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Waris Hussein

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1938-12-09 (86 years old)

Biography

Waris Hussein (né 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).

Filmography

all 76

Director 64

Movies 56

TV Shows 20

self 7

Self

Waris Hussein

Biography

Filmography

all 76

Director 64

Movies 56

TV Shows 20

self 7

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals (2023)

Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour (2014)

William Hartnell: The Original (2013)

Tales of Television Centre (2012)

Mr. Nice (2010)

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (2006)

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" (2006)

Doctor Who: Origins (2006)

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

Doctor Who Confidential (2005)

Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)

Sixth Happiness (1997)

A Child's Wish (1997)

The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)

Fall from Grace (1994)

Murder Between Friends (1994)

The Summer House (1993)

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993)

She Woke Up (1992)

Switched at Birth (1991)

Forbidden Nights (1990)

The Shell Seekers (1989)

Those She Left Behind (1989)

Cult People (1989)

Killer Instinct (1988)

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)

Intimate Contact (1987)

Downpayment on Murder (1987)

When the Bough Breaks (1986)

Copacabana (1985)

Surviving (1985)

Arch of Triumph (1984)

The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)

Princess Daisy (1983)

Coming Out of the Ice (1982)

Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)

Callie & Son (1981)

Baby Comes Home (1980)

The Henderson Monster (1980)

Death Penalty (1980)

And Baby Makes Six (1979)

Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger (1978)

Armchair Thriller (1978)

Daphne Laureola (1978)

Romance (UK) (1977)

Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)

Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976)

The Glittering Prizes (1976)

Notorious Woman (1974)

Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)

Rust (1973)

Black and Blue (1973)

Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)

Hedda Gabler (1972)

Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

Melody (1971)

Play for Today (1970)

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)

A Touch of Love (1969)

Toggle (1968)

The Connoisseur (1966)

Macready's Gala (1966)

A Man on Her Back (1966)

A Passage to India (1965)

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964)

Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1938-12-09 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Lucknow, India

Religion
Islam

Mother
Attia Hosain

Citizenships
Dominion of India, British Raj, India, United Kingdom

Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series