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William Russell

Actor · 172 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)

Frequent collaborators: Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Florence La Badie, William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill

Movies (169 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Stepmother

    1911

    Drama

    121

  2. Hearts or Diamonds?

    1918

    Mystery, Crime

    122

  3. Shod with Fire

    1920

    Drama, Western

    123

  4. Rejuvenation

    1912

    Drama, Romance

    124

  5. For Her Boy's Sake

    1913

    Drama, Romance

    125

  6. Put Yourself in His Place

    1912

    Drama

    126

  7. For Sale -- A Life

    1912

    Drama

    127

  8. The Girl of the Grove

    1912

    Drama, Romance

    128

  9. Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

    1976

    129

  10. The Way of a Girl

    1925

    Drama, Thriller

    130

  11. Leave It to Me

    1920

    Comedy

    131

  12. Dora Thorne

    1915

    Drama

    132

  13. East Lynne

    1912

    Drama

    133

  14. The Lady from the Sea

    1911

    Drama

    134

  15. The Head of the Family

    1928

    Comedy

    135

  16. A Self-Made Man

    1922

    Drama

    136

  17. Garden of Lies

    1915

    137

  18. Sands of Sacrifice

    1917

    Drama

    138

  19. Pride and the Man

    1917

    Drama

    139

  20. The Valley of Tomorrow

    1920

    Crime, Drama

    140

  21. All the World to Nothing

    1918

    Comedy, Drama

    141

  22. A Rough Shod Fighter

    1917

    Drama, History

    142

  23. The Power of the Press

    1914

    Drama

    143

  24. The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

    1916

    Drama

    144

  25. The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

    2017

    Documentary

    145

  26. The Man Who Would Not Die

    1916

    Drama, Crime

    146

  27. Singing River

    1920

    Western

    147

  28. The Danger Patrol

    1928

    Action, Drama

    148

  29. For the Mikado

    1912

    Drama

    149

  30. The Torch Bearer

    1916

    Drama

    150

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.