What is William Russell?
[[Image:William Russell, Gallifrey One, 2012, 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Russell in 2012]] '''William Russell Enoch''' (19 November 1924 &ndash; 3 June 2024), better known as '''William Russell''', was an [[English people|English]] actor. He was born in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], [[County Durham]]. He was best known for the role as [[Ian Chesterton]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/02/aaisat-090213000208.html|title=An Adventure in Space and Time: William Russell|first=Chuck|last=Foster|work=Doctor Who News|date=9 February 2013|accessdate=9 February 2013}}</ref> He also had several movie roles such as in ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'' (1956), ''[[The Great Escape (movie)|The Great Escape]]'' (1963) and ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman]]'' (1978). His son, [[Alfred Enoch]], is also an actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/alfred-enoch-es-magazine-interview-a3822041.html|title=What Harry Potter's Alfred Enoch got up to next|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-10-11|language=en-GB|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815150850/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/alfred-enoch-es-magazine-interview-a3822041.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Russell died on 3 June 2024 from [[pneumonia]], at the age of 99.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=William Russell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604203351/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *{{IMDb name|751511|William Russell}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, William}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English sta