Waris Hussein
Known For
Directing
Born
1938-12-09 in Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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).
Most Known For
Doctor Who Confidential
Cult People
as himself
Remembers…
as Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah
Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani
Corrigan Blake
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
as Ryoth
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
as Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self