Waris Hussein
December 9, 1938 (86 years old) in Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Waris Hussein (nรฉ Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career, he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ยทDoctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandalsas Self
- 2012 ยทTales of Television Centreas Self
- 2010 ยทMr. Niceas Mohammed Durrani
- 2006 ยทDoctor Who: Originsas Self
- 2006 ยทOver the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"as Self
- 2006 ยทInside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDISas Self
- 2005 ยทMrs. Henderson Presentsas Maharajah
- 2005 ยทDoctor Who Confidentialas
- 1989 ยทCult Peopleas himself
- 1962 ยทCorrigan Blakeas