About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1938-12-09
Place of birth:
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Website:
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Waris Hussein

Overview

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

Acting
2023 Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Tales of Television Centre Actor 59
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2010 Mr. Nice Actor Mohammed Durrani 59
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2006 Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS Actor Self N/A
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2006 Doctor Who: Origins Actor Self N/A
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2006 Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" Actor Self N/A
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2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents Actor Maharajah 61
Fair
1989 Cult People Actor himself N/A
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Directing
2002 Her Best Friend's Husband Directing Director 58
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1998 Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Directing Director N/A
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1997 Sixth Happiness Directing Director 58
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1997 A Child's Wish Directing Director 58
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1995 The Face on the Milk Carton Directing Director 59
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1994 Fall from Grace Directing Director N/A
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1994 Murder Between Friends Directing Director N/A
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1993 The Summer House Directing Director 58
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1993 For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story Directing Director 59
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1992 She Woke Up Directing Director 59
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1991 Switched at Birth Directing Director 59
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1990 Forbidden Nights Directing Director 58
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1989 The Shell Seekers Directing Director 59
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1989 Those She Left Behind Directing Director 59
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1988 Killer Instinct Directing Director 58
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1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Directing Director 59
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1987 Intimate Contact Directing Director 69
Fair
1987 Downpayment on Murder Directing Director 58
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1986 When the Bough Breaks Directing Director 59
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1985 Copacabana Directing Director 59
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1985 Surviving Directing Director 58
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1984 Arch of Triumph Directing Director 58
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1983 The Winter of Our Discontent Directing Director 58
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1983 Princess Daisy Directing Director 69
Fair
1982 Coming Out of the Ice Directing Director 59
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1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last Directing Director 69
Fair
1981 Callie & Son Directing Director 59
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1980 Baby Comes Home Directing Director N/A
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1980 The Henderson Monster Directing Director N/A
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1980 Death Penalty Directing Director N/A
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1979 And Baby Makes Six Directing Director N/A
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1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson Directing Director 59
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1978 Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger Directing Director N/A
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1978 Daphne Laureola Directing Director 59
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1976 Love Letters on Blue Paper Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Glittering Prizes Directing Director 69
Fair
1973 Rust Directing Director N/A
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1973 Divorce His, Divorce Hers Directing Director 68
Fair
1972 Hedda Gabler Directing Director N/A
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1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives Directing Director 59
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1972 The Possession of Joel Delaney Directing Director 58
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1971 Melody Directing Director 60
Fair
1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx Directing Director 58
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1969 A Touch of Love Directing Director 59
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1968 Toggle Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Connoisseur Directing Director N/A
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1966 Macready's Gala Directing Director N/A
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1966 A Man on Her Back Directing Director N/A
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1965 A Passage to India Directing Director N/A
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1964 Doctor Who: Marco Polo Directing Director 59
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1963 Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child Directing Director 59
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Production
2002 Her Best Friend's Husband Production Co-Executive Producer 58
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