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Home/People/Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein profile photo
Born
Dec 9, 1938
Age 87
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

12
Movies
3
TV Shows
66
Directed
IMDb Profile

Waris Hussein

Directing

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).
Richard Burton: Wild Genius poster

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

as Self
2025
Doctor Who: Gallifrey poster

Doctor Who: Gallifrey

Cast
2025
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals poster

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

as Self
2023
Doctor Who: Gallifrey poster

Doctor Who: Gallifrey

as Ryoth
2013
Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre

as Self
2012
Mr. Nice poster

Mr. Nice

as Mohammed Durrani
2010
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen poster

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Cast
2008
Doctor Who: Origins poster

Doctor Who: Origins

as Self
2006
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' poster

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

as Self
2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS poster

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

as Self
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents poster

Mrs. Henderson Presents

as Maharajah
2005
Cult People poster

Cult People

as himself
1989