Originated the role of the Doctor in the "Dr Who" tv show.
William Henry Hartnell was born to Lucy Hartnell on 8 January 1908 in St Pancras, London, England.[1][2] The name of his father is unknown.[2]
Career
William began his career, behind the scenes as a stagehand in 1925.[2][3][4] He began acting in 1926 in The Merchant of Venice and his final piece was in the tenth anniversary story The Three Doctors in 1972-1973.[5][6]
William joined the Army at the beginning of WWII. After 18 months in the British Army Tank Corps he was invalided out.[2]
Family
In 1929, William married Heather McIntyre.[2][7][8]
On 29 September 1939, William H Hartnell (31), Actor, was recorded as married at 14 Warwick Road, Worthing, Sussex, England.[9]
Death
William died in 1975 due to heart failure.[2][4][10]
Actor William Hartnell dies at 67 — The Herald, Glasgow 25 Apr1975[11]
William Hartnell, the actor and television's original Dr Who, died in hospital yesterday. He was 67.
Hartnell, who had been ill for about three years, with a series of strokes, was a familiar face to two generations as a soldier In dozens of war-time films and then as Dr Who.
He created the Dr Who role in 1963 and in spite of predictions that the programme would run only six weeks, he kept the part for three years.
"Billy" Hartnell, as he used to be known, began his career in 1924, went into films in 1931 and had his first London stage part the next year.
In 1944 fame came with the role of Sergeant Fletcher in "The Way Ahead."
A string of hard-nosed characters followed leading to the part of Sergeant-Major Bullimore in ITV's "The Army Game."
Hartnell, who lived in Marden, Kent, is survived by his. wife, Heather McIntyre, the former actress and playwright, and daughter, Anne.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV89-FCJH : 8 October 2014), William H Hartnell and null, 1929; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1929, quarter 2, vol. 1A, p. 871, Chelsea, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005," database with images,
Volume: 1A; Page: 871,
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 March 2024),
William H Hartnell marriage to McIntyre registered Apr-May-Jun 1929 in Chelsea.
↑1939 Census:
"England and Wales National Register, 1939"
citing Census, Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, RG 101, The National Archives, Kew, England; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: 7L2M-L2N2 (accessed 21 March 2024)
William H Hartnell (born 8 Jan 1908), married, Actor, in Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
1939 England and Wales Register: Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Name
Status
Sex
Birth Date
Occupation
William H Hartnell
Married
M
8 Jan 1908
Actor
Heather Hartnell
Married
F
27 Apr 1907
Actress
Closed Record
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC1-9L28 : 4 September 2014), William Henry Hartnell, 1975; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Maidstone, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "Actor William Hartnell dies at 67." The Herald, Glasgow, 1975-04-25, section, 9 edition.
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