William Hartnell

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Birth Name: William Henry Hartnell

Born: 8 January 1908 Died: 23 April 1975

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Heather McIntyre

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Dr. Who: 11 Doctors on. (11 items)
list by GemLil

Published 16 years, 5 months ago

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The Evolution of Doctor Who (17 items)
list by nehocb

Published 14 years, 3 months ago

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In Order, my Favorite Doctors (11 items)
list by The Doctor

Published 13 years, 3 months ago

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Doctor Who: The Big Theme Tune! (10 items)
list by GemLil

Published 16 years, 4 months ago

2 comments

9 votes

The Many Faces of Doctor Who (27 items)
list by Hexenkult

Published 14 years, 11 months ago

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William Hartnell Videos

Peter Capaldi's memories of the First Doctor - Doctor Who: Series 9 (2015) - BBC

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Exclusive First Look: Hartnell's perseverance - Doctor Who - The Three Doctors

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Special Feature - Forgetting the lines - Doctor Who - The Sensorites - BBC

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Description: William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states. At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker, a well-known art connoisseur, who helped him to get a job with Sir Frank Benson's Shakespearean Company. He started as a general dogsbody--call-boy, assistant stage manager, property master and assistant lighting director--but was occasionally allowed to play small walk-on parts. Two years later h ... (more)