Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1938-12-09 (Age: 88)
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).
Filmography (12)
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2025
⭐ 4.7
Role:
Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Ryoth
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2013
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Mohammed Durrani
Mr. Nice
2010
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Self
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Maharajah
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
⭐ 7.0
Role:
himself