William Hartnell

William Hartnell

January 8, 1908 · 118 years old

William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975), also known as Billy Hartnell or Bill Hartnell, was an English actor. Hartnell played the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1963 to 1966. He was also known for his roles as Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character of the first C…

Known For

16 titles
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The Day of the Doctor

The Day of the Doctor

2013 · 1h 17m · Movie

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion.

9.3
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Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

2017 · 1h 0m · Movie

The Twelfth Doctor, still refusing to change, goes on a last adventure with the First Doctor.

7.8
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Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947 · 1h 56m · Movie

A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.

7.6
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The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

1959 · 1h 23m · Movie

An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.

6.9
5
This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

1963 · 2h 14m · Movie

Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason t...

7.5
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Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

1948 · 1h 32m · Movie

In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang.

7.3
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Carry on Sergeant

Carry on Sergeant

1958 · 1h 24m · Movie

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But what a motley bunch they turn out to be.

6.3
8
Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog

1955 · 1h 30m · Movie

In early-1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife.

7.0
9
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944 · 1h 31m · Movie

World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

6.9
10
The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy

1952 · 1h 20m · Movie

An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.

7.2
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Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

1963 · 1h 45m · Movie

A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.

6.7
12
Appointment with Crime

Appointment with Crime

1946 · 1h 30m · Movie

An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.

6.3
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The Ringer

The Ringer

1952 · 1h 18m · Movie

A criminal master of disguise nicknamed The Ringer is out for deadly revenge against a treacherous London lawyer who is under police protection.

6.4
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Far into the Night

Far into the Night

1943 · 1h 30m · Movie

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service), the dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.

6.6
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Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 · 1h 24m · Movie

After a mix-up at a music hall, a henpecked bank clerk who lives a dreary existence in suburban London finds himself onstage with ambiguously foreign magician Mendoza, who hypnotizes him into losing all of his inhibitions.

5.8
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To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

1963 · 1h 11m · Movie

A young woman is harassed by a man and seeks help from the police. The officer who visits her falls in love with her, but shortly after she is murdered.

6.5