Nicholas Courtney
Known for
Acting
Life
1929 – 2011 (aged 81)
Born in
Cairo, Egypt
Credits
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Biography
William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Known For
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Incendiary
20 Jan 2008
The Avengers
07 Jan 1961
Yes, Prime Minister
09 Jan 1986
Doppelgänger
27 Aug 1969
The Saint
04 Oct 1962
The Sarah Jane Adventures
24 Sep 2007
Casualty
06 Sep 1986
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Filmography
2023
- Tales of the Tardisas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart1 episode
2021
- Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
2013
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertweeas (archive footage)
2008
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
- The Ties That Bind Usas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
- Five Doctors, One Studio
- Incendiaryas Archbishop of Canterbury
2007
- Rogue Time Lords
- The Sarah Jane Adventuresas Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart2 episodes
2005
- Doctor Who Confidential2 episodes
2002
- Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas The Brigadier
- Chronotrip
- Doctor at Sea
2000
- TravelWiseas Alistair Singleton
- Doctors1 episode
1999
- Sir Bernard's Stately Homesas Senior Policeman1 episode
1998
- Lust in Spaceas Time Judge
- Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1996
- Satellite City1 episode
1995
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
- Downtimeas Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
1993
- UNIT Recruiting Filmas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The Brigadier
- Then Churchill Said to Me6 episodes
1992
- Born Kickingas Tim Ayling
1991
- The Corridor Sketchas Sir Horace
1990
- Bullseye!as Sir Hugh
- The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1989
- Doctor Who: Battlefieldas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- French Fieldsas Marquis5 episodes
1988
- Wartimeas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
1986
- Casualtyas Claude Devigny1 episode
- Yes, Prime Minister1 episode
1984
- The Bill1 episode
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleksas The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)
- To Catch a Kingas de Oliveira
1983
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctorsas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undeadas Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
1981
- Doctor Who: Logopolisas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
1978
- All Creatures Great and Smallas Paul Cotterell1 episode
1977
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas Bronzed Man1 episode
1975
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Robotas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1974
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spidersas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaursas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Soft Beds, Hard Battlesas French Intelligence Officer
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrioras Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1973
- Doctor Who: The Green Deathas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctorsas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1972
- Endless Nightas Second Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: The Time Monsteras Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleksas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Hutchinson Hatch1 episode
- Jason King1 episode
- Doctor Who: The Dæmonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Colony in Spaceas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axosas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evilas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1970
- Take a Girl Like Youas Panel Chairman
- Doctor Who: Infernoas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Deathas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doctor Who and the Siluriansas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doomwatchas Phillip1 episode
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Spaceas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1969
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)as Max1 episode
- Doppelgängeras Data Analyst
- The Main Chanceas James Harding1 episode
1968
- Doctor Who: The Invasionas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- The Championsas Doctor Farley1 episode
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fearas Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart
1967
- Callan1 episode
1966
- The Brides of Fu Manchuas Sergeant
- The Informeras Henry Leason1 episode
- Watch the Birdiesas Bill Page5 episodes
1965
- The End of Arthur's Marriageas Husband
- Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Planas Bret Vyon
- The Man in Room 17as Gilles1 episode
1964
- Victoria Reginaas Tudor1 episode
- Theatre 625as Freemantle2 episodes
1963
- Doctor Whoas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart4 episodes
1962
- The Saintas Alain1 episode
1961
- The Avengersas Gifford2 episodes
1959
- No Hiding Place1 episode
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Alex1 episode