As Actor
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
8.5
Waris Hussein
Acting
Birth Date
December 9, 1938
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
2006
7.0
As Director
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
5.1
As Director
Sixth Happiness
1997
4.0
As Director
A Child's Wish
1997
6.2
As Director
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
6.4
As Director
Fall from Grace
1994
1.0
As Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
5.4
As Director
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993
5.5
As Director
She Woke Up
1992
5.0
As Director
Switched at Birth
1991
6.6
As Director
Forbidden Nights
1990
5.7
As Director
The Shell Seekers
1989
6.3
As Director
Those She Left Behind
1989
6.7
As Director
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
6.6
As Director
Downpayment on Murder
1987
6.0
As Director
When the Bough Breaks
1986
5.5
As Director
Copacabana
1985
6.8
As Director
Surviving
1985
5.2
As Director
Arch of Triumph
1984
5.0