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Waris Hussein

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Born: December 9, 1938 (age 87) · 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

Melody
March 28, 1971
The Possession of Joel Delaney
May 24, 1972
The Face on the Milk Carton
May 24, 1995
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
November 23, 1963
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
July 13, 1972
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
May 1, 1988
A Touch of Love
September 1, 1969
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
April 4, 1964
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
June 13, 1970
Her Best Friend's Husband
March 10, 2002
Arch of Triumph
December 19, 1984
Callie & Son
January 1, 1981

Behind the camera54

2002Her Best Friend's Husband Director, Co-Executive Producer
1998Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Director
1998Sixth Happiness Director
1997A Child's Wish Director
1995The Face on the Milk Carton Director
1994Fall from Grace Director
1994Murder Between Friends Director
1993The Clothes in the Wardrobe Director
1993For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story Director
1992

Director

1990Forbidden Nights Director

1989The Shell Seekers Director

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1989Those She Left Behind Director
1988Killer Instinct Director
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Director
1987Downpayment on Murder Director
1986When the Bough Breaks Director
1986Maggie Director
1985Copacabana Director
1985Surviving Director
1984Arch of Triumph Director
1983The Winter of Our Discontent Director
1982Coming Out of the Ice Director
1981Callie & Son Director
1980Baby Comes Home Director
1980The Henderson Monster Director
1980Death Penalty Director
1979And Baby Makes Six Director
1978Edward & Mrs. Simpson Director
1978Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger Director
1978Daphne Laureola Director
1977Romance: Three Weeks Director
1976Love Letters on Blue Paper Director
1975Chips with Everything Director
1973Rust Director
1972Hedda Gabler Director
1972Henry VIII and His Six Wives Director
1972The Possession of Joel Delaney Director
1971Melody Director
1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx Director
1969A Touch of Love Director
1968Spoiled Director
1968Toggle Director
1967The Devil a Monk Would Be Director
1967Sleeping Dog Director
1967Days in the Trees Director, Screenplay
1967Death of a Teddy Bear Director
1966The Connoisseur Director
1966Ella Director
1966Macready's Gala Director
1966A Man on Her Back Director
1965A Passage to India Director
1964Doctor Who: Marco Polo Director
1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child Director

Acting11

2025Richard Burton: Wild Genius as Self
2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals as Self
2023Waris Hussein in Conversation as Self
2012Tales of Television Centre as Self
2010Mr. Nice as Mohammed Durrani
2008Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2006Doctor Who: Origins as Self
2006Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' as Self
2006Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS as Self
2005Mrs. Henderson Presents as Maharajah
1989Cult People as himself