Nicholas Courtney
View on IMDb ↗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
TravelWise
Myth Runner
Victoria Regina
Lust in Space
Born Kicking
Doctor Who: The Invasion
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: Inferno
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?Filmography (99)
- 2023
Tales of the TardisBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice) - 2021
Nick & Caroline: Uncut! - 2017
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years - 2015
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage - 2015
Myth MakersHimself - 2013
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage) - 2011
Tomorrow's Times: The First DoctorSelf (voice) - 2008
IncendiaryArchbishop of Canterbury - 2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 - 2008
The Ties That Bind UsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage) - 2008Five Doctors, One Studio
- 2007
The Sarah Jane AdventuresSir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - 2007
Rogue Time Lords - 2005
Doctor Who Confidential - 2003
The Story of Doctor Who - 2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to TimeThe Brigadier - 2002Chronotrip
- 2002
Doctor at Sea - 2001
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis - 2000
TravelWiseAlistair Singleton - 2000
Doctors - 1999
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes - 1998
Lust in SpaceTime Judge / self - 1998
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? - 1997
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised - 1996
Satellite City - 1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond - 1995
DowntimeBrigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - 1993
Return to Devil's EndSelf - 1993
30 Years in the TARDISHimself / Narrator - 1993
Then Churchill Said to Me - 1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe Brigadier - 1993
UNIT Recruiting FilmBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice) - 1993
Missing in ActionSelf - Narrator - 1992
Born KickingTim Ayling - 1991
The Corridor SketchSir Horace - 1990
Bullseye!Sir Hugh - 1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes III - 1989
Doctor Who: BattlefieldBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1989
French FieldsMarquis - 1988
WartimeBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice) - 1987
Myth RunnerHimself - 1986
Yes, Prime Minister - 1986
CasualtyClaude Devigny - 1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksThe Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1984
To Catch a Kingde Oliveira - 1984
The Bill - 1983
Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn UndeadBrigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - 1981
Doctor Who: LogopolisBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage) - 1979
Shelley - 1979
MinderRaymond Wilkins - 1978
All Creatures Great and SmallPaul Cotterell - 1977
The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseBronzed Man - 1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the ZygonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1975
Doctor Who: RobotBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1974
Doctor Who: The Time WarriorBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1974
Soft Beds, Hard BattlesFrench Intelligence Officer - 1973
Doctor Who: The Green DeathBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1973
Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1972
Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1972
Endless NightSecond Auctioneer (uncredited) - 1972
Doctor Who: The Time MonsterBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1971
Jason King - 1971
Doctor Who: The DæmonsBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesHutchinson Hatch - 1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1971
Doctor Who: Colony in SpaceBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1970
Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1970
Doctor Who: InfernoBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart - 1970
Doctor Who and the SiluriansBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1970
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1970
DoomwatchPhillip - 1970
Take a Girl Like YouPanel Chairman - 1969
The Main ChanceJames Harding - 1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Max - 1969
DoppelgängerData Analyst - 1968
Doctor Who: The InvasionBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - 1968
Doctor Who: The Web of FearColonel Lethbridge-Stewart - 1968
The ChampionsDoctor Farley - 1967
Callan - 1966
The Brides of Fu ManchuSergeant - 1966
The InformerHenry Leason - 1966Watch the BirdiesBill Page
- 1965
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master PlanBret Vyon - 1965
The Man in Room 17Gilles - 1965
The End of Arthur's MarriageHusband - 1964
Victoria ReginaTudor - 1964
Theatre 625Ned - 1963
Doctor WhoCol. Lethbridge-Stewart - 1962
The SaintAlain - 1961
The AvengersGifford - 1959
No Hiding Place - 1956
Armchair TheatreAlex