Biography: life and films
William Hartnell was an English actor. He was born in St. Pancras, London, England on 8th January 1908 and died in Marden, Kent, England on 23rd April 1975, aged 67.His best films as an actor include Montgomery Tully's thriller Murder in Reverse (1945), John Boulting's crime-thriller Brighton Rock (1947), Michael Anderson's Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957), Gerald Thomas's comedy Carry on Sergeant (1958) and Lindsay Anderson's This Sporting Life (1963).
William Hartnell appeared in 71 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: John Harlow (4 films), John Boulting (4), Montgomery Tully (3), Michael Anderson (3), Maclean Rogers (3), Adrian Brunel (3), Wolf Rilla (2), Walter Forde (2), Leslie S. Hiscott (2), Lance Comfort (2), Gerald Thomas (2), Charles Saunders (2), Carol Reed (2) and Basil Dearden (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (37 films), comedy (18), Thriller (15), War (8) and crime-thriller (7).
Our average rating for William Hartnell over all films is: 2.8
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Say It with Music (1932) [a]
Follow the Lady (1933) [a]
I'm an Explosive (1933) [a]
The Lure (1933) [a]
Seeing Is Believing (1934) [a]
Swinging the Lead (1934) [a]
The Perfect Flaw (1934) [a]
Old Faithful (1935) [a]
The Guv'nor (1935) [a]
While Parents Sleep (1935) [a]
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936) [a]
Nothing Like Publicity (1936) [a]
The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936) [a]
They Drive by Night (1938) [a]
Too Dangerous to Live (1939) [a]
Murder Will Out (1940) [a]
The Crimson Circle (1940) [a]
They Came by Night (1940) [a]
Flying Fortress (1942) [a]
Sabotage at Sea (1942) [a]
Suspected Person (1942) [a]
The Goose Steps Out (1942) [a]
The Peterville Diamond (1942) [a]
They Flew Alone (1942) [a]
The Bells Go Down (1943) [a]
The Dark Tower (1943) [a]
Headline (1944) [a]
Strawberry Roan (1944) [a]
Murder in Reverse (1945) [a]
The Agitator (1945) [a]
Appointment with Crime (1946) [a]
Temptation Harbour (1947) [a]
Escape (1948) [a]
Now Barabbas (1949) [a]
The Lost People (1949) [a]
Double Confession (1950) [a]
The Dark Man (1951) [a]
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) [a]
The Pickwick Papers (1952) [a]
The Ringer (1952) [a]
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) [a]
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) [a]
Josephine and Men (1955) [a]
Doublecross (1956) [a]
Tons of Trouble (1956) [a]
Date with Disaster (1957) [a]
Hell Drivers (1957) [a]
The Hypnotist (1957) [a]
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) [a]
On the Run (1958) [a]
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) [a]
Strictly Confidential (1959) [a]
The Desperate Man (1959) [a]
The Mouse That Roared (1959) [a]
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959) [a]
And the Same to You (1960) [a]
Jackpot (1960) [a]
Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) [a]
The World Ten Times Over (1963) [a]
To Have and to Hold (1963) [a]
Tomorrow at Ten (1964) [a]
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