
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
1938-12-09
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Waris Hussein
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).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Richard Burton: Wild Genius as Self
2025Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals as Self
2013Doctor Who: Gallifrey as Ryoth
2012Tales of Television Centre as Self
2010Mr. Nice as Mohammed Durrani
2008Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2006Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS as Self
2006Doctor Who: Origins as Self
2006Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' as Self
2005Mrs. Henderson Presents as Maharajah
2005Doctor Who Confidential
1989Cult People as himself
1962Corrigan Blake









