William Russell obituary by Michael Coveney

Stage and screen actor who was part of the original cast of Doctor Who On 23 November 1963 " the day after the assassination of President John F Kennedy " the actor William Russell, who has died aged 99, appearing in a new BBC television series, approached what looked like an old-fashioned police box in a scrapyard, from which an old chap emerged, saying he was the doctor. Russell responded: "Doctor Who?" And so was …

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