Waris Hussein
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-12-09 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Waris Hussein
Biography
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).
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
(2023)
(2021)
(2012)
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
(2010)
Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani
(2008)
(2006)
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah
(1989)
Cult People
as himself
Crew
(2025)
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
Director
(2002)
Her Best Friend's Husband
Director, Co-Executive Producer
(1998)
(1997)
A Child's Wish
Director
(1997)
Sixth Happiness
Director
(1995)
The Face on the Milk Carton
Director
(1994)
Murder Between Friends
Director
(1994)
Fall from Grace
Director
(1993)
The Summer House
Director
(1993)
(1992)
She Woke Up
Director
(1991)
Switched at Birth
Director
(1990)
Forbidden Nights
Director
(1989)
The Shell Seekers
Director
(1989)
Those She Left Behind
Director
(1988)
(1988)
Killer Instinct
Director
(1987)
Downpayment on Murder
Director
(1986)
When the Bough Breaks
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)
Death Penalty
Director
(1980)
The Henderson Monster
Director
(1980)
Baby Comes Home
Director
(1979)
And Baby Makes Six
Director
(1978)
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Director
(1978)
Daphne Laureola
Director
(1978)
(1976)
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Director
(1973)
Rust
Director
(1972)
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Director
(1972)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Director
(1972)
Hedda Gabler
Director
(1971)
Melody
Director
(1970)
(1969)
A Touch of Love
Director
(1968)
Toggle
Director
(1966)
Macready's Gala
Director
(1966)
The Connoisseur
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