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William Hartnell

Actor · 94 credits · 27 in highly-rated films

Best known for Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

Frequent collaborators: William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Peter Purves, Maureen O'Brien

Movies (94 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Hypnotist

    1957 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    Thriller, Crime

    61

  2. Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

    1965 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    62

  3. Doctor Who: The Rescue

    1965 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    63

  4. Escape

    1948 · ★ 5.4 (16 votes)

    Thriller

    64

  5. Doctor Who: The Savages

    1966 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

    65

  6. Doctor Who: The Web Planet

    1965 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

    66

  7. Doctor Who: The Ark

    1966 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

    67

  8. Doublecross

    1956 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    68

  9. The World Ten Times Over

    1963 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Drama

    69

  10. Doctor Who: Origins

    2006

    Documentary

    70

  11. The Ringer

    1952 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Mystery, Crime

    71

  12. The Dark Tower

    1943 · ★ 6.1 (15 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    72

  13. Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

    1964 · ★ 5.9 (12 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

    73

  14. Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

    1964 · ★ 6.3 (8 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    74

  15. Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

    1966 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    75

  16. Doctor Who: The Sensorites

    1964 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure

    76

  17. The Night We Dropped a Clanger

    1959 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Comedy, War

    77

  18. Midnight at Madame Tussaud's

    1936 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    78

  19. That's Carry On!

    1977 · ★ 5.7 (22 votes)

    Comedy

    79

  20. On the Run

    1958

    Drama, Crime

    80

  21. Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

    1965 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    81

  22. Talking Doctor Who

    2023 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    82

  23. A Defeated People

    1946 · ★ 6.1 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    83

  24. They Came by Night

    1940 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    84

  25. Strictly Confidential

    1959 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    85

  26. Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    2025 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    86

  27. Vision On

    2012

    Documentary

    87

  28. The Sets of Marinus

    2009

    88

  29. Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'

    2012

    Documentary

    89

  30. Doctor Who: The Savages

    2025

    Science Fiction, Drama, Animation

    90

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.