| Tom Masterick
1945 --
The Agitator
| Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
1944 --
Strawberry Roan
| Chris Lowe
1944 --
The Way Ahead
| Sgt. Ned Fletcher
1943 --
Headline
| Dell
1943 --
The Dark Tower
| Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)
1943 --
The Bells Go Down
| Brookes
1943 --
The Peterville Diamond
| Joseph (as Bill Hartnell)
1942 --
Sabotage at Sea
| Jacob Digby
1942 --
The Goose Steps Out
| German Officer at Station
1942 --
They Flew Alone
| Scotty
1942 --
Suspected Person
| Saunders
1941 --
Freedom Radio
| Radio Location Aerial Operator (uncredited)
1940 --
They Came by Night
| Undetermined Role
1939 --
Murder Will Out
| Dick
1938 --
They Drive by Night
| Bus Conductor
1937 --
Farewell Again
| Minor Role
1936 --
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
| Stubbs
1936 --
The Crimson Circle
|
1936 --
Parisian Life
|
1935 --
The Guv'nor
| Car Salesman
1934 --
The Perfect Flaw
| Vickers
1933 --
The Lure
| Billy
1933 --
Follow the Lady
| Mike Martindale