Nicholas Courtney

Dec 16, 1929 - Feb 22, 2011 (81 years old) in Cairo, Egypt

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

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Doctor Who

Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

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Doctors

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No Hiding Place

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The Avengers

Gifford

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The Bill

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Minder

Raymond Wilkins

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All Creatures Great and Small

Paul Cotterell

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Casualty

Claude Devigny

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The Saint

Alain

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The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Credits

Tales of the Tardis 2023

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 4.4
Nick & Caroline: Uncut! 2021

★ NR
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 2021

Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

★ NR
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years 2017

★ NR
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee 2013

(archive footage)

★ NR
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 2008

★ NR
The Ties That Bind Us 2008

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

★ NR
Incendiary 2008

Archbishop of Canterbury

★ 5.4
Rogue Time Lords 2007

★ NR
The Sarah Jane Adventures 2007

Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.1
Doctor Who Confidential 2005

★ 8.1
The Story of Doctor Who 2003

★ NR
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time 2002

The Brigadier

★ NR
Chronotrip 2002

★ 4
Doctor at Sea 2002

★ NR
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis 2001

★ NR
TravelWise 2000

Alistair Singleton

★ NR
Doctors 2000

★ 4.8
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes 1999

★ 7
Lust in Space 1998

Time Judge / self

★ NR
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? 1998

★ 9
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised 1997

★ NR
Satellite City 1996

★ NR
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond 1995

★ NR
Downtime 1995

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 4.9
UNIT Recruiting Film 1993

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

★ NR
30 Years in the TARDIS 1993

Himself / Narrator

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time 1993

The Brigadier

★ 4.4
Missing in Action 1993

Narrator

★ NR
Then Churchill Said to Me 1993

★ 5.5
Return to Devil's End 1993

Self

★ 8
Born Kicking 1992

Tim Ayling

★ NR
The Corridor Sketch 1991

Sir Horace

★ NR
Bullseye! 1990

Sir Hugh

★ 5.2
The PanoptiCon Tapes III 1990

★ NR
Doctor Who: Battlefield 1989

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.2
French Fields 1989

Marquis

★ 7.2
Wartime 1988

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

★ 5.3
Myth Runner 1987

Himself

★ 10
Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter 1986

★ NR
Casualty 1986

Claude Devigny

★ 6
Yes, Prime Minister 1986

★ 8.4
Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney 1985

★ NR
The Bill 1984

★ 6.7
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks 1984

The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8
To Catch a King 1984

de Oliveira

★ 4
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors 1983

Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.7
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead 1983

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7
Doctor Who: Logopolis 1981

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Minder 1979

Raymond Wilkins

★ 6.8
Shelley 1979

★ 7.7
All Creatures Great and Small 1978

Paul Cotterell

★ 7.7
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons 1975

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 8.2
Doctor Who: Robot 1975

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 6.8
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders 1974

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.4
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 1974

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 6.8
Soft Beds, Hard Battles 1974

French Intelligence Officer

★ 4.2
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior 1974

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.2
Doctor Who: The Green Death 1973

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 8.7
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors 1973

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.2
Endless Night 1972

Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 5.7
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks 1972

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.9
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971

Hutchinson Hatch

★ 7.3
Jason King 1971

★ 7.3
Doctor Who: The Dæmons 1971

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: Colony in Space 1971

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 6.6
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 1971

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 6.8
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 1971

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.2
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 1971

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.7
Take a Girl Like You 1970

Panel Chairman

★ 5.5
Doctor Who: Inferno 1970

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 8.5
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death 1970

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7
Doctor Who and the Silurians 1970

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.3
Doomwatch 1970

Phillip

★ 6
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space 1970

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 8.9
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 1969

Max

★ 7
Doppelgänger 1969

Data Analyst

★ 6.2
The Main Chance 1969

James Harding

★ 7.7
Doctor Who: The Invasion 1968

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 9
The Champions 1968

Doctor Farley

★ 6.1
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear 1968

Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.7
Callan 1967

★ 7
The Brides of Fu Manchu 1966

Sergeant

★ 5.7
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan 1966

Bret Vyon

★ 7.8
The End of Arthur's Marriage 1965

Husband

★ 5.4
The Man In Room 17 1965

Gilles

★ 5.3
Victoria Regina 1964

Tudor

★ NR
Doctor Who 1963

Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

★ 7.9
The Saint 1962

Alain

★ 7.3
The Avengers 1961

Gifford

★ 7.7
No Hiding Place 1959

★ 3.7

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