Person

Nicholas Courtney

Acting · 1929–2011 · Cairo, Egypt

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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  Doctor Who

  Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

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  Casualty

  Claude Devigny

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  The Avengers

  Gifford

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  Minder

  Raymond Wilkins

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  The Saint

  Alain

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  Doctors

  2000

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  Theatre 625

  Ned

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  The Bill

  1984

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  No Hiding Place

  1959

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  All Creatures Great and Small

  Paul Cotterell

• 2023Tales of the TardisBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 2021Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
• 2021Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
• 2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
• 2015Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
• 2015Myth MakersHimself
• 2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage)
• 2011Tomorrow's Times: The First DoctorSelf (voice)
• 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
• 2008The Ties That Bind UsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
• 2008Five Doctors, One Studio
• 2008IncendiaryArchbishop of Canterbury
• 2007Rogue Time Lords
• 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresSir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
• 2005Doctor Who Confidential
• 2003The Story of Doctor Who
• 2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to TimeThe Brigadier
• 2002Chronotrip
• 2002Doctor at Sea
• 2001ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
• 2000TravelWiseAlistair Singleton
• 2000Doctors
• 1999Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
• 1998Lust in SpaceTime Judge / self
• 1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
• 1997Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
• 1996Satellite City
• 1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
• 1995DowntimeBrigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1993UNIT Recruiting FilmBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
• 199330 Years in the TARDISHimself / Narrator
• 1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe Brigadier
• 1993Missing in ActionSelf - Narrator
• 1993Then Churchill Said to Me
• 1993Return to Devil's EndSelf
• 1992Born KickingTim Ayling
• 1991The Corridor SketchSir Horace
• 1990Bullseye!Sir Hugh
• 1990The PanoptiCon Tapes III
• 1989Doctor Who: BattlefieldBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1989French FieldsMarquis
• 1988WartimeBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
• 1987Myth RunnerHimself
• 1986CasualtyClaude Devigny
• 1986Yes, Prime Minister
• 1984The Bill
• 1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksThe Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1984To Catch a Kingde Oliveira
• 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn UndeadBrigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1981Doctor Who: LogopolisBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
• 1979MinderRaymond Wilkins
• 1979Shelley
• 1978All Creatures Great and SmallPaul Cotterell
• 1977The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseBronzed Man
• 1975Doctor Who: Terror of the ZygonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1975Doctor Who: RobotBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1974Soft Beds, Hard BattlesFrench Intelligence Officer
• 1974Doctor Who: The Time WarriorBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1973Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1972Endless NightSecond Auctioneer (uncredited)
• 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesHutchinson Hatch
• 1971Jason King
• 1971Doctor Who: The DæmonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1971Doctor Who: Colony in SpaceBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1971Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1971Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1970Take a Girl Like YouPanel Chairman
• 1970Doctor Who: InfernoBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1970Doctor Who and the SiluriansBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1970DoomwatchPhillip
• 1970Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Max
• 1969DoppelgängerData Analyst
• 1969The Main ChanceJames Harding
• 1968Doctor Who: The InvasionBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1968The ChampionsDoctor Farley
• 1968Doctor Who: The Web of FearColonel Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1967Callan
• 1966The Brides of Fu ManchuSergeant
• 1966The InformerHenry Leason
• 1966Watch the BirdiesBill Page
• 1965The End of Arthur's MarriageHusband
• 1965Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master PlanBret Vyon
• 1965The Man in Room 17Gilles
• 1964Victoria ReginaTudor
• 1964Theatre 625Ned
• 1963Doctor WhoCol. Lethbridge-Stewart
• 1962The SaintAlain
• 1961The AvengersGifford
• 1959No Hiding Place
• 1956Armchair TheatreAlex