Waris Hussein

Known for: Directing
Born: December 9, 1938, Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Movies: 65

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).

Best-Known Movies

6.7

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

6.1

Mr. Nice

2010

7.0

Melody

1971

5.6

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

6.5

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

7.3

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963

5.8

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

6.6

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988

6.6

A Touch of Love

1969

7.4

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

1964

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

2002	Her Best Friend's Husband	Director
1998	Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story	Director
1998	Sixth Happiness	Director
1997	A Child's Wish	Director
1995	The Face on the Milk Carton	Director
1994	Fall from Grace	Director
1994	Murder Between Friends	Director
1993	The Clothes in the Wardrobe	Director
1993	For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story	Director
1992	She Woke Up	Director
1990	Forbidden Nights	Director
1989	The Shell Seekers	Director
1989	Those She Left Behind	Director
1988	Killer Instinct	Director
1988	Onassis: The Richest Man in the World	Director
1987	Downpayment on Murder	Director
1986	When the Bough Breaks	Director
1986	Maggie	Director
1985	Copacabana	Director
1985	Surviving	Director
1984	Arch of Triumph	Director
1983	The Winter of Our Discontent	Director
1982	Coming Out of the Ice	Director
1981	Callie & Son	Director
1980	Baby Comes Home	Director
1980	The Henderson Monster	Director
1980	Death Penalty	Director
1979	And Baby Makes Six	Director
1978	Edward & Mrs. Simpson	Director
1978	Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger	Director
1978	Daphne Laureola	Director
1977	Romance: Three Weeks	Director
1976	Love Letters on Blue Paper	Director
1975	Chips with Everything	Director
1973	Rust	Director
1972	Hedda Gabler	Director
1972	Henry VIII and His Six Wives	Director
1972	The Possession of Joel Delaney	Director
1971	Melody	Director
1970	Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx	Director
1969	A Touch of Love	Director
1968	Spoiled	Director
1968	Toggle	Director
1967	The Devil a Monk Would Be	Director
1967	Sleeping Dog	Director
1967	Days in the Trees	Director, Screenplay
1967	Death of a Teddy Bear	Director
1966	The Connoisseur	Director
1966	Ella	Director
1966	Macready's Gala	Director
1966	A Man on Her Back	Director
1965	A Passage to India	Director
1964	Doctor Who: Marco Polo	Director
1963	Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child	Director

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