
Directing
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

Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani

Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah

Her Best Friend's Husband
Director, Co-Executive Producer

Sixth Happiness
Director

A Child's Wish
Director

Fall from Grace
Director

She Woke Up
Director

Forbidden Nights
Director

Cult People
as himself

The Shell Seekers
Director

Killer Instinct
Director

Maggie
Director

Copacabana
Director

Surviving
Director

Arch of Triumph
Director

Callie & Son
Director

Death Penalty
Director

And Baby Makes Six
Director

Daphne Laureola
Director
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
1978
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Director
Rust
1973
Rust
Director

Melody
Director

A Touch of Love
Director
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1968
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Director

Spoiled
Director

Days in the Trees
Director, Screenplay

Sleeping Dog
Director

Macready's Gala
Director

The Connoisseur
Director

A Man on Her Back
Director
Ella
1966
Ella
Director

A Passage to India
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