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During his three years in the role, Hartnell crafted a highly memorable character: a wonderfully eccentric grandfather figure whose crusty facade only thinly conceals a heart of gold; an ...
William Hartnell. Actor: Query. William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras railway station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states.
William Hartnell (1963-1966) The first Doctor, played by William Hartnell, did not start out as the friendliest. At one point in his first story, he wanted to bash a caveman’s head in with...
William Henry Hartnell ( / ˈhɑːtnəl /; 8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor, who is best known for playing the first incarnation of the Doctor, in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966; he reprised the role in 1972–1973.
With Tom Baker, William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton. The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
A stealthy dive into the career and personality of William Henry Hartnell, including of course, the magic he brought to Doctor Who.IMAGES: ©BBC.
Doctor Who. An exile from his homeworld, wandering space and time in his trusty TARDIS with granddaughter Susan, the First Doctor appears to be a frail old man. But don't be fooled. With a chuckle...