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William Hartnell
1963 - 1966

Hartnell was born in 1908 in the King's Cross area of London. In 1926, through admiration of Charlie Chaplin in silent films, he was lucky enough with the help of philanthropist art critic Hugh Blaker to get a job touring with Sir Frank Benson's Shakespearean Company. After several films, Hartnell appeared in the Granada TV comedy series The Army Game and the 1963 Lindsay Anderson film This Spring Life that brought him to the attention of Verity Lambert who was considering the central character in Doctor Who. After several meetings with him, she was convinced she found the Doctor. William Hartnell died in 1975. Companions: Carol Ann Ford, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Adrienne Hill, Jean Marsh, Jackie Lane, Anneke Wills Season 1 An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror Season 2 Planets of Giants The Dalek Invasion of Earth The Rescue The Romans The Web Planet The Crusade The Space Museum The Chase The Time Meddler Season 3 Galaxy 4 Mission to the Unknown The Myth Makers The Daleks' Master Plan The Massacre The Ark The Celestial Toymaker The Gunfighters The Savages The War Machines Season 4 The Smugglers The Tenth Planet

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