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Waris Hussein

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Waris Hussein

EN, BG cinema · 65 credits

Born

9 December 1938 (age 87)

Birthplace

Lucknow, United Provinces, British India

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).

Known for

Filmography

Richard Burton: Wild Genius poster

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

EN · 20257.5

as Self

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals poster

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

EN · 20234.7

as Self

Waris Hussein in Conversation poster

Waris Hussein in Conversation

EN · 2023Not rated

as Self

Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre

EN · 20128.0

as Self

Mr. Nice poster

Mr. Nice

EN · 20106.1

as Mohammed Durrani

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen poster

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

EN · 2008Not rated

Actor

Doctor Who: Origins poster

Doctor Who: Origins

EN · 20068.5

as Self

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' poster

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

EN · 20067.0

as Self

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS poster

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

EN · 20068.0

as Self

Mrs. Henderson Presents poster

Mrs. Henderson Presents

EN · 20056.7

as Maharajah

Her Best Friend's Husband poster

Her Best Friend's Husband

EN · 20025.1

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

1998

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

EN · 19988.0

Director

Sixth Happiness poster

Sixth Happiness

EN · 19984.8

Director

A Child's Wish poster

A Child's Wish

EN · 19976.3

Director

The Face on the Milk Carton poster

The Face on the Milk Carton

EN · 19956.5

Director

Murder Between Friends poster

Murder Between Friends

EN · 199410.0

Director

Fall from Grace poster

Fall from Grace

EN · 19945.3

Director

The Clothes in the Wardrobe poster

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

EN · 19936.0

Director

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story poster

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

EN · 19936.3

Director

She Woke Up poster

She Woke Up

EN · 19925.7

Director

Forbidden Nights poster

Forbidden Nights

EN · 19906.2

Director

Cult People poster

Cult People

EN · 19897.0

as himself

The Shell Seekers poster

The Shell Seekers

EN · 19896.5

Director

Those She Left Behind poster

Those She Left Behind

EN · 19896.7

Director

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World poster

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

BG · 19886.6

Director

Killer Instinct poster

Killer Instinct

EN · 19886.2

Director

Downpayment on Murder poster

Downpayment on Murder

EN · 19876.2

Director

When the Bough Breaks poster

When the Bough Breaks

EN · 19866.4

Director

Maggie poster

Maggie

EN · 1986Not rated

Director

Copacabana poster

Copacabana

EN · 19857.2

Director

Surviving poster

Surviving

EN · 19855.0

Director

Arch of Triumph poster

Arch of Triumph

EN · 19845.2

Director

The Winter of Our Discontent poster

The Winter of Our Discontent

EN · 19835.3

Director

Coming Out of the Ice poster

Coming Out of the Ice

EN · 19826.8

Director

Callie & Son poster

Callie & Son

EN · 19816.7

Director

Death Penalty poster

Death Penalty

EN · 19808.0

Director

The Henderson Monster poster

The Henderson Monster

EN · 19806.0

Director

Baby Comes Home poster

Baby Comes Home

EN · 1980Not rated

Director

And Baby Makes Six poster

And Baby Makes Six

EN · 197910.0

Director

Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

EN · 197810.0

Director

Daphne Laureola poster

Daphne Laureola

EN · 19787.5

Director

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger

1978

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger

EN · 1978Not rated

Director

Romance: Three Weeks

1977

Romance: Three Weeks

EN · 1977Not rated

Director

Love Letters on Blue Paper poster

Love Letters on Blue Paper

EN · 19768.0

Director

Chips with Everything poster

Chips with Everything

EN · 19758.0

Director

Rust

1973

Rust

EN · 1973Not rated

Director

The Possession of Joel Delaney poster

The Possession of Joel Delaney

EN · 19725.6

Director

Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

EN · 19725.8

Director

Hedda Gabler

1972

Hedda Gabler

EN · 19728.0

Director

Melody poster

Melody

EN · 19717.0

Director

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx poster

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

EN · 19705.1

Director

A Touch of Love poster

A Touch of Love

EN · 19696.6

Director

Toggle

1968

Toggle

EN · 196810.0

Director

Spoiled poster

Spoiled

EN · 1968Not rated

Director

Death of a Teddy Bear poster

Death of a Teddy Bear

EN · 1967Not rated

Director

Days in the Trees poster

Days in the Trees

EN · 1967Not rated

Director, Screenplay

Sleeping Dog poster

Sleeping Dog

EN · 1967Not rated

Director

The Devil a Monk Would Be poster

The Devil a Monk Would Be

EN · 1967Not rated

Director

Macready's Gala poster

Macready's Gala

EN · 19667.0

Director

The Connoisseur poster

The Connoisseur

EN · 196610.0

Director

A Man on Her Back poster

A Man on Her Back

EN · 19667.0

Director

Ella

1966

Ella

EN · 19669.0

Director

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India

EN · 19658.0

Director

Doctor Who: Marco Polo poster

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

EN · 19647.4

Director

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child poster

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

EN · 19637.3

Director