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William Hartnell
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William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966. In film, Hartnell notably appeared in Brighton Rock (1949), The Mouse That Roared (1959) and This Sporting Life (1963). He was associated with military roles, playing Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the ITV sitcom The Army Game (1957, 1961) and Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character in the first Carry On film Carry On Sergeant (1958).
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Talking Doctor Who
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Vision On
Doctor Who: Origins
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
Doctor Who: The Smugglers
Doctor Who: The Chase
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
The World Ten Times Over
To Have and to Hold
Tomorrow at Ten
Heavens Above!
This Sporting Life
Piccadilly Third Stop
And the Same to You
Jackpot
The Desperate Man
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
The Mouse That Roared
Shake Hands with the Devil
Strictly Confidential
Carry On Sergeant
On the Run
Date with Disaster
The Hypnotist
Hell Drivers
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Tons of Trouble
Private's Progress
Doublecross
Josephine and Men
Footsteps in the Fog
Will Any Gentleman...?
The Holly and the Ivy
The Ringer
The Dark Man
Double Confession
The Lost People
Now Barabbas
Escape
Brighton Rock
Temptation Harbour
Odd Man Out
Appointment with Crime
Murder in Reverse
The Agitator
Strawberry Roan
The Way Ahead
Headline
The Dark Tower
The Bells Go Down
The Peterville Diamond
Sabotage at Sea
They Flew Alone
Suspected Person
Murder Will Out
They Drive by Night
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
The Crimson Circle
Parisian Life
The Guv'nor